I made my usual Saturday trip to Whole Foods yesterday morning. The place
had been stripped. I bought the last two potatoes; there was one bunch of
bright green bananas. There were no paper goods at all. The poultry section
was completely bare, as were the chests for frozen meat and seafood; but
they still had butchers working and selling fresh beef, pork, and lamb. The
seafood was well-stocked (I bought fresh shrimp for dinner).
Ordinarily my wife and I would be rehearsing with the choir at church, but
that’s cancelled; there will be an on-line service.
Still waiting for official word about work next week. Everyone is
encouraged to work from home, but since I’m in my late 60’s I expect be
told to stay away and let younger colleagues see my patients.
Oy.
Rick
On Mar 15, 2020, at 8:39 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]>
wrote:
I don't participate in the world of fear and panic.
I went to the grocery store last evening as I usually do. I saw a lot of
frightened people doing silly things. As I went on my shopping round
through the store, I observed that I must not shop the way the other folks
do because most of the products I bought were fully stocked, as normal. The
notable ones that were different were peanut butter … shelves almost bare
(but I got my two jars), the tomato sauce lane was empty but for one small
jar (I didn't need any, have a couple of jars at home), tomatos in Produce
were nearly gone (but again I got what I buy in that domain), and of course
the TP and paper towel lanes were bare … but we have plenty of those things
at home as always. There was plenty of meat to choose from, plenty of
coffee, plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables.
Yes, I bought another bunch of bananas. :)
Most of what the coronavirus, COVID-19 scare does is piss me off: It
means that there are fewer folks acting sanely, movie theaters have cut
ticket sales down so people can sit spaced apart, several of my planned
events are cancelled. Even my good buddies of thirty years don't want to
get together for our weekly dinner out of fear. Pah.
The virus is airborne so it's gonna spread everywhere. Our bodies will
adapt to it in short order, and an inoculation against it will surface
soon. It'll mutate into something else soon too. Take sensible precautions
and ride it out.
I'll be working/riding on my new bicycle, making photographs, and
playing my piano while the madness continues. ...
G
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If you're afraid to fall down, you'll never stand up.
