Any one else in quarantine?

[Corporal Lance Boil]

Finally out of self-quarantine today. Very exciting. Ran 7 errands, my wife insisted I wear a mask at the grocery store, and we argued about if for a bit but I did.

Observations:

1) About 1 in 5 people were wearing "soft" masks. Most looked like something like an Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test Bandito. Next time out I am wearing one of my wife's bras on my face.

2) The. liquor store is essential, and busier than the grocery store.

3) The sun rises in the east, and goes down in the west. It was nice to see other people out, and being polite and respectful after 2 weeks of not seeing anyone. I felt good about my interactions with people.

4) The McDonald's in town is on steroids. The line was really long, and I lit a cigarette (I know, I know) because I thought it would take forever. It was like 2 minutes until I was trying to stub it out because I had to pay and get my food.

5) All the trailheads I passed today were pretty packed. I think its' nice that people are getting outdoors. Perhaps this will be a silver lining.


Anyway, this site helped me pass the time, and I'm appreciative of that. All the best to you and your family.

Tony

[Runscott]

Our local Safeway is busier than usual, all day. People are all over each other, just like normal, almost no masks among shoppers and zero employees wearing masks. They closed the self-check stations and there are markers every six feet at the register lines, but the checkers aren't wearing masks or gloves.

I got tired of the ridiculous behavior at Safeway, so the last time out I went to a more upscale place. ALL store employees wore masks, as did about 75% of the shoppers, and there were not loads of shoppers. Different neighborhood, different behavior. In the lower income areas there is less adherence to the Governor's 'stay at home order'. This virus treats everyone equally, but if you go seek it out, it's more likely to give you the treatment.

Outdoors, I have never seen this many people walking around the neighborhood and I hear, like the poster above, the trailheads are packed, which is why I haven't been to any of the trails. A group of people gather at the intersection a block away, about once a week, music blaring. Some wear masks, some don't. We have only had two people die in Tacoma from COVID-19, so the young people really don't care. There is no police presence in Tacoma and our Mayor appears to be a deaf mute.

I had to spend a day in downtown Seattle last week, and it's a different attitude there. There are only 7 people in my Belltown zip who have tested positive, and that's out of around 20,000 residents. People are walking their dogs and some of the homeless are out, but that's mostly it. No one milling about, few joggers. You might consider this a bad thing, but you can either believe what the medical experts are saying, or you can rationalize it away to suit your immediate pleasure needs.

Tomorrow will be four weeks for me, and I'm finding I like it. Saving a lot of money and eating better than ever AND losing a little weight. The biggest problem is no more income, but I got an SBA disaster loan. If you are a small business, DO IT. it's easy once you get the initial application in, as they are stream-lining everything because of the huge demand. Mine just about equals the amount of income I'll lose through July.

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Originally Posted by Corporal Lance Boil

Finally out of self-quarantine today. Very exciting. Ran 7 errands, my wife insisted I wear a mask at the grocery store, and we argued about if for a bit but I did.

Observations:

1) About 1 in 5 people were wearing "soft" masks. Most looked like something like an Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test Bandito. Next time out I am wearing one of my wife's bras on my face.

2) The. liquor store is essential, and busier than the grocery store.

3) The sun rises in the east, and goes down in the west. It was nice to see other people out, and being polite and respectful after 2 weeks of not seeing anyone. I felt good about my interactions with people.

4) The McDonald's in town is on steroids. The line was really long, and I lit a cigarette (I know, I know) because I thought it would take forever. It was like 2 minutes until I was trying to stub it out because I had to pay and get my food.

5) All the trailheads I passed today were pretty packed. I think its' nice that people are getting outdoors. Perhaps this will be a silver lining.


Anyway, this site helped me pass the time, and I'm appreciative of that. All the best to you and your family.

Tony

Same to you, Tony. My wife is a bit of a germaphobe so anytime I go out, I get the 3rd degree about being prepared for it. Same when I get home, its wash your hands, wash your hands!!

Speaking of face coverings, I am hoping your wife isn't large chested!