Lake Stevens Recommends Residents Grocery Shop on Separate Days, Organized by Last Name

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Lake Stevens Recommends Residents Grocery Shop On Separate Days, Organized by Last Name

As cities around Washington adjust to the recent statewide stay at home order due to COVID-19, at least one neighbor to the north is experimenting with ways to further encourage social distancing. Last week, Lake Stevens, WA, mayor Brett Gailey issued suggested guidelines, along with its official stay at home order, that ask residents to partake in essential activities — such as grocery shopping — organized by last name. Specifically, people whose last name begins in A-M would shop on even numbered dates, and those whose last name begins in N-Z would go on odd numbered dates. Mayor Gailey clarified that he does not expect local authorities or businesses to police these recommendations, but hopes that residents will voluntarily comply. “There’s no science to this,” he tells Eater Seattle, adding that he was compelled to issue the guideline after seeing shoppers packed into Lake Stevens grocery stores in recent weeks. “It’s just an opportunity for people to think twice before they go out.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/lake-stevens-recommends-residents-grocery-shop-on-separate-days-organized-by-last-name/ar-BB11VEJ5?ocid=hplocalnews

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

1. I don't know what it's like anywhere else, but here in Santa Fe

there are relatively few people in any of the stores I've been in lately. A number of them have marked the floors so you can know what the 6 foot distance is.

A couple of days ago I even went to one of the two post offices that is open, one that is notoriously full, with long lines every time I am ever there. Perhaps ten people were there wanting to mail a package or pick up mail. They were limiting the number of people in the actual lobby to I think four people. All the workers were masked. I not only felt perfectly safe but I was very happy to get the packages mailed.

I will say that every time I go out I do see more cars than I expect.

So far I have not had any problem getting what I want or need. I'm still okay on toilet paper so I haven't even bothered to look for it.

[Generic Other]

2. I have been wondering why this wasn't instituted days ago in WA

We did this during the gas shortages in the 70s.