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38. The big market by me has patron line up 6ft apart...

Sat Apr 25, 2020, 12:10 PM

Apr 2020

and they are call one by one to an open cashier, it actually works pretty good. I even notice that the cashiers seemed less stressed. In no NY no mask, no entry.

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This week's supermarket trip. [View all] MineralMan Apr 2020 OP

This is why I am using the grocery drive up services available in my area. ooky Apr 2020 #1

The one at my supermarket is backed up for days. MineralMan Apr 2020 #2

Understand. ooky Apr 2020 #8

I've heard that in my area the Steelrolled Apr 2020 #62

Same at our store, MM. Grammy23 Apr 2020 #11

I'm just doing the week out thing. MissB Apr 2020 #55

That's why Windy City Charlie Apr 2020 #29

Most of those people doing the protesting don't actually want a job. MineralMan Apr 2020 #34

Same in our town. Making an appt a week out is not feasible, really. Nay Apr 2020 #36

Before the pandemic, I normally shop every other day. MineralMan Apr 2020 #40

Sounds like how the folks in Europe shop. Grammy23 Apr 2020 #57

Mine too, but here's my strategy.... Happy Hoosier Apr 2020 #53

Thanks, Happy Hoosier. You're my "education" for today. Totally Tunsie Apr 2020 #64

I tried editing my order, but I couldn't figure out how!! LeftInTX Apr 2020 #74

If it's like mine.... Happy Hoosier Apr 2020 #75

Mandatory masks Rorey Apr 2020 #3

I don't like wearing a mask, frankly. I'm using the shaped drywaller's blue MineralMan Apr 2020 #6

I make my cloth masks with three layers Rorey Apr 2020 #13

And the masks make it harder to concentrate in the store too LeftInTX Apr 2020 #60

AND the unmasked are distracted and on cell phones. live love laugh Apr 2020 #4

I just want to swat it out of their hand Rorey Apr 2020 #23

Our supermarket has strict rules PJMcK Apr 2020 #5

I've noticed that the guys in big 4WD pickups never wear masks. MineralMan Apr 2020 #9

Do they have 'truck nuts,' too? Cuz that's the type of manly man who doesn't need a mask. Nay Apr 2020 #37

I think when we start slipping back into an increase in numbers, it'll be required Rorey Apr 2020 #16

We use Harris Teeter drive up in NC Jersey Devil Apr 2020 #7

Yea I'm using HT in NC and they have been super good. ooky Apr 2020 #14

Apparently a lot of people have not simplified their eating. I SURELY have... hlthe2b Apr 2020 #10

I made tuna melt sandwiches for my wife and me for yesterday's supper. MineralMan Apr 2020 #18

Tuna melts are the best. Yours is more creative than mine, but I alternate tuna with packaged salmon hlthe2b Apr 2020 #25

My wife also likes egg salad. The recipe is almost identical, really. MineralMan Apr 2020 #31

I loved the simply PB sandwitches. Almost can't get any simplier. Also, I'm going to try your ... SWBTATTReg Apr 2020 #33

You can't go wrong with any of those. MineralMan Apr 2020 #35

I've been cooking like a fiend. cwydro Apr 2020 #43

Yup. Might as well cook something nice. MineralMan Apr 2020 #46

did you see the Tuna Melt sandwich throwdown video by IcyPeas Apr 2020 #52

MineralMan, MineralMan... You are so literate! And yet... LAS14 Apr 2020 #59

That rule works so well! Steelrolled Apr 2020 #63

Oh, well. I write quickly here. MineralMan Apr 2020 #69

I can eat the same thing for days on end Rorey Apr 2020 #20

Ditto. Milk and produce, fresh or frozen (more often now). hlthe2b Apr 2020 #24

I must confess, I haven't been in a grocery store in over a month Baclava Apr 2020 #12

cart loaded with everything on my list and with nothing that wasn't KentuckyWoman Apr 2020 #15

Thanks. I've always shopped that way, really. MineralMan Apr 2020 #21

The stores should Ohiogal Apr 2020 #17

How was everybody else built tho. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2020 #19

I could give you a run-down, but I'm not going to do that. MineralMan Apr 2020 #26

Wheezing is definitely an issue. Weight is not an indicator of health. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2020 #32

I was sticking to my bi-weekly run before we had a couple more meat plants go down. brewens Apr 2020 #22

The only meat I bought today was a rotisserie chicken. MineralMan Apr 2020 #27

I was going weekly for the produce but realized I could hold out longer. Lettuce won't brewens Apr 2020 #39

For fruit, I've been freezing it and using for smoothies csziggy Apr 2020 #49

Good practical suggestions! LeftInTX Apr 2020 #71

Cutting up the bananas does make it easier csziggy Apr 2020 #76

Food rationing Rorey Apr 2020 #30

The food stores are almost back to normal where I live Steelrolled Apr 2020 #65

Creative stocking at my store Rorey Apr 2020 #68

That creative stocking is probably for the best Steelrolled Apr 2020 #73

Great report. Thanks. Mike 03 Apr 2020 #28

The big market by me has patron line up 6ft apart... Historic NY Apr 2020 #38

What state are you in? Here in MD, everyone is masked Baltimike Apr 2020 #41

"I thanked my masked checker for working" I sprayed more droplets and potential viral load greenjar_01 Apr 2020 #42

No droplets. I was wearing a mask, as well. MineralMan Apr 2020 #44

You sprayed more than you needed to; the mask is only so effective greenjar_01 Apr 2020 #45

Oh, bother... MineralMan Apr 2020 #47

It's not hard greenjar_01 Apr 2020 #48

Wow. What a rant. stopdiggin Apr 2020 #50

I agree 100%. Minimize talking in places like supermarkets where people are nearby Steelrolled Apr 2020 #72

I had a rant here yesterday about my supermarket trip IcyPeas Apr 2020 #51

This is why I go every other week, to a particularly non-busy store at an unpopular time Dem2 Apr 2020 #54

Not allowed in the grocery stores here in Los Angeles without a mask. beaglelover Apr 2020 #56

Do you have seniors-only hours available? LAS14 Apr 2020 #58

Yes. 6-7 AM. One of the benefits of being over 70 is MineralMan Apr 2020 #70

We have been using curbside pickup Gothmog Apr 2020 #61

Shopping is different with masks, but starting to feel routine. Steelrolled Apr 2020 #66

signs on door in Southern Calif "must have mask to enter", some have guards at door Demovictory9 Apr 2020 #67