Today, against my better judgement, I went out with a neighbor to lunch. There were two women seated about 15 feet away laughing about just escaping Fremont, CA, and Covid.
The were staying in a nearby B&B, and looking forward to drivng to San Antonio to attend a concert at the Majestic Theater.
People are so mobile these days, and my dink Central TX town will not be a priority for receiving test kits. That was my last outing. My Mom’s nurse will begin her 7 week paid vacation tomorrow.
I guess I have pulled up the drawbridge, and am not going to tempt fate by another unnecessary outing.
Mr. b has a doctor’s appoint Monday to get his meds and for real that the day the drawbridge is up for good.
This morning, I did a pre dawn LAST run to Lowe’s and the grocery store. Found what I needed at Lowe’s and customers were about normal for mid day.
At the grocery store, it was just as crowded as at 5 pm. They were restocking everything as fast as they could but lots and lots of empty shelves. Cleansers were nearly out. No hand sanitizer or alcohol but a few hydrogen peroxide. The very few paper towels and kleenex were probably gone by the time I got through the checkout. TP totally out and has been for two+ days and the truck won’t be back for another two days - if at all.
The attitude was different. Surprised no one was begging to get something out of anyone’s cart like they usually do here in our little Venezuela del Norte grocery with hit and miss products. Everyone had their heads down not chitchatting (except shocked looks at the tp) getting what they could as fast as they could before daylight.
The drunk partying Spring Break crowd will hit here big time by 3 pm today. There were a few during the week but we usually stay in during the next couple weeks anyway but this will be more worrisome. They’ll be bringing in their germs from who knows where.