Bacon and free weights. It's a pandemic thing.
Bacon.
So I went to the grocery store yesterday to get bacon and pickles.
Bacon wrapped pickles. 425 degrees for about 20 minutes. HIGHLY recommended.
I see a sign that says “limit two per customer”. A young stock guy is nearby so I ask. “We can’t keep it in stock. That and hot dogs.”
My wife says you can freeze both and they are ready to go. Plus...it’s bacon.
Free weights.
I don’t think anyone realized how much people counted on having access to free weights at the gym. Not just mega lifters, it’s a regular part of a lot of people’s normal workout. It’s great for weight loss and bone strength. Suddenly no access. A coworker is setting up his own gym in a shed. He found a set of 600 pounds of weights at a Dick’s one night at 2 am.
The fight for these things has been epic. Craigslist for weights from small gyms closing. A guy at Dick’s Sporting Goods gave me explicit instructions for checking their inventory every night after 8. “Buy it. Don’t wait”. I ended up finding what I needed at a second hand sports equipment store - 45 lbs bench press bar - I can do a hole workout with that. I’m not a big lifter but I was tired to using a broom handle and two grocery tote bags with 10 lbs bags of rock salt in them. This second hand place had an extra storage place, a strip mall store front, and they clear the inventory every week. Lots of Weiber stuff. I mean a lot.
Who knew?
I feel for the swimming fanatics. I do mean fanatics in a good way. There is no substitute for the gym pool.
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I don't have a heater though which would be great to extend the season by a month or so.
So this fall I'll be looking to score some of those free weights. Or just doing 12 oz curls and putting the weight right back on. 
I think gyms are just plain gross - wipe down a machine? You'd have to hose it down with LYSOL before I would get on it 
