Report on the ground here in Albuquerque, with decisions about becoming a socially

[abqtommy]

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responsible militant...

So this last Friday I went out for my regular shopping day. I had to go to Vitamin Cottage to pick
up a supplement that WalMart can't keep in stock (along with rubbing alcohol, hydrogen peroxide,
tvs and more). But I was impressed at Vitamin Cottage. It's not a large store and they limit the number of customers allowed in to 10 at a time. So I walked right in, mask and all. The employees were masked and one of them was wiping down some bottles that had arrived in a shipment. I was directed to my product and after I picked it up I wiped it down with my own wipe and the cashier scanned it while I held it. The only thing wrong there was one customer with his small child, neither of them masked. Some people just don't care who they kill...

Then it was on to check our post office box. Nothing but junk mail...

Then it was on to WalMart and while I was doing my thing a lot of anger came over me when I followed the shopping directions in one aisle and several people were coming the other way, all
unmasked. So I loudly pointed out to them the proper direction, verbally and with some finger pointing. I know I got through to one of the women since I came up behind her a few aisles later
and she was following the proper direction. I felt a little foolish for raising my voice but damn, we've got to get through to these people. Now I'm thinking of making up some protest posters and
demonstrating in front of various stores...

Just this morning I ran up to WalMart to pick up a few things I missed. Not so many customers this morning but I ragged on a couple of employees in one aisle who were shooting the shit and not
distancing. One employee talked back so I kept on ragging. Damn it, I can do this all day, you punk!

I also observed that when I use an alcohol wipe it takes the red color of printing on certain bags of tortillas off (and makes a mess of my wipe) but when I use a hydrogen peroxide wipe it doesn't take off the color. Also hydrogen peroxide causes my paper napkin wipes to disintegrat so I've begun
using cloth washcloths. Works good and I can by washcloths by the dozen at WalMart...

Let's all survive in spite of everyone who's trying to kill us!

[peacebuzzard]

1. About 10% of the people here wear masks.

I also went to a store yesterday, (cat food) and I could not believe the late night crowd. Usually I am a day shopper at Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, driveup/pickup; but last night I realized I was out of cat food and ran out to the only grocery store open, so I wouldn't have mad cats this morning. Never again!
I will only do planned shopping from now on. The worst were the ones who coughed within proximity without the decency of covering their mouths. I swear, so many people have their lights off permanently. It is really dangerous.

[Glorfindel]

2. Went grocery shopping at the local Food Lion Friday

They have their aisles clearly marked "ONE WAY" with printed arrows pointing the proper directions. Nevertheless, several shoppers were pushing their carts in the wrong direction. The employees and most of the shoppers were wearing masks, though, so that's encouraging. The store was out of Lysol disinfectant spray, so I bought a can of the cheaper store brand. Everything else seemed to be in good supply, including toilet paper and other paper products.
I live in a sparsely-populated area of the north Georgia mountains, but even so our county has 95 cases of COVID-19. No deaths so far, though, thank goodness. You're right...we must survive. This is not the hill on which I choose to die! (Despite having the worst governor and worst congressman in the USA.)

Hang in there, abqtommy!

[abqtommy]

3. Thanks for the encouragement. Already the stress and anxiety is getting to me/us...

[Jirel]

4. Yelling at people is not a solution.

The other side is also yelling at people FOR wearing masks and such. Don’t like how someone is acting? Leave the area. They don’t give a damn that you’re tut-tutting at them any more than you give a damn that Karen behind you in line is making nasty comments that your attempts to be safe are useless and stupid.

You’re not helping things out there, just adding to the noise. This is only going to resolve when there are a ton of new cases and our governments either clamp down again, or don’t.

[abqtommy]

5. I dunno...you have a point but then in my life whenever people yell at me it works! I consider

that what I do is ASSERTIVE, not aggressive!