re: #151 jaunte

Just back from a visit to the local general store in rural southeast Texas. No one but me and my wife were wearing masks/bandannas; people walking around with their kids in tow as if nothing was happening. The only concession the establishment had made to the pandemic was to place 24” x 18” plexiglas ‘sneeze guard’ panels at the cash register to take a stab at protecting the checker, who was not wearing a mask.

I just talked with my youngest sister who is working part time in a Lowe’s store near Appleton WI. She was kind of incredulous that couples were coming in with their newborn babies and children and are doing the same non-essential shopping that they did before the plague. She’s also had multiple people come up to her and thank her for working at the store (literally thanking her for “her service”). She hates going in but her family needs the income. She has a 14 year old daughter so the quarantine has been rough.