RIght? Makes sooooo much sense!Originally Posted by jp1
RIght? Makes sooooo much sense!
Our neighborhood grocery store is doing something cool: They are limiting their shopping hours of 7 AM to 8 AM to those who are 60 and over.
That’s good IL. People here have gotten in fights and knocked down a pregnant woman over TP. They now are letting in only a few people at a time.
Stores here are just cutting back hours.How is this helping? It just means more people in the store at once. Plus make off hours shopping even more impossible for anyone with a job than before.
Supposedly some of this time is needed for restocking, this last minute hoarding beyond a few weeks supplies is maybe not helping things (though yes if you are sick stay home, don't go to the store)
Trees don't grow on money
When my local stores restock, there are boxes and carts in most of the aisles, making it more difficult to get around. If the store is (nearly) full with shoppers, narrowing aisles doesn't help shoppers or stockers. I've also seen the statement that closing gives staff time to clean the store more deeply.Stores here are just cutting back hours.
I feel for people who cannot shop during typical open hours. When I first moved to the Twin Cities 35 years ago, any supermarket big enough to be part of a chain was open around the clock. Since then, most of them have pulled back on hours so that even before COVID-19 there were few supermarkets beyond Walmart that were open 7x24. The reason most stores give is that there are not enough customers at atypical hours to compensate for keeping staff on hand and keeping the lights on; some also have difficulty finding people who want to work at those hours.
I am hopeful that people are running out of money to panic-buy and that the crowds subside. The panic is not helping anyone's state of mind.
Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome. - Booker T. Washington
I went grocery shopping today to help out the wife. She is watching the grandkids, 4&6. I went to Publix first, no crowds, and plenty on the shelves. I then went to Aldi’s to see what things looked like there. No crowds and pretty much everything except paper products. And the prices were Half that what I paid at Publix. We have been letting our stockpiles go down since we are planning on moving soon, but we now have enough for quite a while.
Long lines around the block for Trader Joe today. I did no go to Trader Joe today, I just saw them driving by.
Trees don't grow on money
Friends just got a notice that San Francisco will be in lockdown starting Wednesday at midnight. All non-essential businesses will be closed; only trips to pharmacies, groceries, and other necessary venues will be allowed. https://www.sfexaminer.com/
"... ordering cessation of all non-essential travel" for three weeks. I detect a travel ban in the 5 counties around the San Francisco Bay. The Chief of Police says a violation of the order is a misdemeanor, and he would rely on voluntary compliance.
I feel that a travel ban on Americans is a "Defining Moment" in more ways than one.
I wonder where they draw lines? Landscaping services, breweries, florists, construction companies? They are pretty much non-essential.
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