Calling out to Superman or some other strong cartoon hero.
Today, is the first day that I will be writing and photographing my experiences living with the treat of Covo 12 Coronavirus. The Virus has been along for some time but, now things are getting my serious.
The Governor of the great commonwealth of Massachusetts has closed all sit down restaurants and bars to be closed. Only take out restaurants with window service were allowed to stay open.
But, today, March 16th, 2020 I begin my journey. This morning, we shopped at Walmart, and then Trader Joe's'. He who must be obeyed*, did Walmart. A quick return in "Customer Service" of "sure fit" Windshield Wipers for his Honda/make and type. The customer service person was asked if she got a lot of this item returned and she shook her head and said "Yes, we get tons of these returned.
So, since she was talking he asked her if they had any hand sanitizers left. She said this morning when she got to work there was a long line of people waiting outside the front door. When she opened the doors at 7am, these handy item sold out ...every last one in 20 minutes. She said you want it ...get in line by 7am. So, we got back into our honda, and left Seabrook, NH behind. We were headed to Portsmouth.
Monday is our day to drive up to Portsmouth, have lunch, do errands, and go to Trader Joe's'.
Today, we decided to skip lunch and human interaction and go to Trader Joe's.
We left our house before breakfast and arrive in NH an half hour after the store opened.
I got a cart and stopped by the "sanitation towels' cleaned the cart and then entered the store.
Portsmouth store is smallest by Trader Joe's standards. It is nicely laid out, has clean bathrooms, and nice people.
I would say that the store had about 20 people shopping. I ran into a women trying to open a fruit and vegetable recyclable bag. Her hands were shaking. I asked if I could help her, she said no, she was committed to to opening it herself. OK then. "No Casual Talk with in six feet, stand in your own personal space" I was told by HWMBO*. "You already have two candy bars" "We have butter at home". "We don't need any more of that." "There is limited space in the freezer." and so it went.
People inside were polite. They were British Polite. Staff were British Polite and so were the checker clerks.
The shore had fruits, vegetables, and ice cream. I was a happy lady to be able to find a half gallon of French Vanilla Ice Cream. Some shelves were empty. But, I found everything that I needed or wanted. Our checkout clerk was very kind and efficient.
But, even still the experience was very much like a David Lynch movie. Strange, people different, quirky looks, and a very efficient but very controlled. The usual reggae music was gone. The music today was more somber and grey.
We got home and we both ended walking around our neighborhood and commute with nature. I carried and used my Canon EOS RebelSL1. A wonderful camera that was my 65th birthday present from my DC family. The camera is light and a steady friend. I also go out with my small grab bag or extra battery and extra memory cards. You never know.
Music: Tony Bennett & Diana Krall....Love is her to Stay with The Bill Charlap Trio. Sweet.
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