-=> Quoting Ruth Hanschka to Nancy Backus on 05-10-20  00:16 <=-

 >  RH> yesterday and apparently they stocked some an hour after I left.  Bet
 >  RH> it was gone two hours later.  
 > Wegmans seems to have figured out how to keep a supply on the shelves
 > now... and/or maybe all (or most) of the hoarders have filled their
 > houses to where there's no more room for any more....
 > 
 RH> Or they found the restaurant supply websites and cleaned those out
 RH> instead.  I even found hand sanitizer in an Ocean State Job lot.  The
 RH> gel kind. 

Well, that's a good find... :)  I think Wegmans got their paper supplies
from Canada, for a while... now theirs is being made again... 

 >  RH> It's a state directive here now for groceries.  People are still being
 >  RH> dumb enough it though.  We have to wear masks too.  
 > We have to use the masks now, too... but only actually in the stores or
 > such where it's effectively "dress code".... At least the state didn't
 > direct the stores specifically how to handle keeping the social
 > distancing or equivalents in the stores, leaving it to the stores to
 > figure out their own strategies....

 RH> We have one way aisles and they have to clean the carts.  Max 50%
 RH> occupancy.  I usually go late morning, when the old folks are gone and
 RH> the lunch "crowd" isn't there yet. 

We seem to be having self-policing as to crowds... whenever we've gone
to Wegmans or BJ's or even Lori's, there's not been too much of a crowd
there, so we've just done our shopping... BJ's has some one-way aisles,
neither Wegmans or Lori's have done so, although Wegmans did make
one-way in and out of the store...  Everywhere they're either cleaning
the carts for you, or handing out the wipes to do so yourself, or
both... 

 >  RH> There was more leftover Passover and Easter than usual for sure. 
 > Probably fewer places that people could give it out, with no gatherings
 > allowed.... 

 RH> No huge parties for sure.  I made a dent in it.  The church office is
 RH> going though a lot less candy than usual, but more other goodies.  

And candy will stay good for quite a while... :) 
 
 >  > up lots of good stuff for the office'....?  Best time to get stuff like
 >  > that is when it's half-price... (G)
 >  RH> In this case 70-75% off. 
 > Oooooh... that is a good deal.... certainly can't pass that one up... ;)

 RH> So I didn't.  When we get back into the building, Communion crackers
 RH> are taken care of too. As in 10 pounds of matzoh. I paid $4 for the
 RH> first 5-pounder and 37 cents(!) for the second one. 
 
Not bad at all... :)

 >  RH> Long line bugs a specialty! 
 > A friend in MEMORIES that also posts online from the webside here at
 > Docs is constantly getting caught by that too.... I'm kinda getting good
 > at guessing what got chopped off... ;)

 RH> I'll probably never learn.
 
Mostly it requires one to be aware of where one is in the paragraph,
and remembering to start a new one earlier than later... :)

 >  >  RH> Boston eh? We're about mid-way between Boston and New York.  So...?
 >  > Worth a try... ;)  Maybe see if you can drum up other local support... ;) 
 >  RH> Can't hurt to try.  Some local stuff is bound to go under with this
 >  RH> mess, and that'll leave a void for ... Weggies.(LOL)
 > Maybe.... :)  As you say, can't hurt to try... :)
 > 
 RH> Some department stores are definitely going out and I'm betting a
 RH> bunch of marginal chain stores will vanish too, never mind the local
 RH> restaurant etc.

I'm hoping that a number of our restaurants will weather the storm ok,
and be able to reopen when the time comes....

ttyl       neb

... Gravy has 3 of the 4 food groups: salt, grease & crunchy brown bits

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