-=> Quoting Ruth Hanschka to Nancy Backus on 05-15-20  17:57 <=-

 >  RH> instead.  I even found hand sanitizer in an Ocean State Job lot.
 >  RH> The 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> One problem down anyway.

Yup... :)  And we still haven't even opened the package we'd bought at
BJ's (with a coupon and to get 10 cents off per gallon gas) before any
of this started... ;)

 >  RH> We have one way aisles and they have to clean the carts.
 > 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> Personally I prefer both.  

I've generally been grabbing a wipe for cleaning off our cart, unless I
saw the person do the wiping down as I arrived... :) 
 
 >  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... :) 
 >  
 RH> Cold basement with a dehumidifier = good candy storage.  
 
Especially if one has good containers to keep the varmints out of the
candy.... ;)

 >  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> When you're under the sales tax on the original price (if the item was
 RH> taxed), it's time to buy!
 
For sure... (G)
 
 >  > 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> I figure keep it under three lines of text and I'm fairly safe.

That sounds about right.... :)  You can always make a break, and do
another three lines after, to get it all in.... 
 
 >  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....
 > 
 RH> Me too, but ...ya gotta wonder.

Some of them, the takeout or curbside sales will probably keep them
afloat... others might be taking a vacation while shutting things down
entirely... I know our favorite Korean place has closed for a month
before for vacation, so they probably have some resources to draw upon
for a time like this....  Guess we'll see how things actually shake
out... :)

ttyl       neb

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