Masks. What could be more controversial in this day and age. Yet it was weird at the super market today. Only about 10% of the people were wearing masks. Half of these were store employees. John and I decided to divide and conquer today. John stayed in the bakery area to get his bread sliced. The only people in that area wearing masks were John and the employees. Forget about social distancing, they were packed in like sardines. John moved over to the cheese area to get space.
On the other hand I went to the produce and fresh fish area. Almost totally deserted. Everyone was wearing masks and keeping good social distancing. By the time I filled the cart with fresh fish, fruits and vegetables, John was just finishing up. We meet up at the milk section and John just wanted to leave. His only comment was no more Sunday afternoon shopping until the stores were less crowded. This will be about May when the Snowbirds and college students leave town.
My very unscientific take on this is that people who choose healthy foods tend to make better health care choices. You also have to remember that we had 6,000 new cases of COVID19 reported yesterday with only a few ICU beds left. There is also a new variation of COVID19 out and about.
So my take on this is wear your masks. Choose a healthy diet. Get your vaccines and boosters. Avoid large indoor crowds and if in Snowbird area shop really early in the morning.
