Subj : Re: New normals was: disabil To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Thu Jun 04 2020 19:25:00 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 27-May-2020 09:46 <=- BM>> While I think of it back from the store - did buy some Ginger Tea. BM>> Oddly didn't see the house brand Green Tea; did see national brands. NB>> Never know what will be sold out of... especially now... ;) Have NB>> you tried the Ginger tea yet...? BM> Yes: did and didn't seem odd for them to be out of the Hy-Vee brand of BM> Green Tea. I'm thinking a combination of 'tight stock' ==> keep the BM> overhead down -- and maybe some news report reminding people of the BM> benefits of green tea spurring a spike in sales. Or happens the BM> Hy-Vee Green Tea Drinkers all ran out at the same time! Or the shipping was disrupted in some way.... BM> Did try the Ginger Tea -- slightly spicy but with an overall BM> smoothness; I'll probably get it again. Haven't had for a week or so BM> as has gotten hot here and I rarely drink anything hot other than my BM> morning coffee. Will have to look into it as an iced tea. It should make a nice iced tea, too... :) BM>> Cleaning the cart handle may or may not be the thing saving me from BM>> getting ill: at this point seems to be a cheap and easy precaution. I BM>> don't know who touched that handle; OTOH I feel reasonably comfortable BM>> being semi-close to the employees I'm chatting with, as do they. NB>> Here it depends on the particular employee... some are more NB>> comfortable than others with being in closer quarters... BM> Right: I try to let them govern the distance through body language, BM> etc. I tend to leave some space, but don't usually back away when someone encroaches on my space, until they are right in my face... that can be a little too close... ;) BM>>> Not wearing a mask: not going any place where I feel I need one; do BM>>> bring one with me as if the shop prefers I do I'll abide. NB>>> Now that it's more mandated for out in public, we are wearing masks, NB>>> but only in situations that we have to... Wegmans has a sign posted NB>>> requiring, the blood draw place requires it... at church, only when NB>>> going to be in closer quarters with the others there doing the NB>>> livestream service... we do take them in with us when picking up our NB>>> take out food, in case any other customers come in... :) BM>> At this point where I've been going masks have not been required of BM>> the public, though the employees have been wearing (company mandate). BM>> What was sort of funny was when I was chatting with the Head Cashier he BM>> did partially remove his mask -- so apparently I'm not viewed as too BM>> much of a threat! NB>> As long as you don't turn out to be one of those asymtomatic NB>> carriers... highly unlikely, but one just never knows... ;) BM> I'm thinking anything's possible: one week it's "children rarely get BM> it", the next week they're reporting a spike in childrens cases. LIS BM> some time back, I'd almost like to get super-light case just to gain BM> the antibodies and so future-protect myself. I'm rather hoping that the light exposure to the germs might be building up some antibodies in me, as well... might not even have to have a proper case at all, I'm thinking... :) NB>> A Bakery Manager we often chat with has come out and partially NB>> removed her mask, the better to hear and be heard, when we've seen NB>> her... as long as distance is kept, the mask is less necessary... NB>> I'm surprised that you've not been required to wear them though... BM> I'm a little surprised I'm not required to wear a mask also. Certain BM> places like doctor's offices require but I haven't been yet. I'm also BM> half-suprised when entering larger places like Hy-Vee there isn't a BM> temperature-checker person. There is a lot of variance between states, and even localities and particular stores, as to what protective measures must or should be kept, and how much is left to be voluntary.... BM>> Yes; I'm not much of a 'party animal' and so would probably consider BM>> celebrating the same milestone five or six times to be excessive. NB>> Would depend on how many people you'd have wanted to have been at the NB>> original gathering.. :) When we got married, we planned to keep it NB>> small and simple... our closest friends we included in some way in the NB>> wedding personnel (usher, photographer, etc) and otherwise just told NB>> everyone that it was just going to be family... and we sent out NB>> announcements rather than invitations to some extended family not NB>> expected to be able to attend anyway... :) BM> Yes: they get included and acknowledged. Exactly... :) BM>>> Sort of along the large gatherings part, they just announced the Bix 7 BM>>> -- seven mile foot race up Brady St. Hill, up and down along the top, BM>>> then back down -- will be done virtually this year. Not quite sure how BM>>> and of the details: as long as done in July (race is usually held the BM>>> end of July). One comment said all seven miles could be done on a BM>>> treadmill, NB>>> That will be an interesting variation... not really the same as a NB>>> proper race, though.... ;) BM>> I haven't heard anything more -- quite sure information on the BM>> website. And somehow the individual virtual races were going to be BM>> combined into a race the viewers on the streets, etc., could watch: BM>> some 'merely' cheer on as the racers run by, other have water tables, BM>> other have viewing parties and grill out or bounce houses for the BM>> kids.... NB>> Can't see how water tables would be useful for a virtual race.... ;) BM> Could even be dangerous to the electronics creating the virtual-ness!! BM> New meaning to the golf term 'water hazard'! I suppose... I still can't wrap my head around how that virtual race would work out with the audience.... BM>> True. ...Reminded me: the weatherman was doing his broadcast from BM>> home, his Family Room. The immediately preceeding segment was how BM>> people are taking virtual tours and one of the popular ones was to BM>> volcanoes; the weatherman mentioned his kids were also really into BM>> volcanoes and where he was sitting was in hot lava according to his BM>> kids. :) NB>> Cute. :) The kids were occupying themselves there as he was giving NB>> his broadcast...? Or that was just the spot it would show up in the NB>> tour...? BM> They were out of the room at the time; probably had set boundaries BM> early on Dad needed to be alone in the Family Room during certain BM> times. There have been a few of the morning broadcasts where we (the BM> viewing audience) could hear his kids fighting (bickering) in the BM> background over breakfast. The 'hot lava' was from a game "on pause". BM> Autumn has also done the hot lava thing, as well as make a throw BM> rug/area rug water or a swimming pool. At least Autumn's is all in her imagination, not augmented by virtual tours.... ;) ttyl neb .... 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