Subj : Update on HyVee To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Sat Jul 11 2020 09:40:00 Hi Nancy! NB> States where things opened too fast and people were being sloppy are NB> indeed having spikes again in their Covid counts.... So far NY is NB> staying the course, and almost fully reopened again.... but there is a NB> fairly good compliance with the safety guidelines that accompany each NB> phase of the openings... Some of it might be overkill, and there is NB> some laxity in total implementation, but overall, most are being NB> careful for themselves and for others' sakes... :) BM> Good! There have been slight spikes regionally -- zero deaths in Iowa BM> reported over the weekend and then three reported yesterday (Monday) BM> -- possibly the weekend had something to do with the numbers reporting? NB> Possible.... those are still decent numbers though.... Unfortunately since then a bit of spike on both side of the River. BM> And bet there will be a spike in Rock Island County (IL) as they BM> opened a drive-through COVID-19 test clinic yesterday -- where up to BM> 500 people can be tested per day; those people might not have been BM> tested otherwise and I'd bet a few are going to test positive, so BM> spike! NB> As long as they don't need hospitalization, it's more a getting a NB> better picture of the situation, so not really a spike... :) The news had an interview with a higher-level official at the Genesis Healthcare System (the one predominating on the Iowa side) and he indicated there were enough beds available as nothing major happened to the COVID-19 numbers (obviously wasn't phrased that way), and if need be would be postponing elective surgeries to open up beds. BM>> Hopefully I'm all wet in that assumption, though at this point I'd BM>> rather be thought as an eccentric Howard Hughes-like germaphobe. NB>> I don't go quite that far, but we do follow the guidelines pretty NB>> much.... :) BM> Right. I'm more for the no-touch than the cover with mask, though BM> LISB4 if a mask is preferred/required I'll put mine on without whining. BM> Well, I have joked it messes up my beard! NB> Some inconveniences we just have to deal with.... I suppose! BM>> Y'think?! :) The candy is more of an occasionally treat, though BM>> don't really need an occasion to be treated! This week with BM>> Father's Day was expecting and did have a cake (about half was brought BM>> home and still some left), so the candy became the cake. Plus made BM>> brownies earlier in the week -- no real need for candy! NB>> Pretty well set for sweets, true... :) If there was a sale, or you NB>> had a coupon, that might push the candy higher on the list, but for NB>> now not so needed.... :) BM> Yes: I'm pretty much on the outlook for a decent sale, and the longer BM> it stores the better. Back to candy more specifically, pretty good at BM> the storage, sufficient room in the cabinet in the basement where cool. BM> ...Was getting some crackers "from the store in the basement" (yes, BM> bought on sale, didn't need when bought but not on sale lately) and BM> saw a box of candy from my Vienna trip last summer. Tempting! NB> And candy doesn't last forever... it can go stale if you keep it NB> too long... Just another good reason to eat it! ...There's still a chocolate rabbit from Easter -- he was placed in the refrigerator when the weather started getting hot. BM>>> Right, which makes sense. Overall self-protection, or at least for BM>>> most of us, so natural distancing to keep the stranger at a distance, BM>>> but that conflicts with our social nature of closeness. NB>>> Today at church someone I regularly would exchange hugs with decided NB>>> he was ready for hugging again... after a quick think, I decided I NB>>> was too... it's been too long without hugs.... ;) BM>> The hug does a lot of good! As long as both healthy and agree to it. NB>> Exactly... and that factored in... both of us quite well, both kinda NB>> ready to take the chance... :) BM> I think the mentally healthier idea is to consider the people one BM> knows as healthy unless know they are/have been recently sick. BM> Strangers -- well "stranger danger" applies! NB> Of course... :) And I don't generally go out hugging strangers NB> anyway, even in "normal" times... :) No, normally not. BM>> couple weeks ago for a few items; cart from inside, probably cleaned BM>> (I'm remember seeing a sign), but did a quick wipe anyway. 2› worth of BM>> hand sanitizer now might save me a bunch of grief later! NB>> Doesn't hurt to be a little extra cautious... :) Probably wouldn't NB>> be an issue if one didn't do it, but doesn't hurt to do either... :) BM> Right. The probability of an infected cart is very low, just IMO I BM> don't want to engage that chance, especially when so easy just to BM> squirt and wipe with a bit of cleaner. I haven't seen anyone else BM> doing the same with the outside carts; have seen customers wiping their BM> cart when they obtain inside. And not the customers aren't taking that BM> kind of precaution, I'm just not there at the right time to observe. NB> Yeah... and you don't usually snoop all the time anyway... ;) Nope, not that bored! ¯ ® ¯ BarryMartin3@ ® ¯ @MyMetronet.NET ® ¯ ® ¯ (Humans know what ® ¯ to remove.) ® .... 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