What Can You Do?

According to my health department, I shouldn’t be having any in person contact at all because I’m higher risk for serious complications. That’s all well and good, but how am I supposed to get groceries (and as I found out yesterday, it’s impossible to keep 6-feet apart when the store is full)?

You have to order deliveries a week in advance, and then they say most items are out of stock, even though they are not. I suppose they could be in a week. The pick up services are overwhelmed, and no longer have times available, so that means shopping for myself. I just hope my N95 mask keeps me safe. I saw lots of older people shopping, yesterday, and all wearing some kind of mask.

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SmartKat · 56-60, F

Keep trying the pick up or delivery options. Yes, you have to plan ahead; and some of the stores are flooded with orders and things don’t happen smoothly and quickly - yet.

Key word, “yet.” I think they’ll work the bugs out fairly soon, and then it will be a much smoother process.

Institutions and systems CAN change and adapt if they have to. On Monday March 16, people at my office were told working from home was not going to happen for us.

By Thursday the 19, we all had laptops issued by our employer and were logging in from home.

Institutions and businesses can change, if there’s enough pressure on them.

Carissimi · 70-79, F

True. I gave up with delivery, and shopped myself. Now, I see they have deliveries available again, and with the products I want. It’s ever changing, and you have to keep trying, and order well in advance. @SmartKat