Am I a grumpy old man and a problem customer ?

One of my local supermarkets has adopted a stupid (in my opinion) method of counting how many people enter the shop during this whole pandemic. They are demanding that every customer who enters must take a clothing peg which is drenched in disinfectant from a bucket at the entrance, carry it around the shop and hand it in at the exit again.
This is a modern supermarket with all the electronic bells, whistles and surveilance cameras etc. but their high tech method of counting customers is clothing pegs drenched in slicky liquid...:-)

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Mamapolo2016 · F

Gotta admire the ingenuity. A unique approach.

What they should do is grab a roll of gift wrapping ribbon off the shelf and, wearing gloves and mask, snip off as many lengths as there are customers allowed in the store and tie a jaunty bow around one ear of each permitted customer. When all the beribboned folk are gone, they cut more ribbon.

Seriously, I think we have to make an effort to be cheerfully cooperative. Or shop somewhere else. Or propose an equally effective, economical way to do it.

Wraithorn · 51-55, M

@Mamapolo2016 So I am being a grumpy old man then. Okay, I'll try to be more accomodating.
How are you managing Polly ? Any irritating restrictions that you have to deal with ?

Mamapolo2016 · F

@Wraithorn All restrictions are annoying.

Most irritating to me is the libraries are closed to browsers. You can order curbside service but it's simply not the same.

But it's worth a life or two, I think.

Wraithorn · 51-55, M

@Mamapolo2016 Oh wow yes ! Libraries are still closed here. Completely ! That is also a problem for me. So I feel your pain Polly.