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Bayard

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20. Small town, Kentucky

Wed Apr 15, 2020, 03:12 PM

Apr 2020

I had to break down and go for supplies earlier. I walked into the grocery in mask, gloves, my cloth bags, and my Biden sweatshirt. I got a few dirty looks from men (probably the shirt), but mostly quizzical ones. Instead of the usual PA music playing, they kept playing an announcement about social distancing, per Governor Beshear. I did see most people trying not to get too close to each other.

The checkout lanes had tape on the floor, 6 ft. apart, and plastic guards up in front of the cashiers (the only other people wearing masks).

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Masks? What Masks? A Trip to the Farm Supply Store [View all] MineralMan Apr 2020 OP

Recommended. guillaumeb Apr 2020 #1

It saddens me to say this, but there are certain people who just 42bambi Apr 2020 #2

They're in for a very rude awakening... and a big surprise. NurseJackie Apr 2020 #23

We call those people Scarsdale Apr 2020 #41

My husband had to make a return to the hardware store Ohiogal Apr 2020 #3

They won't let anyone return anything to the stores her in the SF Bay Area because it might have kimbutgar Apr 2020 #6

This is a new reality. Here in north Houston, I am an outlier. cayugafalls Apr 2020 #4

We're still rationing out our hand sanitizer from before MineralMan Apr 2020 #5

We had one little bottle we got from my son's orientation at UT Austin. cayugafalls Apr 2020 #11

Home brew El Mimbreno Apr 2020 #29

Thanks for that information. cayugafalls Apr 2020 #36

I can't find any hand sanitizer, rubbing alcohol, Clorox, or disinfectant wipes. CrispyQ Apr 2020 #33

I am having the same problem. cayugafalls Apr 2020 #35

To make a spray burrowowl Apr 2020 #37

If you can't find chlorine bleach... El Mimbreno Apr 2020 #40

Went to Publix this morning bluecollar2 Apr 2020 #7

Same exact story here in rural Marble Falls. This will not end a smoothly as some think ... marble falls Apr 2020 #8

Yes. A lot of people are simply ignoring the whole thing, really. MineralMan Apr 2020 #13

We've been told that there are less than 10 cases in the three counties I spend my time in ... marble falls Apr 2020 #19

The same thing is happening murielm99 Apr 2020 #9

Well to be fair, if I start down an aisle and see someone else these days, I go another way. cwydro Apr 2020 #10

Maybe They Were RobinA Apr 2020 #34

I am anxiously awaiting face masks I ordered over a week ago - Worried2020 Apr 2020 #12

The other day, my wife remembered that she had bought some MineralMan Apr 2020 #14

Mine will be the 3 layer surgical ones, but not n95 Worried2020 Apr 2020 #16

The Piggly Wiggly here is like that morillon Apr 2020 #15

I live just a few miles north of Boston Green Line Apr 2020 #17

I have a very different experience in the city. MineralMan Apr 2020 #18

Small town, Kentucky Bayard Apr 2020 #20

I live outside Knoxville, TN peggysue2 Apr 2020 #21

My experience at a Connecticut Agway was the opposite. NutmegYankee Apr 2020 #22

Good to hear. MineralMan Apr 2020 #26

Try Chewy.com. I did not want to make a non-essential trip for feed, so ordered online. jmg257 Apr 2020 #24

Chewy does not have 50 lb. bags of peanuts in the shell. MineralMan Apr 2020 #25

Similar observations at a local grocery store here. Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2020 #27

I needed chicken feed last week and called ahead randr Apr 2020 #28

Nice! Mills Fleet Farm is more than just a feed store. MineralMan Apr 2020 #31

Varies a lot El Mimbreno Apr 2020 #30

Yes. I sanitize my hands before touching the car or getting in. MineralMan Apr 2020 #32

Seen posts about that... El Mimbreno Apr 2020 #39

Mask and gloves LTG Apr 2020 #38

I live in a very Trumpian, rural place. phylny Apr 2020 #42

Their poor 50-100 year olds. Younger people too, but by the 50s Hortensis Apr 2020 #43