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RANDYWILDMAN

(3,154 posts)
15. So sorry to hear it.
Sun Apr 19, 2020, 10:14 PM
Apr 2020

My dad worked for Safeway for 32 years at the Warehouse. Guess What I have heard, if one person at the Warehouse gets' it they are shutting down that warehouse, effectively shutting down 10's of Safeway's.

It's a frightening thought how close we all are from ruin in this situation.

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Yesterday, I saw the local Walmart refuse to allow a couplei without masks-- the guy bitched, but... TreasonousBastard Apr 2020 #1
The fact they both are shopping together is bad too. Just one please dem4decades Apr 2020 #6
Especially if they are limiting the number of shoppers in the store at one time. Princess Turandot Apr 2020 #8
It is very common for families to shop Wal-Mart in herds, down here. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2020 #17
Couples shopping together is bad? Maybe they get it done faster. Maybe one is recovering from... Hekate Apr 2020 #40
Yes it is. The fewer people in the store the better. The fewer people in the store dem4decades Apr 2020 #42
Better I should leave hubby at home, then. The reason it is now urgent is he is NOT a shopper... Hekate Apr 2020 #45
Couples shopping is good for me. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2020 #48
Not in that case, but I've seen young couples treestar Apr 2020 #49
Hubby drives us and I go in the store. nt LAS14 Apr 2020 #52
in West Texas the word "pandemic" gay texan Apr 2020 #26
Walmart in my area, 90% no masks at all stopdiggin Apr 2020 #31
I'm on Long Island-- close enough to NYC, and with enough of our own victims, that it's... TreasonousBastard Apr 2020 #34
Wouldn't that closing be just temporary until the store is disinfected? The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2020 #2
You are lucky to be able to get an order placed, VO thecrow Apr 2020 #9
Contacts of the positive employee Sunriser13 Apr 2020 #44
I don't see why they don't hire more delivery people treestar Apr 2020 #50
A local grocery store closed because a worker tested positive. badhair77 Apr 2020 #3
That store did the right thing. StarryNite Apr 2020 #5
there are many folk who can't get a delivery or drive to the store either Grasswire2 Apr 2020 #4
I worry about people in small towns or rural areas where those options The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2020 #10
My husband went to our safeway marlakay Apr 2020 #7
I have a (20 year old?) mask I got for woodcarving thecrow Apr 2020 #12
Hope they are ok marlakay Apr 2020 #14
Thank you thecrow Apr 2020 #36
Agree Joinfortmill Apr 2020 #21
closed for how long? Demovictory9 Apr 2020 #11
I don't know thecrow Apr 2020 #13
So sorry to hear it. RANDYWILDMAN Apr 2020 #15
I had a customer at the pharmacy store Harker Apr 2020 #16
What a moron. I haven't had anyone say anything stupid yet, but I see them out in the open. captain queeg Apr 2020 #18
I personally can't drink beer through a mask PCIntern Apr 2020 #19
I see MAGA hats and pro-Trumpsky t-shirts Harker Apr 2020 #22
I haven't seen those hats lately, though still see the bumper stickers. captain queeg Apr 2020 #25
Good work. Harker Apr 2020 #29
Yeah it's an announcement to the world "I am an idiot!" captain queeg Apr 2020 #33
I hear you. Stay safe. Joinfortmill Apr 2020 #20
Have you tried to see whether there is milk delivery or local dairy delivery in your area? Cassidy Apr 2020 #23
Goggles...smart move! BigmanPigman Apr 2020 #24
TheCrow-- I am so angry for you. It just makes me furious to know that there are people BigDemVoter Apr 2020 #27
Thank you BDV! thecrow Apr 2020 #37
I got thinking after reading various posts that maybe I ought to volunteer to deliver groceries captain queeg Apr 2020 #28
scary and half reassuring jmbar2 Apr 2020 #30
Northern Virginia thecrow Apr 2020 #38
I bet they reopen lame54 Apr 2020 #32
Can you get meals on wheels to get you through this tough patch? JudyM Apr 2020 #35
Meals on wheels must be totally inundated thecrow Apr 2020 #39
That is lovely... JudyM Apr 2020 #41
See the same here Meowmee Apr 2020 #43
That is pretty shocking thecrow Apr 2020 #46
Yep hard to believe 😔 Meowmee Apr 2020 #47
Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2020 #51
Yeah, I always wonder if people without masks understand that the masks... LAS14 Apr 2020 #53
Apparently not... thecrow Apr 2020 #54
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