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shockey80

(4,379 posts) Sat May 23, 2020, 01:42 PM May 2020

I have not heard of one case of a large number of grocery store customers getting infected. [View all]

I have heard of some people who work at grocery stores getting infected. That tells us a lot. This virus spreads when people gather, work in an enclosed structure for a long period of time.

Grocery store shoppers are in a closed structure but they are moving quickly, staying away from each other and leaving quickly.

Just something I noticed.

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I have not heard of one case of a large number of grocery store customers getting infected. [View all] shockey80 May 2020 OP

I find myself holding my breath and running. louis-t May 2020 #1

Me too! leftieNanner May 2020 #5

The National Pastime is not baseball Sherman A1 May 2020 #10

At least with canned goods, there ARE a lot of choices leftieNanner May 2020 #11

You have no idea how many times I Sherman A1 May 2020 #18

The folks that park their carts and on the phone are the grocery shoppers for people at home Yavin4 May 2020 #13

I don't have a problem with that leftieNanner May 2020 #16

Flame away, but not sure why you care how long someone stays in the grocery store. Ferrets are Cool May 2020 #22

I just didn't want to get that close to him. leftieNanner May 2020 #27

Correct. roamer65 May 2020 #2

See my response to #3. Any ideas? LAS14 May 2020 #31

It's a balance of virus concentration... roamer65 May 2020 #36

Yes, that's been observed by epidemiologists. Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #3

Thank you! Lucinda May 2020 #6

You're welcome! Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #7

Yes, this article had given me some sense of security, as grocery stores... LAS14 May 2020 #29

Maybe he did? Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #34

I woudl also advise shopping early in the day exboyfil May 2020 #4

Googling place also can give you an idea about traffic underpants May 2020 #9

That's what I did! CountAllVotes May 2020 #15

Good point, but how many people would be able to trace an infection ecstatic May 2020 #8

Re: supermarkets...high ceilings and constant moving air lowers the danger. tableturner May 2020 #12

I know I'll get tromped for this, but men, especially husbands tavernier May 2020 #14

I gave up CountAllVotes May 2020 #17

My experience is the exact opposite from yours. stopbush May 2020 #20

Well there you go. tavernier May 2020 #21

No puppet. You're the puppet. stopbush May 2020 #24

That's been my experience too. Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #25

It's been my experience that women can be much more dangerously self-absorbed than men, too coti May 2020 #26

I'll cross the line too, I guess. Lol. Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #30

How would you KNOW where they got infected? Ferrets are Cool May 2020 #19

You know if there's "an outbreak," because a lot of infected people report that they've been there. LAS14 May 2020 #28

Of course grocery stores will keep that from most of us? pwb May 2020 #23

Those reports come from health departments. nt LAS14 May 2020 #32

My community had an outbreak cally May 2020 #33

What about Drug Stores? Our trip was a bit hairy cuz appalachiablue May 2020 #35

Exactly, workers are breathing the air all day! nilram May 2020 #37