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Glenn Reynolds: Thank your grocery store clerk

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I've seen new stories about grocery stores installing plexiglass barriers between clerks and shoppers and have been told by a family member that in other communities, this is standard practice. Is it? If not, it should be. But how do clerks protect themselves from everything they handle and bag?

Anyway, Reynolds is right: Grocery store clerks are on the front line too. 5 tips for keeping your cool during the coronavirus crisis
 
nota bene said:
I've seen new stories about grocery stores installing plexiglass barriers between clerks and shoppers and have been told by a family member that in other communities, this is standard practice. Is it? If not, it should be. But how do clerks protect themselves from everything they handle and bag?

Anyway, Reynolds is right: Grocery store clerks are on the front line too. 5 tips for keeping your cool during the coronavirus crisis
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I think they're doing Yeomen's work by being in harm's way and keeping us from going hungry. The little people don't get enough appreciation. :)
 
nota bene said:
I've seen new stories about grocery stores installing plexiglass barriers between clerks and shoppers and have been told by a family member that in other communities, this is standard practice. Is it? If not, it should be. But how do clerks protect themselves from everything they handle and bag?

Anyway, Reynolds is right: Grocery store clerks are on the front line too. 5 tips for keeping your cool during the coronavirus crisis
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Not only is this a measure to protect the clerks, it also protects the consumers from what the clerks return to the customers. Should have been done right away.
 
Lovebug said:
Not only is this a measure to protect the clerks, it also protects the consumers from what the clerks return to the customers. Should have been done right away.
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That's the thing--most of us have just never thought of this before now. The playbook is being written and revised by the day!
 
nota bene said:
I've seen new stories about grocery stores installing plexiglass barriers between clerks and shoppers and have been told by a family member that in other communities, this is standard practice. Is it? If not, it should be. But how do clerks protect themselves from everything they handle and bag?

Anyway, Reynolds is right: Grocery store clerks are on the front line too. 5 tips for keeping your cool during the coronavirus crisis
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It is not standard practice in Alaska. We are not hypochondriacs, irrationally afraid of a very mild case of annual influenza.
 
nota bene said:
I've seen new stories about grocery stores installing plexiglass barriers between clerks and shoppers and have been told by a family member that in other communities, this is standard practice. Is it? If not, it should be. But how do clerks protect themselves from everything they handle and bag?

Anyway, Reynolds is right: Grocery store clerks are on the front line too. 5 tips for keeping your cool during the coronavirus crisis
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As a grocery store worker, I can confirm that we do not have protective shield, although we definitely should. We have been doing our best to enforce social distancing between both customers and employees however.
 
Glitch said:
It is not standard practice in Alaska. We are not hypochondriacs, irrationally afraid of a very mild case of annual influenza.
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Oh, okay then. Your state is certainly superior to mine. Also larger. One huge difference: Population.
 
Glitch said:
It is not standard practice in Alaska. We are not hypochondriacs, irrationally afraid of a very mild case of annual influenza.
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Dr. Glitch, I presume?

Stay safe!
 
nota bene said:
That's the thing--most of us have just never thought of this before now. The playbook is being written and revised by the day!
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and we will be so squeaky clean, satellites need sunglasses.
 
Irredentist said:
As a grocery store worker, I can confirm that we do not have protective shield, although we definitely should. We have been doing our best to enforce social distancing between both customers and employees however.
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How expensive could the installation of plexiglass shields be compared to the seemingly-almost-inevitable spread of the/a highly communicable disease?
 
nota bene said:
I've seen new stories about grocery stores installing plexiglass barriers between clerks and shoppers and have been told by a family member that in other communities, this is standard practice. Is it? If not, it should be. But how do clerks protect themselves from everything they handle and bag?

Anyway, Reynolds is right: Grocery store clerks are on the front line too. 5 tips for keeping your cool during the coronavirus crisis
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I agree they are doing a great job. I couldn't believe some idiots were yelling at them because they couldn't get plastic bags anymore. They were banned the beginning of the month. Pharmacies as well. My usual Walgreens closed due to lack of staff and was consolidated to another one close by. I stopped by to pick up my medicine and the 2 behind the counter were very busy. I didn't mind waiting as they were having trouble bringing up information. At least they had masks.
 
Rexedgar said:
Dr. Glitch, I presume?

Stay safe!
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You don't have to be a doctor to comprehend that COVID-19 has killed far fewer people than prior years of influenza. According to the CDC 544 have died since the virus was first confirmed in the US on January 21, 2020. Also according to the CDC, in 2018 there were more than 1,500 US citizens dying every week from influenza. Based upon US influenza deaths over the last decade, COVID-19 is the mildest (meaning it has killed the least) thus far.

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I would be willing to wager that you give the media more credibility than the CDC, which would explain your irrational panic.
 
Glitch said:
You don't have to be a doctor to comprehend that COVID-19 has killed far fewer people than prior years of influenza. According to the CDC 544 have died since the virus was first confirmed in the US on January 21, 2020. Also according to the CDC, in 2018 there were more than 1,500 US citizens dying every week from influenza. Based upon US influenza deaths over the last decade, COVID-19 is the mildest (meaning it has killed the least) thus far.

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I would be willing to wager that you give the media more credibility than the CDC, which would explain your irrational panic.
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Here's a thought...wait until a year is over before you compare it on an equal basis to past years.
 
nota bene said:
I've seen new stories about grocery stores installing plexiglass barriers between clerks and shoppers and have been told by a family member that in other communities, this is standard practice. Is it? If not, it should be. But how do clerks protect themselves from everything they handle and bag?

Anyway, Reynolds is right: Grocery store clerks are on the front line too. 5 tips for keeping your cool during the coronavirus crisis
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Bless them all.
 
nota bene said:
How expensive could the installation of plexiglass shields be compared to the seemingly-almost-inevitable spread of the/a highly communicable disease?
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I don't know, we have a lot of registers and they were never designed to accommodate plexiglass shields. It would be a challenge to install them, although not impossible. Unfortunately I don't think it's going to get done until after this is over though, if at all.
 
mrjurrs said:
Here's a thought...wait until a year is over before you compare it on an equal basis to past years.
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Of course you would, anything to disrupt an election that you know you are going to lose anyway. Leftists are sooooooo predictable. It is in your best interest to incite as much panic as possible.
 
Glitch said:
It is not standard practice in Alaska. We are not hypochondriacs, irrationally afraid of a very mild case of annual influenza.
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Probably because you have less people in your state than we have in a city. Other factors as well concentration of international airline/travel traffic, etc.

It is not about hypochondria, it is about managing exposure and transmission.
 
nota bene said:
I've seen new stories about grocery stores installing plexiglass barriers between clerks and shoppers and have been told by a family member that in other communities, this is standard practice. Is it? If not, it should be. But how do clerks protect themselves from everything they handle and bag?

Anyway, Reynolds is right: Grocery store clerks are on the front line too. 5 tips for keeping your cool during the coronavirus crisis
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Let's not forget our delivery guys, too! :thumbs:
 
I went into my local convenience store for the last time a week ago. The carelessness on the part of both staff and customers was unnerving.

I have been to the local grocery. They are hiring for people to stock shelves at night, as their daytime staff is off due to concerns about exposing and exposure to the general public.

They also thoughtfully marked the floor with tape in front of the checkouts to indicate the six foot social distancing. I though this was a very good idea!

That said, yesterday afternoon, some of the younger employees were gathered in one corner by the checkout, busy talking and ignoring even the basic social distancing.

When I walked the dog in the state park nearby over last weekend, I was the one who had to walk off the pathway to insure correct social distancing.

I’m not criticizing anyone. These things happened. Collectively they are both innocent and dangerous at the same time.

People have a natural tendency to approach one another. So, it’s perfectly natural that people will carelessly forget to exercise basic precautions.

All the more reason to be diligent.
 
Chomsky said:
Let's not forget our delivery guys, too! :thumbs:
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We have supported our local restaurants by using the carry out that all of them offer. I make of point of being especially generous with tips.
 
Lovebug said:
Not only is this a measure to protect the clerks, it also protects the consumers from what the clerks return to the customers. Should have been done right away.
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Exactly. We are protecting ourselves from our fellow shoppers who may transmit through the clerks.

I swear when I walk into the produce aisle full of my fellow shoppers as they select and handle the produce, I literally cringe. We are trying to only go out every two weeks, and my next outing will definitely be to the local supermarket that hands out surgical gloves at the entrance, and mandates you use them! I love it! I just hope the don't run out of gloves ...
 
Glitch said:
Of course you would, anything to disrupt an election that you know you are going to lose anyway. Leftists are sooooooo predictable. It is in your best interest to incite as much panic as possible.
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You should read more carefully...I was calling you out on your 'scientific' analysis. I said nothing about future events. Read, think, then react.
 
Glitch said:
You don't have to be a doctor to comprehend that COVID-19 has killed far fewer people than prior years of influenza. According to the CDC 544 have died since the virus was first confirmed in the US on January 21, 2020. Also according to the CDC, in 2018 there were more than 1,500 US citizens dying every week from influenza. Based upon US influenza deaths over the last decade, COVID-19 is the mildest (meaning it has killed the least) thus far.

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I would be willing to wager that you give the media more credibility than the CDC, which would explain your irrational panic.
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You have to look at the rate of deaths to infections, not the total number of deaths. COVID-19 is at the very least 10 times deadlier than the seasonal flu. The current (very preliminary) estimate from the WHO is that your chances of dying from COVID-19 if you catch it is between 2% and 15%. And this goes up with age.

The other thing that makes shelter in place a necessity is the length of time you can carry the coronavirus without any symptoms. How would you feel if you had it without even knowing it and inadvertently transmitted it to the clerk at your local grocery store who inadvertently spread it to everyone in your city, killing hundreds of people. What if by practicing social distancing, you could prevent this?
 
TomFitz said:
We have supported our local restaurants by using the carry out that all of them offer. I make of point of being especially generous with tips.
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Having come-up pretty humble and having some of those jobs and experiences as a youth, I'd like to think I'm a reasonable tipper. But now I even feel more grateful for those providing our services. Just the other day I saw the Amazon guy jump out of his van to drop-off a package for my neighbor, and even though he wasn't coming to my place I felt compelled to shout-out thanks and encouragement. Come to thing of it, I probably should have dropped a couple of buck on him.
 
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