Hallo Maurice!
08 Apr 20 17:36, Maurice Kinal schrieb an Nancy Backus:
MK> Hallo Nancy!
NB>> but in her case she's just paranoid about getting the virus
MK> I think that is a very common 'problem' even in this neck of the woods.
MK> Also I believe the mask situation is way out of hand except I don't see it
MK> doing any harm, other than it being symptomatic of paranoia or at least
MK> false precaution as it pertains to this particular virus. Wash your hands
MK> is still the best preventive messure.
I find it weird how many experts are all alround that "know" why or why not
masks do or don't work. I myself tend to believe that wearing a mask (whatever
type) basically decreases the propability of infecting others if you're
infected. However, viruses are so small that the best comparison I heard of yet
goes like this: Wearing a mask for protection against viruses is like throwing
a golf ball against a soccer goals' net.
NB>> But grocery stores and pharmacies are deemed essential still, so
NB>> we've been able to get food and meds... :)
MK> Same situation here although there is a shortage of supplies. I heard
MK> one
MK> woman in Nanaimo complain that she had to make five different stops to get
MK> everything she needed. Myself I found the limited quantities one can
MK> purchase at one time to be a hinderance to the 'just stay home' message.
Drugstores in Germany started to sell through emergeny counters, but you're
still easily able to get medical supplies. Grocery stores started to enforce
using carts while limiting the amount of available carts for two reasons: 1.
This way you satisfy the minimum distance of about 2m at the checkstand and 2.
the security guards at the markets' entrances (yeah, right...) easily know how
many people are in there at any time.
I myself am shopping on two days a week: Wednesdays for a whole weeks' supplies
and on saturday for fresh supplies on the open air mart. However, for three
weeks in a row, I was neither able to purchase regular flour (what I COULD get
is chestnut flour for whatever reason I didn't know that it even exists until
now) nor fresh yeast. Yesterday I visited our drugstore accidently at the right
time to get a oackage of toilet paper. First time in three weeks...
Stay healthy,
Christian
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