• the virus doens't live in walmart

    From Ogg@21:4/106.21 to Tiny on Fri Jan 1 18:23:00 2021
    Hello Tiny!

    ** On Friday 01.01.21 - 11:27, Tiny wrote to Ogg:

    50% of my overhead lighting. I only unlock the door between
    11a and 3pm, then I just go sulk at home.

    I can't figure out why the virus doens't live in walmart
    but it does in a restaurant or a small book shop. No one
    can explain it to me. I'm not a nutjob, but why?

    Exactly. Why are left wondering why this distinction is imposed?
    Is it just the "no crowds" excuse? I don't buy it; crowds are
    very much a feature of big-box stores.

    I hear Rob Ford say "we are following the advice of our medical
    experts", but you never hear from these alleged experts directly.

    I would imagine that there is a favouritism factor. Perhaps the
    larger big-box companies remind the politicians that they are the
    source of money for their political aspirations. By extension, I
    would imagine that is why banks and credit card companies are
    completely immune to imposed lockdowns.




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  • From Tiny@21:1/130 to Ogg on Sat Jan 2 10:57:28 2021
    Ogg wrote to Tiny <=-

    Exactly. Why are left wondering why this distinction is imposed?
    Is it just the "no crowds" excuse? I don't buy it; crowds are
    very much a feature of big-box stores.

    I'd rather shop in a small store that at most has 2-3 other customers.

    Shawn

    ... Could you continue your petty bickering? I find it most intriguing.

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  • From Ogg@21:4/106.21 to Tiny on Sun Jan 3 18:00:00 2021
    Hello Tiny!

    ** On Saturday 02.01.21 - 10:57, Tiny wrote to Ogg:

    Ogg wrote to Tiny <=-

    Exactly. Why are left wondering why this distinction is imposed?
    Is it just the "no crowds" excuse? I don't buy it; crowds are
    very much a feature of big-box stores.

    I'd rather shop in a small store that at most has 2-3 other customers.

    I'm surprised that the local Stedman's V&S department store is
    "closed" to the general public except for curb-side.

    It makes shopping there ridiculous as each request at the door
    requires that the clerk run through the store to pick things.

    I have close to the same square footage that they do - not
    including their women's clothing department.

    The local Dairy Queen is business as usual, and only because they
    said that they don't have inside seating. The owner told me that
    they are busy as ever. People desire no shortage of ice cream and
    cakes, aparently. But is it an essential food? I doubt it.


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  • From Tiny@21:1/130 to Ogg on Mon Jan 4 11:38:50 2021
    Ogg wrote to Tiny <=-

    It makes shopping there ridiculous as each request at the door
    requires that the clerk run through the store to pick things.

    Shocked they would even bother to be open for that.

    The local Dairy Queen is business as usual, and only because they
    said that they don't have inside seating. The owner told me that
    they are busy as ever. People desire no shortage of ice cream and
    cakes, aparently. But is it an essential food? I doubt it.

    They also have fast food so maybe that's what people are ordering?
    I haven't eaten at a DQ in years but we don't eat out much anymore
    other then pizza every couple weeks.

    Shawn

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  • From Warpslide@21:3/110 to Ogg on Mon Jan 4 10:10:10 2021
    On 03 Jan 2021, Ogg said the following...

    But is it an essential food? I doubt it.

    Same as the company I work at, we make "food" but by no means essential. But I'm thankful I still have a job. I'm lucky that I can work from home, but those that work on the line have no choice but to go in.


    Jay

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  • From Ogg@21:4/106.21 to Warpslide on Mon Jan 4 17:06:00 2021
    Hello Warpslide!

    ** On Monday 04.01.21 - 10:10, Warpslide wrote to Ogg:

    Same as the company I work at, we make "food" but by no means essential. But I'm thankful I still have a job. I'm lucky that I can work from home, but those that work on the line have no choice but to go in.

    What kind of food? Donuts and cakes?


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  • From Charles Pierson@21:4/127 to Ogg on Mon Jan 4 17:37:14 2021
    On 04 Jan 2021, Ogg said the following...
    What kind of food? Donuts and cakes?


    Donuts and cakes are essential !!!!

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