I'm planning the grocery run tactically. I also made the executive decision that Tim doesn't get to go grocery shopping for the forseeable future, thanks to the immunosuppressant he's on for his RA, and the fact that he's still considered "in recovery" from his heart surgery (it's only been 2 months, y'all -- that's crazy to me). He's in exceedingly good health (like, has been walking 2 miles in 30 minutes [which, full disclosure, I can't even do right now]), but the goal is to keep him that way.

My therapy appointment today was via Skype (or a HIPAA-compliant videochat thingy that's like Skype), and that worked pretty well. My therapist validated my immense anger at my stupid, stupid father and also said that if I'm too angry to talk to him for a while, then I don't need to talk to him. So I'm not going to.

Plei, I'm glad your parents are taking this seriously, and honestly I don't know how anyone survives without a second fridge/freezer. We always have both freezers filled with meats, frozen leftovers, and frozen veggies. The second fridge is usually filled with extra seltzer and dairy products.

We have a chest freezer, but I'd kill for a second fridge. No room for one, though.

Tim should definitely stay away from all the people!!

Tim should definitely stay away from all the people!!

He's still working, but he isn't in close contact with his co-workers, and he's washing his hands and/or using hand sanitizer like it's his second job. I'd rather he not work for a week or 2, but he's still going in for now.

Kitchen staff is up to speed on meals now, so that is going well if not speedily now -- one thing to consider is that they usually have to deal with 2 seatings for lunch and dinner, so they don't have to pump out 90-ish meals at essentially the same time. Practical logistics take a while to develop as reality meets planning.

Me, I ventured forth on a shopping expedition, this time to a bigger supermarket, which I can report was better stocked than the last time I was in one. Yes, the paper goods shelves were plenty empty but you could at least find one brand of TP or paper towels.

I found three house brand packs of flushable wipes, which my residents had hoped for, so I sprang upon them like a springy thing -- and got asked at the registers by a passer-by if there were more. Tried not to feel too guilty as I explained they were going to (literally) 90yos.

This week has been about 3 weeks long so far. As I was getting ready to leave, I had a moment where I couldn't remember if I'd driven or walked to work.

You know, if in some alternative universe I was still working as a programmer and therefore WFH, or more likely have been laid off, I'd be home stewing. This way at least I have something I can DO.

I just volunteered to help out shipping D2C orders tomorrow if needed. I'm torn on whether that was the right thing to do or not. I'm not particularly at risk, I'm more of a potential carrier than anything else. It's not a shoulder-to-shoulder kind of job, surely we will be maintaining distances and all that.

shrift (and anyone else in the Bay Area who could use produce) these guys [link] do CSA delivery, they are conscientious about health and safety, pay their people well, give them sick leave etc. It's not a way to get produce today or tomorrow, but could be a good option for ongoing needs. They've added a bunch of non-produce options recently, also, but I haven't really explored those. And if you use my referral code of TAMA1691 you save $15 off your first box

I'm considering a grocery run. I'm not out of food, but I am out of bread and tortillas and crackers, and very low on pasta, cheese, popcorn and peanuts. That sounds like a lot, but I could probably get by for a while on what I do have. Target via Shipt is looking like maybe my best bet, unless I actually go to a store and walk through the aisles, which is permitted but maybe I should avoid if I can? Dunno.

I am running low on fresh produce, so I'm thinking about making a grocery run today at a local market that typically isn't very busy. Possibly that's foolhardy, but I have been sheltering in place and not going outside unnecessarily for a couple of weeks now.

The Asian grocery at 5th & Irving has great produce and you can get in and out of there in ten minutes.

I just saw a post on Facebook encouraging us to remember our awesome local florist, so as a person with full income, I called right away and ordered flowers for me and my mother!

It's nice to have a way to brighten my day AND help a local small business. (And I mean small -- the owner answered and knew my address by heart.)

One local restaurant chain is selling their perishable stuff -- milk, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and so on -- as well as toilet paper by the roll. I guess they realized that they're not going to sell all that food as their usual menu items, and they're not going to use all the toilet paper they have on hand, with nobody coming into the restaurants. I just checked, and it's available through the delivery apps, too. I'm wondering if I should get some toilet paper and bread that way. (None of the usual grocery delivery apps have toilet paper in stock. I've got enough to last at least a week, but probably not much more than that.)

Thanks for the rec, -t! I'm bookmarking that for later.

The Asian grocery at 5th & Irving has great produce and you can get in and out of there in ten minutes.

Oh, good call. I'm thinking about hitting the one at 22nd & Irving which also has great produce. I'm trying to avoid Andronico's where possible since it has been slammed almost non-stop.