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.
This week has been about 3 weeks long so far.
Right? I am constantly confused about what day it is because it's been like a month since Sunday, but there's still more week. And I have felt that way since, well, Monday probably.
This day has been a week long. After the normal day is done the doctors are going home and calling me to set up their remote environments. PCs, Macs, Chromebooks, iPads. Ugh.
My experience so far is that the small local groceries (often immigrant-owned) seem to be overlooked by the panicking masses.
I just said farewell to my dogwalker for the duration: she refused to be paid while not working. So since I'm still on salary I may find something useful to do with that extra cash.
And we've finally been told that if we are not mission critical, are either within the most-vulnerable population or have incompatible family-care needs, and cannot telework (because no laptop or the system not working or our work isn't electronic), then we can stay home without being dinged for leave. I can telework, so I'm okay, but I'm so pleased they made this decision: it's safest for everyone.
Yes, the kids got a bunch of stuff from the Cuban market. Yum.
Interesting. The urgent care just up the road from us sent out an email saying that they can test for it.
