I can't believe that some people still don't get it.
 

We had to go over to Winn Dixie near Spanish Springs today for a few necessities. On the way over we went through Ruby Tuesday's parking lot. A couple walked across the parking lot and went up to the door of the restaurant which was covered in signs saying that they were closed, and tried to open the door. One of them just grabbed the door handle and pulled.

Inside of Winn Dixie it was very crowded and most people were moving pretty slowly. As I was waiting for a few people in front of me to move or get out of the way, a guy goes flying past me and actually bumped into my right arm. So much of keeping six feet away.

As we approached the bakery area there are two women that appeared to be friends chatting. One of them was wearing gloves. I swear they were talking into each other's faces from a distance of about 16 inches. As I walked by I heard one of them comment that the last time she got the flu she almost died.

The cashier wasn't wearing gloves and didn't seemed concerned that some of the customers were getting very close to her.

I wanted to take a bath in alcohol after seeing all this.

Sounds like you need go to home delivery

Maybe he just still wants to be around in a month....

Thinning of the herd.:boom:

I guess they didn't get the memo.

I am guessing people either cannot read, do not understand, or just do not care. I was at Pinch-A-Penny, signs clearly state "2 customers at a time, WAIT for a customer to leave before entering", customer leaves, gentleman in front of me goes in, and before the doors could close a guy just walks up and goes in. The manager asked him to leave, he did, and then signaled me to go in next when a customer left. Most of the customers were abiding by the instructions, but there always seems to be a few.....

Where in Allentown ? I am from Allentown.

Consider it’s natures way to rebel against our disrespect and greed

Said but true
 

I do believe the process is called Natural Selection

please report this on FB page for covid-19 police/TV

Do they know that 27 of the 29 cases in Sumter County are in The Villages? Check out the article in the Orlando Sentinel..Google: Coronavirus in The Villages Florida. I now know three people affected, one is on a ventilator in critical condition. It's getting real....pay attention!

I would suggest you don’t go out if you are that uncomfortable. Order you items delivered. Some of us are not as paranoid as you are.

By all means, take an alcohol bath! Why do you so many feel the need to complain on this forum?!

I had a deli/meat market in Allentown.

Maybe some of these carefree people have already had covid 19 and they are over it. This sounds crazy to some of the extremely paranoid, but, people have began appearing on the other side and are no longer contagious or susceptible to catch it again. Just a thought.

For those that are still not following the CDC’s recommendations for social distancing. You should have a tattoo put on the bottom of you foot. “ DON’T WASTE A VENTILATOR ON ME”

I was in my local grocery store yesterday. Neither the cashier nor the person doing the baging acted concerned.

I like "thinning the herd" and only wish that were the actual effect of this. Very difficult times are these.

I think people are complaining because they see this as a real public health issue, not because they are paranoid. Some people don't take seriously what is serious and care not a whit about others' health. Irresponsible and reckless.

Well said.

Totally agree with you

It’s not that we are paranoid, it’s that we have common sense to do what we are asked to do to slow the spread. We are not ME ME ME like you.

Maintaining safe distance while grocery shopping
 

Yes, I was in Publix yesterday and while most people were trying to be careful, a man was blocking the end of the aisle, talking face to face with a woman. After waiting about 2minutes I said “excuse me please” —he turned around and yelled “what’s wrong with you—can’t you wait a few minutes? Someone is in my way” (not true) The whole idea is to not socialize in public spaces and to spend as little time there as possible. Thank you to all who are being kind to each other —hoping that those who are thoughtless, rude, and self-centered don’t manage to infect the rest of us.

You got that right

It’s been real but no one seems to care. I have had my parents......dad 90 on lock down for 2 weeks. But for some reason 80% of The Villagers can seem to care enough to stop golfing, tennis, pickball......smh

That isn't proven at all! No one knows if you can get it more than once.

Gloves are just like your hands, they hold onto germs. Cashiers would have to change their gloves after each transaction. Hopefully, they are using hand sanitizer in between customers.

virus
 

this is a problem but if you see pictures of China where they are starting to recover you will notice that the whole country is wearing masks. This is something we should do.

we recently shopped at a Publix in Clermont....it wasn't crowded and people were practicing social distancing....

give shopping away from TV a try...you won't run into all these old people that have their heads up 'you know where'...or old guys that don't understand grocery aisle norms

Maybe the percentages are reversed.....I firmly believe that most residents, 80% ++, are trying to do what is right and recommended. The 20% (or much less) always get the attention and all too often are presented as the general representation, when they are not!!!

doc, you can't fix stupid

I don’t think it has anything to do with being paranoid I think it has everything to do with being responsible

Sounds like we have a bunch of morons here in TV who are so pig headed that they are in the MeMeMe syndrome.

Have you read someplace that you can’t catch it again or be a carrier. I had heard they don’t know enough about this virus yet to determine if you will be immune after getting it. Without the research to confirm it, I would think you can get it again and pass it along again.

EVERYONE needs to be PARANOID. This is a killer disease, spread from one person to another..and yes in the air, and on almost everything you touch. DONT YOU GET IT.... to insult someone because they are concerned about getting covid-19 is typical of the ego and attitude of many Villages. Like the man this morning who WALKED STRAIGHT AT ME when I was blinded by the early morning sun, and luckily I was able to jump in the road before I bumped into him, no way was he going to move, such a gentleman............. fill in your comments on that here..............

Ohiobuckeye
 

I know this doesn't have anything to do with Florida & TV but here in Flower Mound, TX. we have a high end grocery & their price are a little high but when you go into the store, at the door they have someone there are wiping down the grocery carts & offering rubber gloves to anybody that wants them. The only thing they didn't have was Toilet Paper. (Brownie Film) I have to admit that all the other stores (grocery stores) we went to everybody did seem to keep about 6 ft. away & had mask on or rubber gloves. Maybe this thing will start getting better here in the next week to a month. Wishful thinking! Glad to hear that you are more cautious than most.

Bobandbev
How active are the PGR down there?we ride with them in Md.
As soon as we can get one of our scoots down there we will look you up
Stay well and keep riding!

I'm still trying to figure out where all the masks are, no one is wearing them!!!! I wear mine when I have to go inside a store... ugh

In addition to providing you some protection, and protecting others from you, wearing the mask has another serendipitous benefit ..


People see it, assume you may have something, and tend to stay further away thus facilitating social distancing. :duck:

I am really amazed it did not hit here first , and fast with so many traveling fulfilling their dreams . The fact that it has taken this long, and has not been more devastating is truly amazing.
I personally think most will get it or have it but since only those sick enough to be admitted to the hospitals are tested , most will never know . With allergies in full force and cold & flu season here ,people just need to use common sense . Every time I have gone to a grocery store people have been packed in line , shelves empty of everything ( are people really eating so much more or pooping like crazy?) and then the same ones judging others seem to be those hoarding everything they can fit in a cart . I personally think it is time for kindness not judgement . Many breaking the rules do not mean to be selfish , before we judge maybe we need to remember that we don’t know what is going on in that person/ family’s life that could be creating clouded mind .. maybe the guy that tried to just walk in is a nurse or retail worker who has been in the front lines working 60 hrs a week and needed aspirin or whatever so badly because they had to be back at work in 10 min to serve the public , and are so tired they are moving on instinct instead of malice. Or maybe they have a very sick child , just lost a loved one, we just never know what others are going through and judgement is the last thing needed right now.