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Velvet 05-10-2020 07:28 PM

Me too... laughing, I just didn’t think of these answers myself before.

In Honolulu there are meth addicts etc who cause similar scenes in stores and they are carefully removed by security physically. I was wondering what one does during the pandemic. It must be hard to be in enforcement these days.

600th Photo Sq 05-10-2020 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 1762631)
Agree. If I didn't go grocery shopping, I would have no life at all.

Well try playing Canasta or Corn Hole. So relaxing uplifting experience. :icon_wink:

mtdjed 05-10-2020 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Barefoot (Post 1762595)
I order from Instacart and they deliver my groceries, usually the same day. Easy Peasy.

There are some things I like to look at or even taste before I buy. I do not want some grocery picker choosing what I am to eat. In particular, fruits, vegetables, meats, and fish. I could site many examples but for instance, do you want someone picking you a package of sour grapes, too ripe of bananas, a fatty piece of beef, or a gallon of milk from the front with a best buy date about to expire? My life is not so busy that I cannot enjoy the process of choosing my foods. (Used to work on farms and in markets in my distant younger days) I saw things happening to extend food life that keep me alert.

Topspinmo 05-10-2020 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by coffeebean (Post 1762535)
While shopping at Colony Publix this morning, some guy was screaming very loudly &*% $#@* *& His profane screaming fit could be heard from one end of the store to the other. I don't know how his screaming fit was diffused but it only lasted about 10 seconds. That was 10 seconds too long for me. I didn't see the altercation and I'm glad I didn't.

Nerves are on edge. How much worse can this get?

If people don’t get Back to work it’s going to get a lot worse and it not going to take weeks or months! This political crap has gone on long enough.

Topspinmo 05-10-2020 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by mtdjed (Post 1762750)
There are some things I like to look at or even taste before I buy. I do not want some grocery picker choosing what I am to eat. In particular, fruits, vegetables, meats, and fish. I could site many examples but for instance, do you want someone picking you a package of sour grapes, too ripe of bananas, a fatty piece of beef, or a gallon of milk from the front with a best buy date about to expire? My life is not so busy that I cannot enjoy the process of choosing my foods. (Used to work on farms and in markets in my distant younger days) I saw things happening to extend food life that keep me alert.


Where can’t you taste the food before you buy it? If you talking about Delia that -hyt should be allowed, do you’re tasting at home. If you’re talking about fruit, watch out, that’s considered stealing in some areas of the country.

mtdjed 05-10-2020 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Topspinmo (Post 1762752)
Where can’t you taste the food before you buy it? If you talking about Delia that -hyt should be allowed, do you’re tasting at home. If you’re talking about fruit, watch out, that’s considered stealing in some areas of the country.

Instacart or any delivery service no tasting. No stealing involved at market. Go to deli or bakery ask for samples. Not suggesting you take a bite of an apple. Give me a break. Just trying to suggest that picking your own food may be a better way.

Sorry , I forgot to mention that I spent 5 yrs in prison for tasting a grape. I wonder why they package the grapes in open bags?

Northwoods 05-10-2020 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by GoodLife (Post 1762562)
Why are you still going to supermarkets? Everyone can avoid the screaming, facemask debates, aisle direction jujitsu, etc by simply ordering delivery or curbside pickup.

I had groceries delivered once. Most items were fine, but there were a few issues. I asked for green bananas, I got very ripe, very bruised bananas. I also asked for Clorox wipes, I received 2 small jugs of Clorox bleach. The person who did my shopping did communicate with me and even text photos to me, but I want to pick out my own produce and meat.

EdFNJ 05-10-2020 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by mtdjed (Post 1762755)
Sorry , I forgot to mention that I spent 5 yrs in prison for tasting a grape. I wonder why they package the grapes in open bags?

Sure sounds like sour grapes to me.

Chi-Town 05-10-2020 09:44 PM

Someone off their meds.

Girlcopper 05-11-2020 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 1762549)
Same way you usually do. Call the police.

Exactly. People were saying police should be called for lack of social distancing, speeding golf carts, bikes etc. But in a situation like this now its questioned as to what should be done. Just a side note. You cant pepper spray someone for yelling or refusing to leave a store.

J1ceasar 05-11-2020 05:53 AM

We are lucky to live in florida
 
In California . Francisco . they don't even arrest anyone at the supermarkets any more unless it's Over $950. True.

Leadbone1 05-11-2020 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by coffeebean (Post 1762535)
While shopping at Colony Publix this morning, some guy was screaming very loudly &*% $#@* *& His profane screaming fit could be heard from one end of the store to the other. I don't know how his screaming fit was diffused but it only lasted about 10 seconds. That was 10 seconds too long for me. I didn't see the altercation and I'm glad I didn't.

Nerves are on edge. How much worse can this get?

Unfortunately there are way too many scared and paranoid people around right now. They have bought into this government and media generated over-reaction to a virus. Based on testing we now know that this virus will have about the same mortality rate as the flu that comes around every year, meaning that this whole thing was unnecessary. Some confrontations are inevitable as the paranoid want you to be like them.

IamTJS 05-11-2020 06:30 AM

So you heard someone’s 10 second profane screaming fit . 10 seconds and it stopped. 10 seconds out of your life. Maybe he needed to scream. I do. You do. These are very hard times for everyone. Harder than ever before. People scream for many different reasons. No one knows what this person was going through. Someone in his family may have died or is very sick. My wife has cancer. Others have so many reasons to scream. For those 10 seconds his life just needed to scream.
It was just 10 seconds. Please have a good day everyone.

DanBrew 05-11-2020 06:34 AM

Idiots are fun to mess with, but crazy people like that are best left alone. Awesome colonoscopy reference. Well done.

TimeForChange 05-11-2020 06:36 AM

Perhaps they were out of TP due to hoarding. I have felt like screaming several times in Publix when almost run over by some NYer with a push cart and do curse under my mask but no one can hear me. At this age and what I have been through in life I have earned the right to scream any time I want. I go to Costco in Orlando and if I curse there most all speak a foreign language so no one understands me.


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