Stores with aisles should consider.....

Swoop · 04-14-2020, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by JoMar

No, but neither does chaos and people bumping in to people. If you believe masks, gloves and spacing works then the risk in a store should be minimal. If you don't then don't go.

Chaos & bumping into people? The stores are already limiting customers to a fraction of their rated capacity. Before limiting the number of shoppers, there wasn’t chaos. Directional isles only slow things down further, without any benefit. I don’t know about you, but I don’t really want to spend more time in the store than necessary. If you are that uncomfortable in a grocery store, just get someone to shop for you, or get your groceries delivered.

OrangeBlossomBaby · 04-14-2020, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Swoop

Chaos & bumping into people? The stores are already limiting customers to a fraction of their rated capacity. Before limiting the number of shoppers, there wasn’t chaos. Directional isles only slow things down further, without any benefit. I don’t know about you, but I don’t really want to spend more time in the store than necessary. If you are that uncomfortable in a grocery store, just get someone to shop for you, or get your groceries delivered.

Publix isn't limiting the customer capacity. Some of the stores were already pretty busy during certain times of the day before the virus. Once the virus hit and people swarmed to get items they thought they'd need in case the country shut down, it was pretty chaotic in some of the aisles. Especially canned veggies and fruits, and the cereal and bread aisles.

We're supposed to try and maintain a 6' distance from each other. That's impossible to do if you have a cart on the other side of the aisle with a woman standing to the side of it in the middle of the aisle, checking products while another person is slightly ahead of you stopped to read labels, and you have to squeeze between the two to get past them to where you want to be. Soon as you do that you are now putting three different people in jeopardy. Now multiply that situation by 10, in each very long aisle, at the same time employees have their floats stacked with boxes of product that they have to unpack and put on the shelves.

If you limit it to one-way aisles, you reduce the number of people in the aisle at any given moment and provide some semblance of order during busy times. This reduces the risk of getting too close to the other people.

The concern isn't that they're bumping into each other - which happens. The concern is getting too close. You can't carry around a measuring tape and measure 6 feet to ensure no one is crossing the line. But you can estimate if you're barely an arms-length away from someone else.

One way traffic reduces that risk.

Nucky · 04-15-2020, 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Yep, after showing quite a bit of "attitude". She was about 400#, so I didn't want to get sat on.

LOL

I hate to tell you who she was on the phone with GE. I'll let you guess.

I saw a young lady in he mid 30's coming out of Publix today with 4 children between 8 & 12. No Mask's, No Gloves probably no responsible adult at home to leave them with. Who knows? This woman was stressed out. I try not to judge. I understand and agree with leaving the extra tonnage at home. Let us not forget some people have no choice to do the things the do.

I have given up totally on going inside anywhere to buy anything. The Pick up stores are Walmart, Publix, Sam's and the mail it to me joints are Amazon & Boxed and Boll & Branch!

The people who bring our orders out are stressed and many of them choose to not wear a mask. They are the nicest people and I don't rag on them about their choices cause they are over the age of 3 times 7 but I do make them stand back while we're talking because their problem isn't gonna become mine. The Publix Pharmacy even will bring out your prescriptions if you pay for the order when they notify you it's ready.

I try not to put myself in a spot where any social distancing mistake can be made but if it looks like its gonna happen I'm not gonna let it happen. Case

Closed!

santiagobob · 04-15-2020, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Swoop

So, explain to me how passing someone going in the same direction in the isle is that much safer than passing someone going in the opposite direction?!?!? In theory you should spend less time within their 6’ social distancing space if you pass them going the opposite way.

You cannot keep 6 feet of separation if you are passing someone.You must stop and follow the person in front of you just like you are in a line. If you pass the person in front of you, you are a line jumper.

Dr Winston O Boogie jr · 04-15-2020, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Swoop

So, explain to me how passing someone going in the same direction in the isle is that much safer than passing someone going in the opposite direction?!?!? In theory you should spend less time within their 6’ social distancing space if you pass them going the opposite way.

First of all, you don't have to pass people going in the same direction. You can simply wait until they move. But it will reduce the number of people that are in a hurry and decide to pass within six feet.

Nothing is perfect and not everyone is going to obey. But if we can reduce the amount of close contact it will be better.

I still have met people telling me that this is no big deal and that nothing should be closed. Fortunately, they are few and far between. I believe that the reason that this virus hasn't spread like wild fire in The Villages is that, because so many of us are in very high risk categories that the vast, vast majority are following the social distancing rule and other recommended procedures.

santiagobob · 04-15-2020, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by DianeM

Nonsense. Do you not pass the car doing 20 on a 45 road? I’m not standing behind some label reader when I want to get in and out as quickly as possible.

So you think it is proper to cut in front of the person in line in front of you. A one way aisle is not a highway, it's the same as in the check out line or a line at a movie theater. It's far better to wait 6' back than to pass within 6" of another person, give them space.

NewRealms · 04-15-2020, 09:51 AM

How childish. Should we line up eyes front with our hands by our sides too?

sipops · 04-15-2020, 09:57 AM

Publix is doing it but a lot of people are not fooling the arrows. If a worker sees someone going in the wrong direction they should stop and explain the new way of navigating the store.QUsOTE=Rapscallion St Croix;1745714]One-way aisles to facilitate social distancing. They are doing this in Northern Virginia now.[/QUOTE]

coffeebean · 10:10 AM

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