If shopping is so dangerous why aren’t we hearing of abnormally high incidence of covid among shop employees?

Excellent point.

Did I say the problem was trivia? Did I deny there was a problem? No I did not! It is trivial to get all bent out of shape if a person absentmindedly goes the wrong way. I'm not one of them yet, thank God, but there people whose mental faculties aren't what they should be and easily get confused or distracted. You don't have any idea why they do what they do. If you politely mention to them they are not following rules and they come back with a nasty attitude then you know they are cognizant of their actions. If it makes you feel good get nasty back but to come on with an insulting and superior attitude first is boorish behavior.

If you come onto me with insulting and provocative language I might take that as being "physically harassed and threatened." There are laws against instigating a confrontation. Both of us might be nose to nose with a police officer.

Did I not say when I recognized my error and immediately turned around to go in the correct direction? There is no way in a crowded grocery store you can always maintain a 6' distance. I'm not going to stand and wait for someone to spend an inordinate amount of time looking over the ingredients label. I'm going to pass them and be on my way. I spend as little time in the store as can to reduce my chance of contracting a virus. Do you realize how long it would take to get your shopping done if you couldn't pass up someone blocking the way? When you check out and pay are you 6' away from the cashier or the person bagging the groceries? It is less than 4' in most stores so there goes the 6' guideline. As far as Russian Roulette, I'm not worried.

One Way Isles
 

Before I moved to The Villages, I shopped exclusively for groceries at military commissaries. The isles were marked on the overhead with direction arrows. I really liked this system as you could maneuver past slower shoppers with ease. When I moved to the Villages, I kept looking overhead for the signage out of habit. I found myself in isles waiting for shoppers to pass in the opposite direction so I could get around someone in front of me. It was like trying to pass a car with oncoming traffic. It was a little frustrating at times, but I kept reminding myself to slow down. I may be in the minority, but I like one way isles, especially in those stores with narrow isles. I think it just comes down to what you are used to as we are creatures of habit.

Grocery stores would not be able to meet the demand using curbside or home delivery.

I love the one way isles and I also love Fresh Market as you walk up the sign reads to wear a mask. Oh the poor Village people, what shall you do now?
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Publix here in Spanish Springs has been that way for quite some time. People are still going the wrong way. I’d be embarrassed to do that.
They now have clear plastic shields at check out. Good for them. Glad to see them taking care of their work staff.

i miss Stew's!!!! esp their wicked bakery! :bigbow:

It's certainly not as dangerous as working in a hospital with coronavirus patients, but it is definitely has more risk of exposure than playing golf for example. The study I linked previously showed that 99.9% of cases were from indoors.

Grocery store workers (and shoppers) are at risk. These reports just talk about deaths, not cases of those infected

At least 30 grocery store workers have died from the coronavirus. Now, there's an urgent call to designate them as first responders - CBS News

Grocery store worker deaths from coronavirus at least 30 nationwide - Business Insider

Can You Get Coronavirus from the Grocery Store? - The Atlantic

Risky behavior
 

It seems obvious that many posting here have zero understanding of the concept of risk. Perhaps that is because risk is a variable, not a constant. What I mean is that if two different behaviors are considered risky, the wise person chooses the one with the least risk. Example, which behavior entails the most risk of contracting Covid-19 ??? #1 two persons stand facing each other six feet apart having a conversation for 5 minutes, or #2 two persons who turn heads away from each other, do not speak, but come within three feet of each other while spending 2 seconds passing in a grocery store aisle?

yes, they take the xtra pkg from the shopper. they did it to a lady in line ahead of me @ wynn-dixie. she was pretty upset, but hey, what can you do. we have to be fair in all of this

Perhaps you missed the cough/sneeze cloud simulation made by a group of scientists at Helsinki University.

sneeze cloud in a grocery store - Bing video

Perhaps you did not read the study I posted in this thread where it was determined that 99.9% of coronavirus infections happen indoors.

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...058v1.full.pdf

It's very simple, risk of catching coronavirus is much much higher indoors with other people than it is outside.

The pages of this thread I read did not seem to give a scientific reason that one way aisles in the supermarket are safer. It’s the same number of people, isn’t it? When I’ve gone shopping I felt like I was on a game show. The item I want is six feet away, but I have to go all the way around to get it. I’m good with that if there’s a good reason why. It seems like it takes me a lot longer to complete my shopping and doesn’t that mean we are all spending more time in an enclosed area? So how is that safer?

I’m not trying to be argumentative, just trying to understand. Anyone?

I’m thinking back to all of the shopping trips I’ve made here over the last seven years. I cannot remember anyone sneezing or coughing near me. Maybe I’ve been lucky