The experts originally told us not to wear masks and that we were overreacting to the the virus back in February.

As late as February 29, Surgeon General Jerome Adams was telling Americans on Twitter to stop buying masks, saying they are "NOT effective."

Politicians also promoted outdoor gatherings in New York and California before the lock down and the scientists did not speak up. Remember when they vehemently opposed the travel ban from China calling it racists?

Highly reputable doctors and scientists disagree on many aspects of prevention and treatment. In times gone by there would be formal conferences where good faith debates and discussions took place in order to achieve consensus. Unfortunately politics has corrupted many formerly hallowed professions and most recommendations are rooted in how it will impact the next election. Those who disagree will be banned from social media, ostracized and denounced by the ideological monolithic media.

That's not what science says. You might want to re-read whatever source you're getting your information from. And maybe - check the source of wherever they are getting THEIR information from.

The science:

IF you are in close contact (less than 6 feet) for 15 (not 10) minutes or more,
THEN you are at greater risk for exposure to CV, than if you were not in close contact for 15 minutes or more.

HOWEVER

If you are in close contact with someone who sneezes in your direction, and you're in contact with those droplets that fly through the air, then it doesn't matter how many minutes before or after that sneeze you were in contact with that person. Only the droplets from that sneeze on your person will matter.

AND

If you are in close contact for more than 15 minutes with someone who doesn't have the virus, then go ahead and be in contact with them for a few hours. You will still have zero chance of catching CV from them.

AND

If you are NOT in close contact with someone who sneezes on a can of tuna at the supermarket, and 2 minutes after they left that aisle and you don't even know they were there - you choose that can to pick up - and then wipe a speck of dust from your mascara...

you will be at greater risk of getting CV, than if you were within 6 feet of that person and they didn't sneeze on anything at all.

I'm glad Publix took out the one-way aisles. I agree with coffeebean that we are shoulder-to-shoulder when passing people while going the same direction, which is unavoidable when the person in front of you is stopped looking for something.

What I don't like, at least as Publix in Lake Deaton, is that they took the markers off the floor that keep everyone six feet apart at the checkout. Why did they do that? Sooner or later people will close that distance and be too close at the checkout lanes.

There were signs on which way to enter an isle. I need to go back to my online orders and check to make sure I did it right:1rotfl:

It is so nice to be able to go down an aisle in any direction that I want to again. I had gotten used to the directional arrows but it was a relief to see them gone. I don't miss them a bit and I hope that they never come back because they were sort of stupid in my opinion.

Are you sure they removed them? AT Colony they were gone for a few days but last time I was there (last week) the floor signs and useless blue tape arrows were replaced by "professionally made" long vertical signs attached to the shelf ends at the ends of the aisles. Did they remove those also? Took me a few aisles to notice them because I was looking for the floor signs.

Yes, the Publix aisle signs have been taken down.

All signage for one way aisles is gone. I asked a Publix team member about the one way aisles and I was told that corporate made the decision to do away with the one way aisles.

A good sneeze will clear the aisle.

That is one reason for masking.

Going to kind of miss the anger men, you know the unmasked guys purposely going down the aisle wrong way with the scowl on there face every time they pass someone with mask on 🙄🙄