The Crosswave Connundrum
I have a lot of first world problems. One of them is that I own a Bissell Crosswave Pet Pro thingie to mop my floors. Another is that my home is for sale. Yet another is that I provide safe harbor to pussycats (one does not OWN pussycats) which requires a certain amount of upkeep (see my second first world problem), The thing all three of these things have in common is that they require me to make trips for supplies that I wish I didn't have to make.
The house is showing today so I need to mop. I needed formula to mop. I also needed lawn and leaf bags and was down to my last roll of paper towels. My truck overheated a couple of weeks ago and I've not tended to it because that means anti-freeze that I didn't have. I've been putting off a trip to Wal-mart for a couple of weeks now. Because I needed some things, but I didn't need some things right then.
I'm taking this seriously and taking it seriously looks like it's starting to work. Good for us who are. But the people shopping at Walmart aren't for the most part. Few were wearing masks. I was one of the few. The store was not crowded by any means, and there were things like paper towels and toilet paper on the shelves. I didn't need TP so I didn't buy TP. What I did need was some Lysol.
Lysol kills the crap out of everything and nobody has it. Not even online. But.... I forgort I'm almost out of my aerosol can of Lysol the first time I went down the cleaning isle. I was just happy to have paper towels. Something kinda told me to go down it again, to see what kind of cleaners they had. And lo, and behold, there was Lysol cleaner. Not in a can, or a spray bottle, but it was Lysol. In three different scents. I got the blue. As I was walking away, I heard a lady saying, "..but I can't reach that."
Oh, but I can, so I went back and asked if I could hand her whatever she was wanting on the top shelf. It was liquid gold! Spray on Lysol! There were three or four other ladies (one with her husband) and it was like playing Oprah! You get a Lysol. You get a Lysol. And YOU get a Lysol. I got one, too. Not because I was hoarding. I told you one of my first world problems is that my house is for sale. People I don't know come into my house to see if they want to buy it. I spay the hell out of door knobs and light switches these days. Coronavirus ain't got a chance against Lysol.
It was just funny. I often feel like I work at WalMart because I use the self-checkout rather than waiting in line. Today I was handing out product for the vertically challenged. But glad, as always, to be a blessing to others. We all had a pretty good laugh over the whole thing. As I left, an employee in a blue vest was on his way to put the stuff down where regular sized people could get to it.
If I was out, I'm glad I was able to find these things in addition to my trash bags, anti-freeze, and paper towels that I did need and got. I was able to get my floor cleaner too. But that's the dilemma these days, isn't it? Do I need it or can I live without it? How badly do I need it? Am I taking my life into my own hands or will I put my co-workers in danger?
Those are all things I have to ask myself when I go out. Fortunately, each time I have, I've not had to wait in line and can socially distance myself from others. I have wipes. I have things I need to disinfect so I can keep me and my peeps as safe as I can in this.
That's our new normal for a hot minute. I shouldn't have to go back for a while and the case counts in Weber County remain relatively low at the moment. That's also good news.
But peeps, please wear some sort of mask while out. It's not gonna keep you from catching it, but it will keep you from spreading it if you already have it. It helps the rest of us out. BTW I had an N95 mask left over from a home project I found in the junk drawer the other day, so they're supposed to be the ones that will keep you from getting it. I'm glad I have that to wear in stores so I can protect my co-workers and the store workers. Please do your part, too.
The house is showing today so I need to mop. I needed formula to mop. I also needed lawn and leaf bags and was down to my last roll of paper towels. My truck overheated a couple of weeks ago and I've not tended to it because that means anti-freeze that I didn't have. I've been putting off a trip to Wal-mart for a couple of weeks now. Because I needed some things, but I didn't need some things right then.
I'm taking this seriously and taking it seriously looks like it's starting to work. Good for us who are. But the people shopping at Walmart aren't for the most part. Few were wearing masks. I was one of the few. The store was not crowded by any means, and there were things like paper towels and toilet paper on the shelves. I didn't need TP so I didn't buy TP. What I did need was some Lysol.
Lysol kills the crap out of everything and nobody has it. Not even online. But.... I forgort I'm almost out of my aerosol can of Lysol the first time I went down the cleaning isle. I was just happy to have paper towels. Something kinda told me to go down it again, to see what kind of cleaners they had. And lo, and behold, there was Lysol cleaner. Not in a can, or a spray bottle, but it was Lysol. In three different scents. I got the blue. As I was walking away, I heard a lady saying, "..but I can't reach that."
Oh, but I can, so I went back and asked if I could hand her whatever she was wanting on the top shelf. It was liquid gold! Spray on Lysol! There were three or four other ladies (one with her husband) and it was like playing Oprah! You get a Lysol. You get a Lysol. And YOU get a Lysol. I got one, too. Not because I was hoarding. I told you one of my first world problems is that my house is for sale. People I don't know come into my house to see if they want to buy it. I spay the hell out of door knobs and light switches these days. Coronavirus ain't got a chance against Lysol.
It was just funny. I often feel like I work at WalMart because I use the self-checkout rather than waiting in line. Today I was handing out product for the vertically challenged. But glad, as always, to be a blessing to others. We all had a pretty good laugh over the whole thing. As I left, an employee in a blue vest was on his way to put the stuff down where regular sized people could get to it.
If I was out, I'm glad I was able to find these things in addition to my trash bags, anti-freeze, and paper towels that I did need and got. I was able to get my floor cleaner too. But that's the dilemma these days, isn't it? Do I need it or can I live without it? How badly do I need it? Am I taking my life into my own hands or will I put my co-workers in danger?
Those are all things I have to ask myself when I go out. Fortunately, each time I have, I've not had to wait in line and can socially distance myself from others. I have wipes. I have things I need to disinfect so I can keep me and my peeps as safe as I can in this.
That's our new normal for a hot minute. I shouldn't have to go back for a while and the case counts in Weber County remain relatively low at the moment. That's also good news.
But peeps, please wear some sort of mask while out. It's not gonna keep you from catching it, but it will keep you from spreading it if you already have it. It helps the rest of us out. BTW I had an N95 mask left over from a home project I found in the junk drawer the other day, so they're supposed to be the ones that will keep you from getting it. I'm glad I have that to wear in stores so I can protect my co-workers and the store workers. Please do your part, too.
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