We have a few Menard's in Missouri, but they are few and far between. It's the go-to home improvement place in NW Iowa and SE South Dakota where I'm from. My cousin has worked there for 25 years and she told me their policies are universal. She's had a few confrontations with people who choose to NOT read the giant sign in the front of the store as you walk in!

Our local big-box stores seem to be pretty good about maintaining proper distancing.

One thing here in BC that differs from much of Canada is that our health officials have not released infection and death figures for individual cities and towns, just for health regions. I think that's a good policy. Nobody gets overconfident, nobody starts getting slack. We know it's out there, we know there have been a couple of hundred cases on Vancouver Island, but we don't know if it's in our own backyard. Best be safe and wear the mask, wash the hands, and keep 6 feet apart.

Yeah, unfortunately there was actually a couple physical altercations between customers and employees over the mask policy. I really don't get people sometimes, well most of the time if I'm being honest

I don't either, Trail!

Thought this was rather amusing....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZsfy8AD_S0


By the way has anybody actually run out of toilet paper??????????????

I like that copper!

I have not run out of toilet paper but notice I'm not being quite as frugal with it again.

Copper, my daughter in Fla and my sister in Arkansas both did for a short period of time.

Like oldbroad I haven't run out, but am not being quite so frugal with it. A friend posted a picture of a grocery shelf about 1/2 stocked with TP. He said, "Toilet paper is returning to its natural habitat. Nature is healing itself!"

copper, that YouTube video is very funny.

Hi, although they have relaxed somewhat the restrictions here in Ontario, some IDIOTS is Toronto crowed the beach , Our Priemier Ford was angry and so were we, Relax = does not mean Pill On like Idiots. Take it easy, baby steps, if we want to get back to NORMAL, Patience is Needed, I know it is not FUN, my wife and I have not yet been able to settle in out beautiful tiny cottage as yet but we are waiting and hopefully soon we can relax at our cottage.
So, repeat, patience, follow the distance rule and Soon we will be able to get back to Normal, at least until the NEXT......

Same here Starcom. I'm all for relaxing things and some of the restrictions have been really stupid. But we are all about following the guidelines and only went out briefly for the first time in 9 weeks Friday night. Then the idiots here crowed beaches and bars over the weekend. They are being cautioned to self-quarantine for 14 days, but they won't. My COVID ICU nurse next door said her hospital is preparing for a 2nd wave much worse than the first.

Starcom, I saw that in the news. Sheesh. Hugs crowds. Looks like it happened in Montreal, too. Haven't heard of too many crowds here in BC but it could happen any day now that the weather is glorious again. Some people just can't get their heads around it, I guess, but it puts other people at risk and it needs to be curtailed.

We have a massive deck so last night we had two couples over for a BYOBooze and food barbeque party-at-a-distance. That was the first social gathering we've had in months.

Hi hagatha, good to see the BC people are so far behaving.

Ah!!! must have felt GOOD to finally have some form of social contact, I hope you and your friends enjoyed yourselves.

Take care and stay safe all, and again, patience and one baby step at time and we will beat this..

We will indeed, Starcom! One step at a time!

We do see everyone individually as we shout from a distance, but it was nice to have a small group in one spot. We're all very good friends here in the neighbourhood.

I like that kind of neighborhood, hagatha!

I feel sorry for our pup. She's gotten big enough now that she could safely socialize and even rough-house with the larger dogs around the neighborhood, but we're all practicing social distancing with our pets as well. There's a couple down the road with a golden who we keep running into on walks. The lab is really well behaved and just starts to wag her tail when she see Rukia who responds in kind. Now when we pass their house and she's outside they exchange a light "ruf!", stare at each other for a bit and we're on our way. I can tell the lab would be a really good play date for Rukia.

Poor pup. She'll be so excited when she can finally meet some other dogs, though.

I've always felt bad for my cat. I think she would love to meet some other cats (my last cat taught me that some of them are very sociable with each other), but right now one is all we can handle . She's an indoor who goes for walks outside on a leash, but when she sees another cat through the window she goes nuts, pounding on the glass and meowing. She had one cat friend once, when we were staying in a house back in Vancouver for John's first surgery. He was a big ginger who came over whenever he heard me out with my girl and behaved himself very politely given that she couldn't exactly play like a free-range cat. They also used to gaze at each other through the window. Sort of like a feline Romeo and Juliet.

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I haven't had any issues with Amazon's delivery times throughout this whole period of Coronavirus lockdown. There have been a few things I ordered where I have had to wait a few extra days, but I have also received orders the next day. All in all the difference in delivery time has been quite minimal.

I agree with you, Marian. It all depends on what you’re ordering. There’s clear information re: items that may be delivered at a later date. And if something is currently unavailable, this is also clearly noted. We’ve experienced very few times when an order wasn’t delivered promptly, or at least within a reasonable amount of time. Things may have been slowed down at the beginning of the lockdowns, but I don’t see any unreasonable delays right now. Of course, some items are in still in short supply. But that’s a supply chain issue, not Amazon’s fault.

First world,problem. 🙄

Some deliveries were halted due to rioting and looting here in Chicago, including from Amazon. Maybe something like this is happening where you are family?

i am still waiting on Wayees Miniatures Soda Bottles Dollhouse Accessories Mini Food Wine Bottles for Dolls LPS and LOL Dolls Art Crafting Decoration Kitchen Birthday Cake Topper Prop Christmas Ornament (Pack of 12), and NWFashion Miniature Drinks Bottle (26pcs Mix), from amazon, which i am not worry about, my hubby is waiting for a packages.

family shared info re: possible shipment delays due to the virus suggesting that Amazon can’t keep up. It appears to me that she copied and pasted part of her post. If delays are due to rioting in certain areas, still not Amazon’s fault. But maybe I misunderstood the problem?

Yes, I'm sure it's what you said Sparkle. Supply chains etc. Businesses being closed or not at full capacity, including Amazon. None of it Amazon's fault.