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My condolences to your wife and the family. I hope it wasn't too painful for him. Mom's been texting me today and apparently my grandma on her side and the rest of the residents in her home are on big time monitoring because a couple of their staff have tested positive. She's in her own room now vs having a room mate which, yay she gets some peace and quiet but she's been a bit more confused on a couple things. Word is we're supposed to be getting vaccines in WA state between the 14th and the end of the month. I hope it's true.

Yup, exactly that style of thing. Our only issue we seem to have is reading the temps for some staff, like coming up slightly lower than normal like 94ish or so. Or if you have thick bangs it won't read the forehead so one of our baggers I was holding his up to show him how to use it and the photo had my hand in the shot. XD

Latest update on holiday restrictions. Which is no surprise. Soooooooooo being done with people. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/gov-inslee-extends-covid-19-restrictions-on-gatherings-restaurants-gyms-to-jan-4/ On a side note we have a new device at work for screening when we clock on. Just a podium that we or a vendor press a button, agree/disagree whether we are feeling any said symptoms, then line up with the camera and sensors so that it takes our body temp and confirms we're wearing a mask. Takes a photo when we clear it and prints it on a sticker to wear on us when we start our shift. Pretty simple and I kinda like having something to prove to me and customers that our staff are being safe as we can be.

I get the dread. If everyone from your family has been being safe and isolating, plus not all cooking together and whatever other precautions you all take before and during dinner I hope it works out okay for ya. I should talk with my mom about possibly doing a window visit if they're still doing it with this weather for my grandmother since we won't be doing Christmas this year. I had today off (thank the fucking gods) and we still have TP and stuff when I left yesterday morning and it was load day. And it was pretty quiet for the most part until near the end of my shift around 11a so hopefully people are actually trying to listen to this lockdown a bit. I work through the next 4 days and have 1 day off the day before Tday so let's hope it's decent. Also I've heard from friends that have bought bidets the first round earlier this year that it was best investment they've made.

Work was actually kinda okay yesterday. Friday was the worst of it from what I told some of you folks on Discord. Sat and Sunday were a notch less circus shit and just busy af but with a couple people willing to come in early and a football game it made it tolerable. We had our limits posted at the checkout and the aisles from Friday night and I was shocked that most people were behaving about them (especially the TP) and we still had plenty of wipes and stuff when I left around 4pm yesterday. Meanwhile I'm seeing in my feed how surely enough everywhere else had run out in no time, like wtf are other places just not enforcing them like they should?/Didn't get a load when it happened?/Or just that many panic shoppers? I seriously don't get it when again, we're not that big hard core lock down this time. Legit the only 2 things that heavily are supposed to effect in this 4wk lockdown is food places not having indoor dining and people can't have big groups for fucking Thanksgiving. And if you are going to have people over not in your household, keep it to five people and make sure they quarantined for 14 days or had a negative results 72 hours before that. IT'S NOT THAT HARD.

Pfft that is the ONLY thing I think that was stupid to do only because unless you have someone stationed at each end of every aisle or rope it off in a way to make them go one way like fucking Ikea. It ain't going to be followed. Fuck even I can't follow it when I have Scan Maintenance shifts because of the order I have to go when pulling old tags off and putting up new ones. We had some customers that would rage during first lock down, had to peel off the arrows at one point when our floors were getting waxed. Then put new arrows and other stickers on and most of them have ripped up on their own accord so pretty pointless now. Some people try to be honest about it though, but then like Nelle said, you have the folks that are totally unaware about space and personal bubbles. So loss loss situation there.

We've had to do the occupancy thing before so we have an electric counter that we had a courtesy clerk stand by the doors and count with while sanitizing carts that come back in. It wasn't too much issue last time but I think the only difference will be that it is the holidays so we may have some issues. If so that's what the store director is for. Oddly enough people were actually behaving with the limits we already had posted since Friday so unlike everywhere else, we still had shit in stock. So hopefully today will be the same. We also still have all of our new hires that we hired the first lockdown so we're checking in with them to see if the new lockdown effects them. (Like hair salons and what not can still be open unlike last time it's just restaurants, bars, and that sort that have to close their dine in areas and to delivery or to go) The funny thing is this isn't a full ass lockdown like last time. It's a mini version to keep people from being assholes during the holidays. Whether people won't have big turkey dinner gatherings will be the main thing. If it doesn't work this will probably be extended through Christmas instead of just the 14th of Dec.

I always joke about how this is why I'm never going to be a manager there because my patience for the ignorant and stupid keeps thinning like a moon phase and it's not enough pay for that BS. But this is definitely a main reason, and if I ever did become one it would be the final push to getting fired because I'd finally lose the last of my filter at 1 dumbass and be fired. So much of this is frustrating that people really are willing to let others die because they can't go to the fucking movies or that their lives are "on hold because of the flu". My normal vices to help me destress are cut off from me (not talking about the faires but just the few face to face hang out with friends over watching movies at their place and just being in the moment) is taking a huge toll on me mentally. I had to call my best friend to vent about work because I wanted to hear a fucking voice and not just read texts and I could hear my own voice breaking trying to talk and not break down crying. I'm trying not to chew out my room mate over every little thing at home from being pent up at home. I can't fucking remember the last time I got to physically touch and hug my parents since the beginning of this year. All because of all these fucking asshats.

Yup, I was right. One of my managers has a BF who works for Costco and his work got an email stating that our Gov and the president of the Washington Food Industry Association met up regarding the new restrictions for the holidays. * All indoor gatherings are prohibited, which they don't know how that's going to be enforced just yet. * All restaurants and bars dine in areas are to be closed, outdoor service is limited to five people and to go orders can continue. * All delis and salad bars will be to go only, no indoor seating allowed for those that are in stores. * Our Gov will be updating guidance on mask restrictions, which will clearly indicate that stores and other customer facing businesses will have a choice to restrict all non mask wearers in the store and provide other options for providing food and essential products. * Occupancy in all retail will be limited to twenty five percent for all grocery and convenience stores. They expect this to take effect Monday, which means it's either been announced my our Gov out in media or will soon tomorrow. So probably still going to have issues with non mask wearers in my work that we're already having. And people are going to be even more angry and hate our Gov for those that already hate him and tried to vote against him in this election. If I die of kidney failure from drinking my stress away it was great knowing you guys. edit: Announcement goes live tomorrow morning. https://www.king5.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/governor-jay-inslee-washington-state-new-restrictions-covid-19-coronavirus-spread/281-6aa36caa-8201-43ff-94de-127737049b8a

We almost had a fight happen in the check out yesterday from someone not wearing a mask and claiming they "had a medical reason" for not wearing it. My manager was able to diffuse it quickly but I can tell this is going to get ugly fast if it keeps up in the next couple weeks. My work's CORP is not enforcing kicking people out for not having a mask even if they claim that, we have to let it go and not press the matter. If it gets to a point of calling my Store Director, then she handles it. Otherwise "customer service all the fucking way as always". We also got mad rushed yesterday that reminded me of how the first round went before hard lockdown. I left around 4pm last night and the lines were long af. When I came in this morning and glanced at the registers and some of the aisles I saw that there was an email sent with a list of items we're limiting again ahead of things so it's only a matter of time before our Gov will have us shut down or have different restrictions this time. Right now all he's done is make a report with his wife to encourage people to keep celebrations to within the household, follow other guidelines if you do have a gathering, wash hands etc. trying to let people do their thing if they can else he's going to make the hard calls again. This is so fucking stupid that people just can't fucking listen.

I had a lady checking out through my line earlier today and before handing me what would be already filthy cash. She reaches under her mask to LICK her finger to separate out her bills and hand it to me. I made a big show of hand sanitizing my hands in front of her before taking out her change and placing it on the counter and NOT in her hands. One of our new hires is out for 10 days since she might have been hit. One of my friends posted that someone close to him got hospitalized for Covid. Another customer I had was buying some groceries and a gift card for their neighbor because said neighbor recently lost a relative to Covid and wanted to support them. And my coworker had a Trumpette coming through with a scarf around their neck and not over their face saying "Won't it be great that we don't have to wear masks anymore one Cheetoh's reelected and has no idea why people are still freaking out over Covid because there's cures for it now." When my coworker tried to ask him to put on his scarf/mask over his face he claimed "he couldn't breathe with it on. She didn't want him to not breathe right?" I'm so fucking fed up with this. I hope these ignorant asshats get Covid. I don't care anymore. Purge them. I want another lockdown now. Oh and NOW there's a possible outbreak of measles that hit our big airport area sooooo ya.

Better safe than not.

Well this is no surprise for my state, and are people going to actually be smart and safe for Thanksgiving? Nope. They're going to continue to be selfish assholes because "they're over Covid" and going to overwork us like usual and infect more people leading us into a 2nd lockdown. And they're going to blame our Gov again even though they're the ones being selfish. https://www.king5.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/washington-state-health-officials-warn-of-accelerated-covid-19-transmission/281-b8267ce8-72e0-46bb-bd69-899774f7c6a5 Also ComicCon announced that they'll be rescheduling for first week of Dec in 2021 here instead of March like they normally have it. We'll see how many of us are alive by then.

My upstairs neighbors put out a small bucket and a Trick or Treat sign on the end of our stairwell. Which is fine since their old neighbor moved out a couple months ago and it's still empty, my neighbor across from me has a yappy dog and I ended up not doing anything since we hardly got any treaters in the past. And then when I went to the other building to the laundry room to run a load this morning I found one of the tenants pumpkins got smashed up at their door. By the time I came back to clean it up and leave a note for them she had already put the smashed bits in a bag and was scrubbing the floor. She told me that she and her daughter were awake around after midnight, heard the smashing happen outside and then the jerks knocked on their door. They didn't open it of course but it was disappointing for the tenant since she said there's never been an incident here on Halloween before. I saw similar issues some friends post about whether they did the bucket social distance option or the candy chute, mostly teenagers. Covid aside this is why we can't have nice things.

Make it like easter and do a Halloween bucket hunt in the house/yard? Or just have some indoor fun with halloween kids movie marathon/stories and baking goods! There's a lot more to Halloween than just running around in costumes and candy. Room mate's GF is offering to make dinner tonight for us so I'll be making my new traditional dessert, blooming baked apples.

I don't work since it's the end of my partial vacation. Debating on whether I want to go candy bag route since we don't get a lot of kids through here anyways. But will definitely be doing movie marathon and snacking. And enjoying the Halloween Full moon.

I would have just left if they made that much fuss, fetching the masks or not. Fuck that. I won't deny that I'm thankful that my family dealings just pertain to my parents, my brother and GF who live outside their house and only come in when they need laundry done or a shower (trailer water heater is small) and they are all safe. My dad does what he can for my grandparents there and my mom and aunt do window visits to my grandmother on that side and check in with their nurses. No other big family shit. I'm so sorry you all have to deal with this shit when IT'S NOT SO HARD TO PUT ON A FUCKING MASK. It drives me nuts seeing families at work not be safe or not fully safe so Idk how you can all have the patience for this.

Ya needless to say I'm dreading working this Thanksiving and Xmas. While I know my friends circles will be smart and my inn e r family. (Haven't hugged my parents since this shit started but I make sure to have my hands washed/sanitized when I go see them and usually stay out of the house unless I have to go in, and then I don't touch anything I don't have to) But I know my customers are still totally forgetting that we're in a pandemic when they ask us why we can't give rainchecks for out of stocks or why we aren't getting certain things in. And our crowds are just nuts because labor hours are still getting cut. My family hasn't been doing Thanksiving last couple years and I'm sure room mate will just go to the GF's family and they are doing things safe, Xmas will be the only thing my family also doesn't do this year since my grandma on my mom's side can't leave her facility anyways and window visits will probably slow down with weather getting colder. So work will be the biggest suck about this holiday, ComiCon sent out a survey email about face to face events in 2021, which was just the same type of questions asked about comfort levels and rank options about testing and requirements about 7 different ways Highly doubt they'll be able to have any Cons in spring anyways so totally worthless.

Congrats on negative results guys! Saw a couple of friends share this article, so ya Xmas is going to fucking suck. I honestly can't decide what pisses me off more. No maskers I see at work or those who have a mask on but it's under their chin and I ask them to put it on all the way. It's legit not fucking hard to wear one and if you're going to pretend that you're not a total no mask asshole as least wear it right. https://www.knau.org/post/scientists-confirm-nevada-man-was-infected-twice-coronavirus

Our weather has been getting colder and wetter around here. We even had thunder and lightning around today with strong winds and a couple days ago. Today 1 coworker had to call out because she was possibly positive so she has to be out for 10 days, we might have another one (cashier) but Idk fully on her yet since she 's mostly prone to bad migraines in general but my manager says that she might be out for the 10 days as well. And apparently now my stores pharmacy can now administer mouth swab tests for Covid that take about 4 days to process (which i wouldn't know how trustworthy that might be vs the up the nose test but at least it's an option for some)

Liiiiiiiiiiike Florida and NOW Tennessee!!!! What with them lifting all their partial rules. Time for their version of the Purge I guess.

I had this lady at my check out earlier today. She was pointing to a guy that was at the Starbucks kiosk with his mask on his chin and was going on about not wearing it properly and gesturing with her arms like "Will you DO something about it?" So obviously I can't leave my checkstand because we're busy so I ask my manager as self scan next to me to say something. Which she did. But then there was apparently another guy walking behind the lines with same thing and the customer is going off about that. And then back to ranting about the first guy because while my manager did go ask him, he went and sat down at one of the Starbucks tables (which we brought a couple back out on the floor and spaced out for social distance ) and proceeded to drink his coffee, so mask was back on his chin. Like, lady. There's only so much I or my manager can do when we're busy and I'm stuck in a checkstand ringing up YOUR order. As much as I would like to walk about with a "bitch wear your fucking mask" stick all day because I feel the same way about lazy mask wearers. It can't be done .

While I want to agree I know for a lot of the smaller run businesses were the biggest hit taken from the beginning of shutdowns. No matter how much you can set up for pickup or delivery or buy gift cards to keep them hopefully afloat, even with whatever financial aid they could try to apply for, a lot of places like that end up having to close permanently. I've seen a lot of it here already in downtown Seattle. Keep the big chain companies closed down where they can since they can afford to imho. And while our current Gov was slow to act on things, a lot of the stupid masses are acting like it's all his fault when they should be directing that at the orange muppet.

I hope for you guys it isn't. For now our Gov updated what's happening in some areas. *Convention centers, event centers and the like are now allowed to hold gatherings if certain ones can't be held remotely, but that means that it can either beat 30 percent capacity of said center or 200 people max. So until said otherwise any big Cons from now that haven't been canceled til early spring won't be happening. *Updated requirements were put up for commercial airports * And have extended the tuition waiver proclamation through beginning of Nov. I haven't heard too much about school related stuff yet but it's still early and we are about half remote and half in person depending on which school district and area. One of my managers is fairly confident that this will blow over after Nov because even though she does believe Covid exists...she feels that the numbers aren't as bad as it's claiming to be ( despite that we hit 200k in the US now ....) So...ya....it's hard keeping my opinions to myself on some topics especially around management. At least that particular manager will allow you to say your feelings and respect them even if she doesn't fully agree. edit: Now that I'm looking at it, Our casesses might be heading to a 2nd wave ourselves. https://www.doh.wa.gov/Emergencies/COVID19/DataDashboard

I totally feel you on that.