Went to do a big final shop for my elderly immunocompromised parents (I am immunocompromised too but better me than them - plus I can shop fast and know how to protect myself) who had thought they had appropriately stocked up but who underestimated their food needs once they couldn’t eat out any more. Figured I’d better do it now than in a week or two when their cupboards were almost bare or stores were packed like they were last Friday.

Sprayed down a cart completely with Lysol that I got outside before touching it (with gloves) -went inside and prepared for bare shelves etc. Was shocked to see it seemed with few exceptions everything was almost fully stocked (and stuff like toilet paper was in process of being restocked) and the few shoppers there seemed to be doing their usual small daily/ weekly shops. Even saw a woman leave with an infant in a carrier.

It was so surreal that aside from a sweet little elderly lady also wearing disposable gloves I seemed like the only one even remotely aware of what is going on in the world. We’ve had over a dozen confirmed cases in my county so it’s not like people haven’t heard.

So. Weird. And so glad I don’t have to go out again.