Daily Archives: April 16, 2020
Less and Less . . .
Needing some groceries, and Jan not having been out of the rig since last Saturday, we headed out for WalMart about 1pm,
And it looks like less and less people are worrying about using masks, just a small minority, and I saw no one wearing gloves this time. And although the rope entrance lines were still up at WalMart, people were just bypassing them and walking straight in and out. And nobody was stopping them.
And looking at the news around the country, more and more people are starting to rebel against some of the overly-strict rules. One web article talked about the rise of petty tyrants all around the country.
For example Calvert County Maryland is proposing that people only be able to shop for groceries on certain days depending of the first letter of their last names.
Or the two churches in Greenville, MS where the police raided two drive-in Easter church services and gave people $500 tickets (later dropped). And then there’s the governor of Michigan who started declaring some items sold in WalMart as essential and others as non-essential.
I’ve seen PSA’s on TV telling you to use your time at home to plant a “Victory Garden’, but Gov. Whitmer banned the sale of plant and vegetable seeds. Or the people decided to use their stay-at-home time to do some home remodeling. But the governor banned the sale of many building materials.
Or it you want to do a little solitary recreational fishing out on the lake, you can only do it in a canoe, or kayak, not any kind of powered craft, even if it’s electric.
And with all the kids at home needing things to keep them occupied for your sanity, let’s ban Arts & Crafts supplies, and of course, Toys & Games. That makes sense, right?
And, unfortunately, it’s not just the governor. A Michigan judge has issued an order authorizing a county health officer and police to arrest and jail anyone they suspect of being sick with the coronavirus.
So, let me get this straight. They’re letting real criminals out of jail to protect them from the WuFlu, while throwing WuFlu sufferers into jail. Yeah, that makes sense.
Well, all these draconian rules garnered the governor a big protest where 3000-4000 cars clogged the streets of the capitol to vent their frustration.
To paraphrase Star Wars, “The more they tighten their grip, the more people slip through their fingers.”
And then there’s the county in Montana that wants residents to wear pink armbands to be allowed to shop in local stores. At least it’s not a Yellow Star.
Yikes!
Before we left the WalMart parking lot, I put in a online order to the Black Bear Diner right across I-45 to pick up on our way home.
I got my favorite Bacon Cheeseburger Salad,
while Jan tried something new, their Roasted Turkey Dinner.
Both as good as the inhouse versions.
Thought For The Day:
I’ve gotten to the point where I go to the airport even if I’m not flying anywhere. A guy just needs a good pat-down once in a while.
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