yup, lots of places closed. I went back to work march 9, only to get laid off on the 19th..well, not really laid off, as I wasn't on the books just yet...the boss called me Monday from Omaha, told me to bank my hours for now, and stay on unemployment.
this morning, my boss paid out all of the banked hours owed to any employee- I wish I had more than 60 hours...
yesterday, was at a grocery store to fill up prescriptions, get a few items, then go home for a few weeks....the boss and 3 other guys are on their way back from vegas and ida grove, driving... not sure if they will make it over the border before it closes (they should get thru anyways, being canucks returning home)
there are lots of empty shelves at the local grocery stores. limits on buttwipe and hand sanitizer. ( if any can be found)
on Wednesday, by 4 pm, Wal-Mart was out of milk, eggs, flour, beans, rice, butt-wipe, paper towel, napkins, and other items- they had a list printed on their doors as you walked in, stating what they were out of.
local brewery has shifted its production of ''spirits'' ( moonshine ) to ethyl alcohol, to mix with aloe vera gel, and making hand sanitizer that it is handing out free of charge. ( I tried their moonshine, it tastes like rubbing alcohol- nasty stuff ! )
small town gas war near my house, 59 cents/ liter. $32 to fill the trooper from BELOW E...! nice !
if everybody works together, we can beat this. stay inside if you can, limit your exposure to other people and public places, WASH YOUR DAMN HANDS FOR MORE THAN 20 SECONDS WITH HOT WATER AND SOAP, use paper towel to dry your hands, not the germ spreading air dryers that are getting way too common....
just great, I get to spend more time at home, fixing stuff...