We don't use salt in our water softener, we use potassium chloride, as it's better for sensitive skin issues. We needed to top up the tank. OK, off I went online. It's the only way. Last time I went to get some (pre-COVID), they gave me salt. There are only so many stores that carry it.I found it available in Carleton Place. OK, it was ordered it for pick-up.
They sent an email Wednesday, saying it was ready to pick up. We weren't going into CP until Friday, and they kindly sent a reminder Thursday that it was waiting for me. I KNOW! I KNOW!
You never know how long this online stuff will take. Seed companies are saying a two-week (or more) delay, for example. That's the same with pre-ordered groceries.
I printed the email, and off we went. On the way through Perth, we spotted the walking track they are creating on the old Darou Farmland <= I documented the farm house deconstruction on this parcel of land, as they tore down the old stone house. They had an issue with swallows nesting in the shed. The shed remains. They are endangered. I'm not sure what happened with that! (I asked our local paper editor. She'll find out!) It'll be nice to have a walking track out in the open. JB's been walking around our property, but the bugs will be out soon.
Made it. It seemed really busy. We arrived about 2:45.
As we headed out, a line-up for beer!
COVID Shopping from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
Poor JB went into Barnabe's on Sunday, for the 7 a.m. senior's hour. A couple, white trash, in their 20's coughing with runny noses. They were ignoring the directional arrows on the floor, and physical distancing. The dude was 6'+ and intimidating. It is scary times for everyone.
Cottage Country Visitors
Citiots still don't get it! |
| shoppers in Merrickville |
And the laughs continue...
Our education minister is suggesting educational staff volunteer in long-term care, with the high infection rates and death tolls. All the while, teachers are supposed to be doing F2F with all students. That just isn't going to happen. Kids are sharing family computers, parents are working from home on said computers, and there is too much pressure on families as it is.
