Life since the latest lockdown
Dec. 29th, 2020 03:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
blogcutterToday we went for groceries, for the first time since going back into a provincial lockdown. It went OK and I think I'm getting the hang of working the store. I got in and out with our 2 weeks' worth of supplies in slightly under an hour, then walked across to the Shoppers Drug Mart to get my prescription while Dianora loaded up the car and met me over there. I did wonder if I would get my full 3 months' supply of meds (which I did) or be restricted to only a month's worth, as was the case back in March.
Most things we wanted were in stock, although on some shelves the supply was a little sparse. The only thing I couldn't find in either the grocery store or the drugstore was full-sheet paper towels. I even got more cauli-crumble, which we use in tacos.
I think things may not be quite so good for the store employees. The cashier in Loblaws told me that she recently fell down trying to navigate a slick parking lot on her way to work while it was still dark out, though luckily she escaped with only a couple of scrapes and bruises. And of course, most grocery chains have already discontinued the pandemic pay premium that was put in place during the first lockdown. Here's something I found today on the CBC site:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/frontline-pandemic-grocery-gas-pov-2020-1.5851775
We've been hearing a lot about food price increases too. These days the total bill is rarely under $300 for a 2-week supply, although I've been buying some things at the grocery store that in pre-pandemic days, I might have bought at PetSmart or Bulk Barn or elsewhere. The PC points are building up quite nicely. And of course, we're not eating out or even going out for coffee any more. We're doing fine but I know many are not so fortunate.
Most things we wanted were in stock, although on some shelves the supply was a little sparse. The only thing I couldn't find in either the grocery store or the drugstore was full-sheet paper towels. I even got more cauli-crumble, which we use in tacos.
I think things may not be quite so good for the store employees. The cashier in Loblaws told me that she recently fell down trying to navigate a slick parking lot on her way to work while it was still dark out, though luckily she escaped with only a couple of scrapes and bruises. And of course, most grocery chains have already discontinued the pandemic pay premium that was put in place during the first lockdown. Here's something I found today on the CBC site:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/frontline-pandemic-grocery-gas-pov-2020-1.5851775
We've been hearing a lot about food price increases too. These days the total bill is rarely under $300 for a 2-week supply, although I've been buying some things at the grocery store that in pre-pandemic days, I might have bought at PetSmart or Bulk Barn or elsewhere. The PC points are building up quite nicely. And of course, we're not eating out or even going out for coffee any more. We're doing fine but I know many are not so fortunate.
