Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Irony in the Grocery Line

I've gotten used to lines outside Trader Joe's, but today was the first day I found one outside our main grocery store.  They're having to limit how many shoppers are in the building at once, and apparently I came at a busy time.


As if standing in line wasn't bad enough, the guy in front of me was smoking while he waited.  I was struck by the irony that we were all standing six feet apart to avoid getting a nasty respiratory disease, and someone was doing something that is scientifically proven to increase our risk of lung cancer.  I didn't want to inhale carcinogens, but I also didn't want to lose my spot in line, so I moved a few steps to the side so I wouldn't be downwind from all those fumes.  Problem solved.

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