We occupy an apartment in Residential Living in a retirement community. The administration here was well ahead of the curve in getting us all quarantined.
As a result, still, no one who has been living in the community has even tested positive for COVID-19.
But, there's been a price to be paid for that.
We only leave the community for medical reasons, i.e., to have surgery, keep an appointment with a doctor, or to pick up a prescription.
A few days ago, I went to Walmart to pick up a prescription and, while I was there, did some grocery shopping...
...and I observed the truth I heard predicted when the stay at home order went into effect here that...
...in a month, we'll know everyone's real hair color.
It's amazing what you see when you go out, and all the more amazing to me because I do it so rarely.
I saw, for instance, a woman about my age, who'd had beautiful, dark auburn hair, nicely styled, and, obviously, colored in a salon by someone who is highly skilled. The woman has very white roots.
Based on the expression on her face, she wasn't happy to be out in public.
(Actually, it's a bit oxymoronic to have nicely styled hair colored by someone who is highly skilled and to shop at Walmart but, then, maybe that's how you afford the expensive hair, or maybe you're not shopping at your usual high end store because you're hiding out.)
Anyway, I love having a phone with a camera. I love to document what there is to be seen. That's probably the historian in me.
But, I suspect that if I'd grabbed my phone to take a snap of my fellow customer, I would have been the victim of assault, so I didn't...
...but I wanted to...for historical purposes only, of course.
What we will have seen by the time this is over...!
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