As NJ continues it's gradual reopening, shops are reappearing. Post Office shops are plentiful. Gas stations are back. 5 Guys and some other fast food places returned. Fine dining is not around yet. Restaurants are still outdoor dining only here. Banks (Blue Bank) are back, but there's no way I'm making an appointment to chat in branch about those ridiculous requests and then leave without doing anything about it while taking up the banker's time and having to deal with Covid worry.
We have seen a dramatic improvement in our state compared to March and April. We've been masking for months now and it's become common to see people with masks on their face or in hand, if walking alone. I do have to chuckle at those wearing masks in their cars alone.
Since NJ was hit so hard early on, people took this much more seriously, (I mean, it was really bad..ambulance sounds daily...hospitals only taking Covid patients, people well-known in community dying) as opposed to those down south. I have family in SC and in talking to them, it was more or less life as usual back in March-June. I tried to warn them and now look what's happened.
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The more I learn about people...the more I like my dog..
Mark Twain