Corona shopping and break the chain

Break the chain is a very effective initiative that we corona carriers can take to prevent the spread of the corona virus. Everyone is a carrier at this point.

So, I went shopping and first thing, I pulled the disinfectant wipe that the store had. But there were no carts around. Due to the shelter-at-home lock down announced, the store was crowded and there were no carts at all.

I met my neighbor and colleague and I did not shake hands with them. One point for breaking the chain.

Finally found the cart, wiped the cart handle in the front with the wipe. One more point for breaking the chain.

Later on while moving the cart around, found myself pulling the cart from the other edge. I had only wiped the handle with disinfectant,not the entire cart. So I had touched non-disinfected portions of the cart. My hands had corona virus now. There are items I touched with this infected hand and put into my cart. But I am taking them home. No one else is touching them. So I can be pardoned on those say.

But there are items I have picked up, considered and placed back. For each such item, negative points on breaking the chain.

I had to buy milk and was at the freezer. A lady had opened the freezer door with her bare hand and had held it open for me. I had to hold the handle out of politeness. The virus could easily have moved from her hand to the handle to my hand. Negative points on breaking the chain.

People have brushed shoulders with me in isles. Negative points on breaking the chain.

The store associates are working with each and every one of the thousands of shoppers in the store during the day and I am taking the stuff from them. Negative points on breaking the chain.

I had not worn mask while shopping. And there is no way to social distance when you are in a store. And I could very easily have contracted a virus and have started carrying the corona virus from the day of shopping if I was not carrying already.

After the first store experience, I decided to not shop at the Indian store as planned from a break the chain perspective. Points on breaking the chain.

Thereafter,  even though we are missing eggs and Indian stuff, we have decided to live on all the stuff that we have already stocked to avoid contributing to the chain. Points for breaking the chain.

Tuesday, I did not go outside home. Points for breaking the chain.
Wednesday, I did not go outside home. Points for breaking the chain.
Thursday, I did not go outside home. Points for breaking the chain.
Friday, I did not go outside home. Points for breaking the chain.
Saturday, I did not go outside home. Points for breaking the chain.
Sunday, I did not go outside home. Points for breaking the chain.

Now, I am winning the "break the chain" game! This is pretty much the only way to win the game.  

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