lock down shuffle

 

now I thought we were crazy with some restrictions here, what with the banning of self service car washes and internet cafes in convenience stores. Not so much a restriction but my favorite are the teams of people wiping down power poles in the streets. What? You don't remember the great power pole licking epidemic of early to mid 2020? It was rampant!

It could be worse. You could be living in Wales

so these are the rules for stores selling multiple types of products. As of 6pm on Friday, 23 October, there are now restrictions on what products may be sold in stores. Other products can only be sold through delivery services, online, by telephone or mail order.

What can be sold.The products and services which can be sold (or hired out) in stores are any products which would normally be sold in

Food and drink retailers (including off licences)

Newsagents

Building supplies and hardware stores

Pharmacies and chemists

Bicycle shops

Petrol stations

Garages and vehicle hire businesses

Post offices, banks, building societies and similar

Pet shops

Agricultural and aquacultural supplies shops

Livestock markets and auctions

Batteries, light bulbs and rubber gloves that would often be sold in other types of shop that are allowed to remain open such as petrol stations and newsagents – they may continue to be sold.

The rules state: "Businesses which would normally sell a range of products in their stores may only sell those items which fall into the categories above.

"This is likely to mean some areas of stores should be closed to customer access. It will be important though for such stores to manage access to different categories of goods in a way that ensures customers and staff can circulate safely within the store.

"Some products may need to remain available to avoid creating unnecessary constraints on a mixed product aisle to the safe circulation of customers."

What can't be sold.They advise that certain sections or aisles of the store must be cordoned off or emptied, and closed to the public.

As the main categories, those parts of a store selling

electrical goods

telephones

clothes

toys and games

products for the garden should be closed to the public – and these products should not be sold.

Dedicated sections selling home ware products should also be closed.

Home ware includes utensils, crockery, furniture, bedding and decorative objectives for the home

The Welsh Government added: "Products that can’t be sold, but which are normally located among goods that can be sold, should ideally either be removed or sealed off, preferably the former."

"Where these products remain on the shop floor, shops should make it clear to customers that they are not for sale. We expect shops to ensure that these products are not sold, though enforcing this rule need not necessarily be the responsibility of “front line” staff such as those working on the checkout."

so the simple practice of preparing scrambled eggs from scratch is impossible when trying to merge the egg, the whisk, the spatula, the plate and the pan from the same store

I'll leave it to your own imagination as to the combinations of possible prohibitions

the one that floored me had to do with Halloween costumes that were cordoned off.  

but you are in the store. as far as monumentally stupid restrictions go, we are babes in the woods.