So while all this is going on, we've had some projects that we're trying to finish on the house. Not sure if I mentioned it or not but we did a bunch of work in our kitchen at the end of last year. It all looked really dated (honey oak cabinets, really old countertops that were busted up in a few places, etc.). We had a carpenter come in and add crown molding to the cabinets and added a bunch of molding to the island to make it look more like a piece of furniture than a basic couple of cabinets slammed together. Then we had quartz counters put in. Then we had a painter come in and paint it all white. We replaced the stove (went from gas to electric), replaced the fridge that was basically falling apart after 14 years, and replaced the microwave with one that was about half the height (which I didn't know existed previously and it's amazing!).
Anyways, the last piece was backsplash. We haven't been able to find a tile that we like but did a lot of online shopping and found one and ordered a sample and we really like it. Oddly enough, we got it from Home Depot as a special order.
I had also placed an online order for some of the materials (mastic, sealer, etc.) and went to Lowes last night to pick it up. It's really weird because I haven't really been anywhere but the grocery store since this all happened. About half the people had masks, half didn't. All the registers now have plexi-glass everywhere and a lot of the staff were wearing masks and/or gloves. I think most of the people there to shop didn't really give a shit about any of it. I did notice as I was leaving that they apparently hit some sort of capacity because they were stopping people from entering until someone left. I guess that's new? There were a lot of cars in the parking lot so I know there must have been at least 100 people inside.
I had my wife with me but she stayed in our car. I wore a mask the whole time but not gloves. We went to a park afterward for a long walk which was nice because the weather was perfect. Again, about half the people had masks, the others seemed oblivious.
This whole thing just seems odd and only half-followed. Granted, we went to an area where I expected less people to be following guidelines just because the general IQ over that way is probably a good 20 points lower than other surrounding cities... but still.