Cavendish Update 3/26/20 Miss Manners Shopping Etiquette

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3/26/20: Miss Manners Speaks

1. Shopping Etiquette from Miss Manners

2. What’s Happened in the Last 24 Hours

3. Sanity Break

4. Events

 We’re staying at home today for Singleton’s, who is putting themselves out there so we can be safe. Bud & Mary would be incredibly proud of the work you are doing.

If you need help with shopping, a transfer station run or something else, please call the Cavendish Town Office, M-F from 9-5 226-7291 or 7292. We have a great group of volunteers ready willing and able to help you. We got this for you and each other.

Vermont is absolutely practicing social distancing. There is now a Social Distancing Scoreboard Vermont not only scored an A, with an average reduction of travel by 46%. Windsor County also scored an A, and we’ve reduced travel by 44%. The even better news is that yesterday, Governor Cuomo announced that New York is “bending the curve!!! Yes, rates are still high, but they are smaller  than the previous days for hospital admissions and new cases testing positive. "That is almost too good to be true. But the theory is given the density that we're dealing with, it spreads very quickly, but if you reduce the density you can reduce the spread very quickly," he said. The war is by no means won, but it’s good proof that social distancing works, and, we just got a “keep on keeping on.”  

As Cavendish’s most famous social distancer-Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn noted, Freedom is self-restriction! Restriction of the self for the sake of others! That is what we are doing now and why we’re doing it.

PLEASE CALL AND CHECK ON NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS. Remind them of volunteer help, particularly those who may be at higher risk due to age (60+) and/or pre-existing conditions.

1. DEAR MISS MANNERS: WHAT’S THE SHOPPING ETIQUETTE FOR COVID-19?: Gentle Reader: What the…? I went shopping yesterday for the first time in two weeks and couldn’t find one lousy roll of toilet paper, let alone oatmeal. Is there some ratio that I’m not aware of? 1 box of oatmeal to 10 rolls of TP? Really? Oatmeal is good, but not 10 TP worthy.

Ah yes, but you ask the proper way of shopping during this challenging time:

• Consider using Singleton’s service, where you call your order in and they have it ready for you to pick up. There are volunteers that can pick up if you need it.

• Shop for no more than a two weeks supply. Bare shelves are not a proper thank you to our essential workers who often shop after long hours of work.

• Respect the shopping hours set aside for those most at risk.

• Stay 6 feet apart from all humans. If the aisle’s busy, move on and come back later.

• Do not bring your own bags.

• Thank all of those people who are making it possible for you to be safe at home while they work.

For those who believe they must horde toilet paper because the Chinese production of it is slowing down, reality check, 90% of TP is produced in the United States, so give it a rest already, cause I’m tired of talking about it.  

If you have questions for Miss Manners, you can e-mail her in care of cavendishconnects@gmail.com

2. WHAT’S HAPPENED IN THE LAST 24 HOURS:

• Shout out to Neal Baron of Neals Restaurant is offering $5.00 meals. Delivered for free or curb side pick-up. We are proud to announce our "Feed a Friend For Five" Program. Every day we will have a basic offering for just $5. If you have $5, you can get something to eat. If you want to purchase food for someone in need, you can donate $5. If you are in need, you can redeem $5 and remain anonymous. This will be available for delivery whenever possible. No one 65 or older will ever be denied. In order to kickstart the program, We are donating 20 meals. Let's help each other in this time of great need!

• Is your business essential? Now that we’re in “Stay Home, Stay Safe” with only essential employees working, the question becomes, who is essential. The state Agency of Commerce and Community Development is fielding calls from business owners and managers and has set up a form on its website where Vermonters can submit questions. The exemptions include – but are not limited to – health care operations; retail entities that serve essential human needs, like grocery stores, pharmacies and hardware stores; fuel products and supply; news media; maintenance of critical infrastructure; and transportation and critical manufacturing sectors. Read the full list in the order.

• On-line & Drive By Easter Egg Hunts likely this year: Vermont’s Governor and Health Commissioner believe that the US being open by Easter is a bit optimistic. As it is, Vermont’s Stay Home, Stay Safe extends to April 15. Note that Governors are responsible for making determinations about what is safest for their state.

• Dartmouth Coach to Suspend Services due Covid-19 Passenger: Concord Coach Lines, which owns Dartmouth Coach, said it will suspend bus service throughout New England on Saturday after a former passenger tested positive for the coronavirus. The passenger was on a Concord Coach Lines bus on four separate trips between March 11 and March 16, the state Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday. The Valley News

3. CAVENDISH LIBRARY IS OFFERING THE FOLLOWING: A message from the Cavendish Librarian Kata Welch

1) Libby/Overdrive- Free e-books and audio books. Call or message the library for your card number to access. This is an app available through the Apple Store and Google Play

2) Universal Class- Bored? Test prep and other resources courtesy of the Department of Library 

3) Junior Library Guild- free high quality books for All ages.  Many of the High School Books are adult crossover.  Patrons will need to scroll down and choose the grade level.  Many of the high school books cross over to adult reading very well.

Also for our Facebook peeps.  I am doing daily story times on the library page.  I am reading a picture book, a chapter of a David Rosenfelt book and “Pippi Longstocking.”   I have copyright permissions for all.

4. SANITY BREAK: Try some Qigong today to reduce stress and anxiety. Really like this free video.

5. UPCOMING EVENTS: Go to dgBody Works  for classes that are being posted via Facebook live. Take a new one, do an old one. Stay fit and healthy. Class schedule for the week.

Thursday 5:45 pm Meditation (Lori)

Thursday 6 pm Yoga for Healthy Bones (Lori)

Friday 7 am Bootcamp (Denise)

Saturday 8 am Yoga Pose of the Day (Lori)

                       Staying home for Patty, Bob Kirkbride and Singletons

                      The Longer you delay, the longer we stay

 Have a Heart -stay home or 6 feet apart. 

                        Stay healthy to protect yourself and Cavendish.

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