The Dreaded Walk to the Walgreens
By RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (81392)
Daytona Beach, Florida
March 21, 2020 8:39pm CST
With everything being said about this virus and with all the things written online I went to the Walgreens today. Nothing in my neighborhood had changed. The streets away from the main streets were empty as usual with shuttered houses and for sale signs. However, my mind was filled with a warning about this virus and I expected a huge green monster to step out from behind a palm tree with coronavirus written on his chest. Nothing like that happened. People were shopping at Walgreens, the toilet paper aisle was empty and the frozen food section had nothing to sell. Usually, near the cashiers people would stand one behind the other waiting their turn. Now they have a blue masking tape to mark where you have to stand to wait your turn. Other than that I returned home this time thinking that monster might be following me. It just shows what kind of imagination I have.
In the photo is all I saw on the way
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@marguicha (224172)
• Chile
22 Mar 20
I´m glad you did not meet the monster. Still, it is a problem when a big supermarket is out of essentials.
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@much2say (56655)
• Los Angeles, California
22 Mar 20
Ah, I think many of us can relate to that! Here it is calmer than it was, but still the people are out and about. In the stores, there are lots of empty shelves. I discovered the tape marks now too. It did feel like someone like the boogie man was hovering around me and everyone else - and that he's not going to go away anytime soon.
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@RasmaSandra (81392)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Mar 20
I was actually glad that the streets were empty @much2say so I could get there and back in peace and the sunshine felt good
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@much2say (56655)
• Los Angeles, California
22 Mar 20
@RasmaSandra I would rather see the streets more empty here . . . that way we know everyone is doing their part. I'm glad your experience was pretty good 
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@RasmaSandra (81392)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Mar 20
I got most of the stuff I wanted @JudyEv and since there was no toilet paper I was lucky to get a huge pack of napkins guess no one wanted those
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@RasmaSandra (81392)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Mar 20
They're not closed yet but they say only ten people in one area of the beach and to keep 6 feet from one another @CarolDM which is rather crazy but I will walk on over at the end of this new week and see what is happening.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
24 Mar 20
@RasmaSandra Stay safe out there.
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@happylife1 (13404)
• Karachi, Pakistan
22 Mar 20
ah........what is going on..........ah.....let us pray our world be once again as happy as before.............cant see such situation...........i can feel such stucking.
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@divalounger (6153)
• United States
22 Mar 20
Hang in there Rasma! Stay well and safe
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@RebeccasFarm (90757)
• Arvada, Colorado
22 Mar 20
I am sorry Sandra..I know how this is.
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@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
22 Mar 20
I wish the CVS had tape marks a man came and stood right behind me, freaked me out!!
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@RasmaSandra (81392)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Mar 20
That is odd that they don't have them someone else here also wrote they saw the tape marks @BelleStarr that was why I was also glad the streets were empty
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@wolfgirl569 (109304)
• Marion, Ohio
22 Mar 20
Glad no monster jumped out and grabbed you.
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@RasmaSandra (81392)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Mar 20
I heaved a sigh when I left home and heaved a sigh when I returned @wolfgirl569
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
22 Mar 20
Our fellow humans are all too often the real monsters.
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@LindaOHio (183675)
• United States
22 Mar 20
I'm glad the huge green monster didn't get you. Stay safe and healthy.
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@andriaperry (117394)
• Anniston, Alabama
22 Mar 20
I do the same thing, LOL. no monster.
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@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
22 Mar 20
This reminds me of the deserted cities shown in the movie Resident evil
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