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2026-06-14 13:28:59 UTC

Michael W Lucas :flan_on_fire: on Nostr: Biked to the local grocery store to get bananas and bread. Put on my mask before ...

Biked to the local grocery store to get bananas and bread.

Put on my mask before going in thinking "It's Sunday morning. Almost nobody's here. Why do I bother?"

A crowd of folks right inside the door, Brownian shuffling like extras in a computer game. Okay, maybe there are people here.

Get my stuff. Go to cashier. Pay.

Bagger lets out giant sneeze, then another. "Sorry, I'm loud." Wipes his streaming eyes.

Ah, yes. That's why I'm masking.

(Yes, I know. Nobody working as a bagger can afford to be sick, because America.)