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Collected Item: “Grocery Shopping in a Pandemic”

Give your story a title.

Grocery Shopping in a Pandemic

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

Photograph

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

My son and I grocery shopping at Trader Joe's in Castro Valley - everyone knows the drill, you find the marker on the ground to tell you where to stand so you're 6 feet behind the person in front of you. You wear your mask. The line goes fairly quickly, and I've never heard anyone act entitled or complain. (note: I submitted this but I think the photo didn't attach)

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

#groceryshopping, #traderjoes, #socialdistancing, #essentialservices, #sanfranciscobayarea

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Colleen Arnold

Give this story a date.

2020-03-28
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