As The COVID World Turns
This is a new world that requires lots of something, I just have no idea what it is. Two weeks ago one of our employees went home sick from Taylors. I was concerned and we limited our hours and allowed customers to only order online. He finally got tested 5 days later to find out he was positive 3 days after that, so we closed Taylors for the remainder of the two weeks from the time he went home sick. Meanwhile, my daughter’s best friend tested positive and we had my daughter get tested. She didn’t find out until well past the 2-week period that she was negative. So when I call to get all my employees and myself tested, Kaiser basically says your results won’t come back in time so we don’t recommend getting tested. So now of course I think I feel funny but have no real symptoms, then Tuesday night late I start running a very low fever. No other symptoms, so I run downstairs to sleep in the family room, naturally, my daughter is right above me talking on the phone until 1:00 in the morning. Next morning I wake up and feel just fine. Now, what do I do? So I stay home for the next 4 days, to complete the 2 weeks. Honestly, I have no idea what is the right thing to do because tomorrow I could pick up a contaminated piece of paper and get sick, and start the 2 weeks all over again...
Jul 27 - Aug 2
A friend of mine recently told me I should say nice things about my darling children. So here is a nice story of my kids telling the truth.
As you know there is a shortage of change at the bank, so I remembered we had a big jar of change in the laundry room. I went to get it and found it missing. So I asked the kids and they all said they did not take it. Then my wife went to get out a large box of Oreos and we found that 10 out 12 packages were missing, and again they said they didn’t take them. Then I went to get the strawberry jelly and found it half gone with a spoon still in the jar. Again my children said they would never do such a thing. So isn’t this a nice story of true honesty. Of course, I would believe my darling, wonderful, honest children, wouldn’t you?. When I told my wife I believed the children, she suggested that I take that cognitive test.
Jul 20 - 26
Barking and Masks
Let’s talk barking first. So it seems or I am told my daughter has taught our parakeet to bark like our inside dog. I was quite stunned to hear this barking sound and see the dog sleeping. My daughter took full credit, but I think the parakeet is trying to one-up the dog.
In the middle of this pandemic that is destroying so many people and businesses, we business owners have to tread water so as not to piss people off. I am sorry I said Piss, that is totally inappropriate, but I am pissed off. So many people do not want to wear masks and believe this is a total hoax. I got into an argument today with a woman who thinks this is all concocted up by the opposing party. The other day I had an equipment man come in mask-less delivering and installing a soft-serve machine. After he was there for a while I handed him a mask and asked him to wear it. I hadn’t paid him yet and so he put it on. When he was leaving I happened to walk out the back door only to see him rip it off and throw it on the ground next to our back door. Folks it is only a mask to help us get through this mess. It doesn’t need to be political but we business people have to be oh so careful not to irritate people ( is that better?). I just wonder if we will all get along when the pandemic becomes more manageable.
OK, so at Taylors in Loomis with this soft-serve machine, we are adding nondairy Dole Whip with alternating Pineapple and Orange flavors. If you feel like a drive, come try us out. We only let one party in at a time to order and we do prefer you to use a credit card over cash, and of course, you have to wear a mask to enter.
Thanks, folks. When this is over, I hope to buy everyone a beer or a Dole Whip.
Jul 13 - 19
“Family time is that wonderful experience where the family gets to spend time together. I feel so lucky to be able to be with my kids for about 4 months now. Who could have possibly dreamed of such a wonderful scenario?” This was written by some deranged parents that actually like their kids.
My daughter decided this morning we should go for a walk on the Johnny Cash Trail, by Folsom Dam. This is a fancy long trail however we had to drive a couple of miles just to find a place to park. When we finally did and we got on it we found it was this paved bike trail that had no shade and was mostly going uphill. My wife and I look at each other on this hot day and are trying to figure how to get out of this.
Just the other day we were walking when my daughter overheard a parent telling their children how sick and tired they were of their children. My wife and I thought the parents to be very brave to tell their children the truth. If only we were.
Ok, so we are still serving outside and to go and so far it has been good. I wish I knew what the next step would be but that is life right now. Everyone hang in there.