Sheldon Martin wrote:

> On Sun, 23 Aug 2020 18:41:55 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
> > On 8/23/2020 11:50 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> >> On Sat, 22 Aug 2020 22:07:26 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >> snip
> >> Our diet has changed. Because I'm only supposed to shop
> >>> once every two weeks,
> >> snip
> >>
> >> We covered your "I'm only supposed to shop
> >> once every two weeks" here, in rfc, many months ago. You may shop
> >> whenever you want to, no one is checking on you. I know that you
> are >> going out of your home for other reasons more than once every
> two >> weeks. You don't get it -- it is advised that you limit your
> travel >> from one place to another unless necessary. It has nothing
> to do with >> food shopping.
> >> Julie, you have the same shopping opportunities that others in the
> >> Pacific Northwest do. There is no food shortage now. You can find
> >> all varieties of raw, fresh meat and all goods now just as you
> could >> before Covid-19.
> >> You are sounding silly
> >> Janet US
> >>
> > I don't think she understands anything about what's going on.
> > There may be some supply issues (Just Mayo, anyone?) but that's a
> > store problem, not a government mandate. As far as I can tell,
> > there is no law saying anyone in the state of Washington (and
> > specifically Snonomish County) that people are only allowed to shop
> > once every two weeks.
> >
> > Jill
>
> And even if I only wanted to shop just once a month when that mayo or
> anything else I wanted was at the store I'd buy 2-3 to put on a shelf
> at home. Julies only shortage is brain cells.

There is no law about it, just recommendations.

Because we like fresh fruit and veggies, 2 weeks is about as long as we
go between trips to the grocery. The rain and heat was all messed up
here for my container garden so cropped little. Some green stuff, but
well past flower and set fruit for the year. Even the lettuce died out
this time.

Carol