Pete and Kelli’s social distance day 17
31st March 2020
I needed some stuff from the DIY store so I ordered them on line and waited for the pick-up time.
We had agreed to deliver the desk to the customer in Grand Rapids. This was a bit outside our free delivery area but we wanted to close out the month, so off we drove.
We stopped off on route to get more paint, but when we pulled up it was closed, we had missed our window of opportunity.
It was pleasant to get out from our isolation for a couple of hours, and it was noticeable quiet on the roads.
We found the customer’s house and unloaded it into her garage. She came outside to look at it, and was so happy with what we had done.
We then drove back heading straight to Lowes to pick up my supplies.
It felt quite strange going in after a couple of weeks. There were now plastic anti- sneeze screens to protect the staff, and standing zones marked on the floor.
Kelli had come in with me because we needed the paint. She had not been in a store for over three weeks, and was uneasy about it.
We spent the shortest possible time in the store rushing out breathing in the air trying to purge our lungs of the stale store atmosphere.
We had survived.
I continued working on sanding a small dresser and staining even more tops.
I prepared some timber for tomorrow’s jobs, and carefully did-assembled a drawer ready for some repair work.
Another Lifetime to go 