Credit where it's due?

I have to say that the first few days of lockdown this time have passed surprisingly smoothly in my corner of the world of supermarket retail. Whether it’s because we’re familiar with it all from Spring, whether it’s because the restrictions aren’t quite as severe as last time, or whether it’s just a collective sense of decency, people generally seem to be behaving themselves and treating each other with respect. The ‘All In This Together’ attitude seems to be winning out over the ‘F**k You, I’m Looking Out For Myself’ one. We’ve had a few individuals trying to buy enough toilet roll to see a troop of scouts through a bout of dysentery, but they’ve been exceptions. Mostly, shoppers are buying what they need to see them through the next few days, rather than stockpiling whatever the latest internet scarefest is telling them will be running out soon.
As I wandered around the store this afternoon, there was dried pasta, milk, eggs, sanitary products and handwash to spare. Back in the last two weeks of March, you were more likely to see an albino Yeti on a shelf than a bottle of Carex. So something is different this time, and I applaud it.

RC 10-11-20