Tuesday July 3rd 2024

Today’s weather was a clone of Monday right down to the threat of storms early that didn’t materialize. The storms held off until 9PM. During the day the temperature climbed into the mid nineties with plenty of humidity and very little wind. The feels like temperature made it to around 105 degrees Fahrenheit.

Tomorrow is a holiday with most everything open, but for some reason I was operating under the theory that stores would be closed until Monday. I went grocery shopping at Walmart and bought more than I usually do. The supply was intended to last until the world reopens. I know this is all wrong, but it does represent my behavior.

Walmart was very busy. The food section looked as busy as the day before Thanksgiving. All of the aisles were full of regular shoppers, Walmart online pickers, and stock people refilling the shelves. In some areas it was very congested. At the checkouts an interesting inversion was happening. The self service lanes had a long line, but all of the “assisted” checkouts were open and many didn’t have any line at all. Given my impression that there was no shopping for a while I spent more on groceries today than I can remember.

Walking around the RV resort this afternoon I spotted more instances of Independence Day decorations. There are more instances of small American flags placed near some of the resort buildings. It is nice that they are decorating, but these little flags look a little strange.