Liberal San Francisco Bay Area bans reusable grocery bags

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https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2020/04/01/its-come-to-this-liberal-san-francisco-bay-area-bans-reusable-grocery-bags-1270319

 

SAN FRANCISCO — In the latest sign of how dramatically the coronavirus pandemic is altering the social landscape, even the liberal San Francisco Bay Area this week banned reusable grocery bags as a sanitary measure, dismaying recycling advocates who say durable sacks should still be allowed at stores.

The provision was among a host of lifestyle changes imposed Tuesday by six Bay Area counties in a rewrite of their first-in-the-nation March 16 order that required millions of residents to shelter at home. The counties have been credited with taking early actions that may have helped slow the spread in California.

[TBoneTX 43,059]

Paper bags kill trees; plastic bags choke sea life and foul the environment; therefore, carry out everything in your hands.

And if it's worth less than $950, steal it.

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1 minute ago, TBoneTX said:

Paper bags kill trees; plastic bags choke sea life and foul the environment; therefore, carry out everything in your hands.

And if it's worth less than $950, steal it.

In my younger days my Mother and Grandmother realised that one thing I was good at was carrying shopping bags and so I garnered a lot of experience, and they did not use disposable bags, for the life of me I forget which ones they did use.

[laylalex 7,247]

Well, we're still allowed to use reusable bags down here but we need to do bagging ourselves if we do. It's such force of habit that I always bring some in with me (I have a few ones that crush down very small in my handbags), so I use them. I don't mind the bagging but the first time it happened last week I was like: you expect me to bag for myself?  And then I thought, wow, nice privilege Layla.

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3 minutes ago, laylalex said:

Well, we're still allowed to use reusable bags down here but we need to do bagging ourselves if we do. It's such force of habit that I always bring some in with me (I have a few ones that crush down very small in my handbags), so I use them. I don't mind the bagging but the first time it happened last week I was like: you expect me to bag for myself?  And then I thought, wow, nice privilege Layla.

But you lived in the UK?

[Dashinka 23,248]

14 minutes ago, laylalex said:

Well, we're still allowed to use reusable bags down here but we need to do bagging ourselves if we do. It's such force of habit that I always bring some in with me (I have a few ones that crush down very small in my handbags), so I use them. I don't mind the bagging but the first time it happened last week I was like: you expect me to bag for myself?  And then I thought, wow, nice privilege Layla.

Yes, if I worked at a grocery store, I would never touch a reusable bag.  They are cesspools of germs.

[laylalex 7,247]

23 minutes ago, Boiler said:

But you lived in the UK?

I did, but it was a long time ago. I freaked me out at first! I thought: are you waiting for something?   Oh dear.

 

I unlearned the good habit of doing for myself.

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12 minutes ago, laylalex said:

I did, but it was a long time ago. I freaked me out at first! I thought: are you waiting for something?   Oh dear.

 

I unlearned the good habit of doing for myself.

There really ought to be compulsory training as a entry requirement.

[laylalex 7,247]

16 minutes ago, Boiler said:

There really ought to be compulsory training as a entry requirement.

Entry to the UK? Not a bad idea. That and understanding how to queue properly, with stoicism but also a little bit of commiserating moaning. Also plumbing issues, like the ins and outs of specific toilets: is this one I have to give a bit of a jiggle on the handle? Or showers: do I need to wait 10 minutes for the water to heat up?

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So many things, driving on the right side, not talking on Public Transport, peas, the list is endless.

[Randyandyuni 2,682]

4 hours ago, laylalex said:

Entry to the UK? Not a bad idea. That and understanding how to queue properly, with stoicism but also a little bit of commiserating moaning. Also plumbing issues, like the ins and outs of specific toilets: is this one I have to give a bit of a jiggle on the handle? Or showers: do I need to wait 10 minutes for the water to heat up?

Go to the Philippines, they love to “fall in line”, they queue like ducklings 

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44 minutes ago, Randyandyuni said:

Go to the Philippines, they love to “fall in line”, they queue like ducklings 

and the Koreans cut to the front of the line.

[Steeleballz 7,550]

6 hours ago, Dashinka said:

Yes, if I worked at a grocery store, I would never touch a reusable bag.  They are cesspools of germs.

 

    Don't people wash them? 

[90DayFinancier 910]

6 hours ago, Dashinka said:

Yes, if I worked at a grocery store, I would never touch a reusable bag.  They are cesspools of germs.

Mine are vinylized and I wipe them down frequently, but still there are risks not worth taking today.  I am more concerned about what is on that conveyor belt that has had communication with the world. I hope there is a UV sanitizer underneath there.

[Steeleballz 7,550]

5 minutes ago, 90DayFinancier said:

Mine are vinylized and I wipe them down frequently, but still there are risks not worth taking today.  I am more concerned about what is on that conveyor belt that has had communication with the world. I hope there is a UV sanitizer underneath there.

 

  I use mine if I go in the store, but I always load them myself. I don't ever use them for anything that would obviously contaminate, like meat etc.

 

  I still think using grocery pickup (if possible) is a better option for avoiding exposure. More important to avoid people than grocery bags, IMO.

Edited April 2, 2020 by Steeleballz