Not sure. The hot bar at Whole Foods is open now but the indoor seating at the one near me is on a separate floor from where you shop so I haven't noticed whether it's open. I did go to Costco yesterday and people were eating indoors there.

I used to love the WF hot bar but I'm cautious now. Not necessarily because of COVID but during this time, we haven't gotten sick at all. No colds, no stomach bugs. It's made me rethink stuff I used to do.

Anonymous wrote:Setting aside the usual dull you're-anxious/you're-reckless routine: Does sporking up macaroni salad out of a tub at a plastic table next to a cart rack qualify for the word "dining"?

Hahahaha can't stop laughing PP

Anonymous wrote:I hope for employees' sake grocery stores are not reopening indoor dining. That seems like a big increase in risk for employees, unless/until they all get their vaccines.

Vaccines have been out for months. If they haven’t gotten one yet they’re not going to. Not my problem. Their choice. Don’t care about their perceived “risk” which is pretty close to zero.

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Anonymous wrote:Why would anyone want to eat in a grocery store??!??

Restaurants I understand, but to risk Covid for a Whole Foods slice of pizza is pretty sad.

It's not much of a risk if the seating area is empty. Sometimes employees are eating. Sometimes people feel like a hot snack before shopping. Sometimes people only have $4.

Utterly bizarre. These must be the same people who bring snacks for their kids wherever they go, laboring under the impression that a dangerous drop in blood sugar could occur if they can shovel in the goldfish and Pirate’s Booty anywhere, anytime.

Clearly you have not been around me when I’m hangry.

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Anonymous wrote:Why would anyone want to eat in a grocery store??!??

Restaurants I understand, but to risk Covid for a Whole Foods slice of pizza is pretty sad.

It's not much of a risk if the seating area is empty. Sometimes employees are eating. Sometimes people feel like a hot snack before shopping. Sometimes people only have $4.

Utterly bizarre. These must be the same people who bring snacks for their kids wherever they go, laboring under the impression that a dangerous drop in blood sugar could occur if they can shovel in the goldfish and Pirate’s Booty anywhere, anytime.

Anonymous wrote:It's really unproductive to categorize caution as "anxiety".

Yup. I don't know if it's just a couple of posters that always rush in to do this or if there's a whole crew, but their responses are getting embarrassing at this point. You don't need to line up one after the other in every Covid thread you see to diagnose posters asking about precautions with "anxiety". It'll be okay, I promise.

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Anonymous wrote:Setting aside the usual dull you're-anxious/you're-reckless routine: Does sporking up macaroni salad out of a tub at a plastic table next to a cart rack qualify for the word "dining"?

You’ve clearly never eaten at a Wegman’s food bar, or even at a Whole Foods food bar. I have no idea when or if I will eat at a buffet / food bar again. But I have been seriously missing those spinach soufflé thingies from Wegman’s.

On the other side, those of you who either have time to cook, mad cooking skills, or a spouse or family member to do the cooking for you really could do some thinking before you post.

My bad! How about: Does recyclable-spork-ing up three-day-old beef shreds in a zesty camouflage sauce out of a cardboard binlet at a particle-board table above the dairy aisle qualify for the word "dining"?

I mean, I've indulged in the lukewarm bar plenty of times, but I never thought of it as a night out.

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Anonymous wrote:Like Moms, Balduccis, Whole Foods? Have these stores opened their cafes? I hope not because I'd like to go grocery shopping in person but if unmasked people are eating 3 feet away from the register I will have to stay away.

3 feet as in 36 inches? Where is this happening?

OP is one of those people for whom "6 feet" is actually more like 17.

OP’s husband has convinced her that things are longer than they actually are

Me personally, I think opening up eating in grocery stores is a bad idea at this point. At least the ones where the eating part is next to the cash registers. It allows people to think “well if they do not have to wear a mask sighing there, why should I?” Right now going to the store is reasonably safe. Why increase the risk? Why not keep it to indoor restaurants where everyone going has voluntarily agreed they feel safe in that environment.

Why not wait two more months, when the vaccine is more widespread. Unless there is another reason I am not seeing. Like the workers need these ares to eat.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't get piling-on people that are very cautious. It's not hurting anyone. It's not creating more covid spread.

Just let them be.

There becomes a point at which paranoia and misinformation are dangerous. Are we there yet with this post, no. But it's a slippery slope and that's what people are responding to I think.

+1000

But I agree we are approaching dangerous paranoia with questions like OPs. And it's absolutely hurting many many people - maybe not physically, but definitely mentally.

I mean, no, not really. Cases are plateauing here and going up in other states. A vaccine for me is still months away, despite my household being in a higher risk category due to age (but not over 65). I'm at the stage where I will go into stores as necessary, but indoor dining in grocery stores really does cross a line to increased risk that I don't want to take. That's not "dangerous paranoia."

I hope for employees' sake grocery stores are not reopening indoor dining. That seems like a big increase in risk for employees, unless/until they all get their vaccines.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't get piling-on people that are very cautious. It's not hurting anyone. It's not creating more covid spread.

Just let them be.

There becomes a point at which paranoia and misinformation are dangerous. Are we there yet with this post, no. But it's a slippery slope and that's what people are responding to I think.

+1000

But I agree we are approaching dangerous paranoia with questions like OPs. And it's absolutely hurting many many people - maybe not physically, but definitely mentally.

Look, going to the grocery store is a seemingly low risk activity, especially compared to indoor dining.

If this person doesn't want to do that. It's OK. Some people are going to contract COVID from going to the grocery store. There's a reason grocery store workers were prioritized for the vaccine.

Many people drive to the grocery store and never get into a car crash. Until they do.
There's no vaccine for car crashes, but there is one for COVID.

If people are still scared to go to the grocery store post vaccination, then that is probably some sort of anxiety.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't get piling-on people that are very cautious. It's not hurting anyone. It's not creating more covid spread.

Just let them be.

There becomes a point at which paranoia and misinformation are dangerous. Are we there yet with this post, no. But it's a slippery slope and that's what people are responding to I think.

+1000

But I agree we are approaching dangerous paranoia with questions like OPs. And it's absolutely hurting many many people - maybe not physically, but definitely mentally.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't recall that the dining area in a supermarket is at the end of the checkout aisles to be 3 feet away from you as suggested.

It varies by store. There’s at least one store where I’ve shopped where this is the was the case pre-Covid.

Agree--my Whole Foods has a register line right next to the cafe. You could definitely be less than 6 feet from someone eating. However, I would just avoid that line.

Anonymous wrote:Why would anyone want to eat in a grocery store??!??

Restaurants I understand, but to risk Covid for a Whole Foods slice of pizza is pretty sad.

There!.. problem solved.

PP, my sencire apology for existence af any and all structures, institutions, places and contrptions currently in use that you don't need,

We will do everything we can to educate people in the whole wide world that you don't approve therefoer all this nonsence has to stop now.

Also a comprehensive lists of those who needs those things should be immediately gathered and resented to you so you coulr satissfy your stated above in bolded curiousity.


YES! e need to know who are those peole who need to eat in the food stores, those mothers with kids, those employerrs on quick break,..

Who are they?? And why nobody asked PP before instaling eating spaces in the food stores.

How mean.