Five Things I Witnessed in Grand Junction Due to the Coronavirus

Don't take it personally. As with the case I witnessed this morning, this is a directive from the company bigwigs. Cashiers cannot take cash or change directly from your hands, and won't hand it back to you. They are instructed to place money on the counter.

You'll notice some coffee shops and restaurants no longer have condiments placed out for customers to get themselves. If you want coffee creamers, ketchup, etc., you'll have to ask the clerk.

Please don't take this one personally. Again, the discussion I overheard this morning involved a corporate exec instructing a local restaurant manager that the door handles had to be disinfected every ten minutes.

This has been going on for a few weeks. Recently, the old "elbow bump" or the "knucks" have become perfectly acceptable forms of greeting one another.

This is certainly nothing to be taken personally. Last night, at a rehearsal with a 16-piece big band, we set up with five to six feet between each member of the band. Historically, this band would set up as tight as possible. In this case, the group took up an entire band room. Nothing personal, just a precaution.