Social Distancing.... Or Not
While not many are wearing masks, everyone in Indiana seems to intuitively understand the concept of social distancing. Shoppers stay respectfully away in the produce aisle. Doors are held for me while standing as far from the opening as possible. Park goers ask permission before they take the next swing. That wasn't the case when friends ventured out to a Marriott property in Northern California. They'd been secluded for all of Pandemica. She's immunocompromised and was unwilling to take any chances. But there was a new baby and family they hadn't seen so he researched the policies of the various hotel chains and determined that Marriott, his usual choice, seemed the safest. He was sad to discover that reality was far from the ideal. In order to access the elevators, they had to cross the lobby. That's the case in most hotels - you walk in the front door and cross to the reception desk, then waltz across the lobby to the elevators. My fr...