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In response to "So a trip to the store, we had discussion on which is better. One person going or two people going. We decided two people was better" by Bacon

That is... poor logic though. You are doubling the chances of one of you getting it. -- nm

Posted by Spawn Mar 28 '20, 12:22

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Either one person in the store for 20 minutes or two for 10 minutes. Her list and my list are very different, so different parts of the store. Each - Bacon Mar 28, 12:24 10
- The problem is entry, checkout and exit. -- nm - Spawn Mar 28, 12:25 9
  - Last time I went to Trader Joes they were handling that as well as they could IMO - JD Mar 28, 12:31 1
    - We had squares on the ground to limit distance. You didn't advance until the person in front of you left. -- nm - Bacon Mar 28, 13:32
  - What if the infected person comes in at minute 15 and we are out already because we were in only 10 minutes. Like I said, we could be wrong I admit t -- nm - Bacon Mar 28, 12:25 6
    - Being in and out faster exposes us to less people. -- nm - Bacon Mar 28, 12:26 5
      - Since you're in different parts of the store, you're exposed to more people overall. -- nm - loosilu Mar 28, 12:47
      - it exposes others to 2 of you instead of one. -- nm - Andie Mar 28, 12:32 1
        
        This is true. Something we didn't think abo7ut -- nm - Bacon Mar 28, 13:31
      - Unless you halve your time in the store, you've increased exposure-man-hours. -- nm - Reagen Mar 28, 12:29
      - But twice the exposure. And what if your excelerated shopping rate catches you up to an infected? -- nm - Spawn Mar 28, 12:28

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