Mount Pleasant Magazine Documenting Covid-19

61 www.CoronavirusMag.com | www.ReadMPM.com | www.ILoveMountPleasant.com feature showing, asking that if anyone has been or is feeling sick that they do not show a house. Some homes have gloves or hand sanitizer by the door. I have been wiping down all door handles, keys, lockboxes, anything that I touch, and trying to stay six feet away from the client. Some sellers have declined showings, offering video tours instead. It’s a different world right now.” The home improvement and construction industry has remained on the essential list and vendors have instituted new practices when attending to client needs, such as wearing face masks and ensuring distance when technicians enter homes. Stores like Lowe’s and Home Depot have remained open as essential and have taken to limiting the number of patrons in the store at any given time, closing entry points and re-directing aisles so shoppers only can travel one way. Big-box stores like Costco and Sam’s Club have limited the number of shoppers and require guests to wait outside once they reach capacity, then allowing only a 1:1 entry to exit. Across the region, floors in grocery and drug stores are marked with tape indicating safe distances for standing in line. Social media has become a key player in keeping people connected, not only to each other but also to keep abreast of what is happening with local businesses in their region as well. In an effort to entertain, enlighten and keep their name in the public eye, Bulldog Tours, known locally for their culinary, history and ghost tours, began offering virtual tours every day on social media. Another creative response came from local distilleries as they began making hand sanitizer. Firefly Distillery, which has business

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