So what’s the story behind all those shipping containers sitting in a cordoned-off section of the Albany Fred Meyer parking lot?
Maybe this is the solution to the shopping cart problem that has plagued Albany and presumably other towns as well.
As you may have heard, the government has started distributing free N95 masks, some 400 million of them, through pharmacies and supermarkets. On Wednesday, a kind employee at Albany Fred Meyer asked if I had gotten mine, and when I said no, she handed me three.
On the first day of Oregon’s new law on grocery carry-out bags, the answer is that yes, as I had supposed on Monday, part of it will rely on the honor system.
You have to admit there’s a certain amount of suspense over how Albany retailers will handle the legislature’s ban on plastic carry-out bags, which takes effect Wednesday.
Only about six weeks are left before single-use plastic checkout bags are banned in Oregon. Better stock up while you can. Because soon you’re going to have to buy substitutes for all the uses for which you now get plastic bags free.
On Sunday afternoon, encounter in the rain
What do you do if you find a couple of ducks hanging out behind your car in the parking lot of the Albany Fred Meyer? Ask them to hold still for a quick photo, of course.
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