Wed Mar 25, 2020, 04:56 PM

TalenaGor (1,058 posts)

interesting thing at the grocery store yesterday

Parkland, Wa (between tacoma and spanaway)
after I went and browsed the half empty store - at check out the cashier said the military came, gave them all papers stating they are authorized to come to work - she said they were told they must keep the papers on them when they leave the house to go to work....

this is all just so nutz....

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13 replies	Author	Time	Post
interesting thing at the grocery store yesterday (Original post)	TalenaGor	Mar 2020	OP
Wow. First I've heard something like this.	pat_k	Mar 2020	#1
Yes, no domestic travel unless authorized	Lars39	Mar 2020	#2
Not surprising	Sherman A1	Mar 2020	#3
My dispatcher gave me a similar letter the other day,	A HERETIC I AM	Mar 2020	#4
My wife works in an essential industry	gratuitous	Mar 2020	#5
Yesterday	Ohiogal	Mar 2020	#6
The National Guard was activated in Washington state a few days ago...	PoliticAverse	Mar 2020	#7
Pretty common	onenote	Mar 2020	#8
My husband got a travel letter	ekelly	Mar 2020	#9
So if people are allowed to go to the store to go shopping,	Flaleftist	Mar 2020	#10
Sooo...the cops are just going to be stopping everyone to check for these papers?	Tipperary	Mar 2020	#11
I work at	ellie	Mar 2020	#12
When I lived in WA state	customerserviceguy	Mar 2020	#13

Response to TalenaGor (Original post)

Wed Mar 25, 2020, 04:58 PM

pat_k (9,292 posts)

1. Wow. First I've heard something like this.

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Wed Mar 25, 2020, 05:00 PM

Lars39 (25,118 posts)

2. Yes, no domestic travel unless authorized

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Wed Mar 25, 2020, 05:00 PM

Sherman A1 (38,958 posts)

3. Not surprising

I know our local grocery folks have been given something along those lines.

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Wed Mar 25, 2020, 05:00 PM

A HERETIC I AM (22,716 posts)

4. My dispatcher gave me a similar letter the other day,

along with the key to the truck I was going to drive.

It was from the Postmaster Generals Office in DC.

I work for a US Mail contractor.

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Wed Mar 25, 2020, 05:01 PM

gratuitous (77,388 posts)

5. My wife works in an essential industry

They issued authorization letters to carry with them at all times. According to my wife, that was at the request of the mayor. Maybe it's just getting ahead of developments, but maybe there's something else coming down the line.

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Wed Mar 25, 2020, 05:02 PM

Ohiogal (23,411 posts)

6. Yesterday

My son came home from his job at the grocery store and showed me a sheet of paper he’d been given at work, stating that he worked at xxxx and was authorized to be out. Signed by his manager.

I had the same thought. So crazy....

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Wed Mar 25, 2020, 05:09 PM

PoliticAverse (25,995 posts)

7. The National Guard was activated in Washington state a few days ago...

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/22/trump-activates-national-guard-in-california-new-york-and-washington-state-to-fight-coronavirus-outbreak.html

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Wed Mar 25, 2020, 05:12 PM

onenote (37,132 posts)

8. Pretty common

I represent telecommunications companies and their technicians, who have to be out in the field securing, repairing and maintaining the operation of networks are considered essential personnel. We've drafted letters for them to carry in case they are stopped in a stay at home jurisdiction to establish that they are permitted to be out and about.

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Wed Mar 25, 2020, 05:14 PM

ekelly (417 posts)

9. My husband got a travel letter

from his employer, as well. They said it’s to minimize hassles in case employees are stopped going to or from work.

Maybe employers are anticipating stricter enforcement of the stay at home rules.

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Wed Mar 25, 2020, 05:15 PM

Flaleftist (3,470 posts)