Well, I guess, at least in one way, that things have changed for the better.
As I mentioned at the end of yesterday's entry I needed to run to take Loraine's car out to Fox Chevrolet to get its oil changed. We do this once a year whether it needs it or not. After all, both of our dads were involved in the car business (hers built them, mine fixed them) and we were (and are) constantly reminded that even though we don't drive the beast that much that we do need to keep up on the maintenance.
So like I said, we get the oil changed once a year, whether we need it or not.
Seeing as how we get it changed once a year, that means that the last time we did this particular task was at the end of March, 2020, right as the world was falling apart. And that's how things have changed for the better. When I brought the car in for its oil change last year I couldn't even go in the dealership. I had to leave the keys in the car, and then had to wait outside as someone brought it in, changed the oil, and then brought the car out. I then had to give them a credit card number to pay for it, and never once did I get anywhere near a human being.
This year, I brought the car in and sat (socially distanced) in the waiting room, where I was able to actually converse with the people who were running the service department, especially when they asked the question they always ask; namely, “you only drove 1,000 miles in the past year?”. Sure, we were all masked and sure, we were all six feet apart, but at least it was a semblance of normalcy.
Unlike last year.
Of course, last year at this time we had no idea what was going on. We had no idea how the virus was spreading and how bad it might get around here, so the precautions that were taken were understandable, especially in hindsight. Now, a year later, we're in the process of getting vaccinated against it, and rendering some of that fear moot. Sure, we're still living with Covid and sure, we're still trying to figure out how to return to normal, but a year in, as Loraine's car's latest oil change has proved, at least we're handling it a little better.
Well, as far as a car dealership goes, at least.
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