It's all over but the fireworks

I found it a bit strange that one of the only open checkout counters on the second floor was in a completely hollowed-out department. I mean, this was February 2020... in March 2020 or later, it might have made sense, since it would have allowed for more space to spread out, but in February, I doubt many people even had heard of "social distancing"! And to keep on that whole topic, the fireworks picture (or at least that's what I think it is) in the bottom left reminds me of the first sign us Seattleites had that 2020 was going to be a weird year -- the cancellation of the annual Space Needle fireworks show for the first time in my lifetime, due to high winds. (Unsurprisingly, the 2021 one didn't happen either, not even as a TV-only thing.)

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