Banks need to protect their hand sanitizer

Lew Stults is stepping down after decades of public service

On my morning walks I notice hair stylists at work as early as 6:15. They open early to beat the heat, since they can only cut hair outside.

It’s time the governor rescinded that Coronavirus mandate, if he truly wants to “follow the science.”

A study posted July 17 on the Centers for Disease Control website reported on what happened at a Springfield, Missouri, salon in May.

It states that two stylists with COVID-19 spent at least 15 minutes with 139 people — with everyone wearing masks — and none of the clients got the virus.

The article makes the point that masks work.

It also seems clear that with proper precautions, hair salons are safe and should be allowed to operate.

There were a few articles in the press early in the pandemic about people having bizarre dreams attributed to virus fears.

I haven’t heard about this phenomenon lately. Nor have I had any weird dreams lately, though I did in the spring.

In my dreams these days, I see people and have conversations, but no one is wearing a mask.

Perhaps it is a subconscious longing for a post-pandemic return to normal.

Meanwhile, a fellow in Iowa apparently took virus prevention so seriously he broke into a bank — and stole only hand sanitizer.

According to the website The Smoking Gun, quoting the police report, the man “used a tool to smash the glass door” of the bank around 12:15 a.m. He then “entered into the lobby area and stole the hand sanitizer from the bank. He then fled.”

Court filings did not reveal the street value of the hand sanitizer, the site reported.

While reading about the hand sanitizer thief, I noticed another gem on The Smoking Gun.

It seems an 82-year-old Florida man (There’s that Florida man again!) was arrested for driving under the influence after he wrecked his car in a one-vehicle accident.

He was uninjured. Who was to blame? Not the driver — President Donald Trump!

The octogenarian said he “was watching President Trump on TV, then got really mad at what he said,” and started consuming vodka after enduring the president’s remarks.

The president drove him to drink.

There are probably juries in this country today that would acquit based on that defense.

My friend Lew Stults decided not to run for a third term on the Antelope Valley College Board of Trustees, wrapping up decades of public service to our Valley.

Lew wants to relax, enjoy retirement and travel with wife Karen.

A Navy veteran, he served on the Lancaster School District Board, worked as a local representative for former Congressman Buck McKeon and served as emcee for countless community events over the decades.

I first met him in 1980, when he was raking the infield at the Park View Little League to get it ready for a playoff game.

Lew has made a mark on the AV. And it’s a good one.