On Mar 5, 7:10*pm, Lynn from Fargo Ografmorffig >
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> On Mar 5, 6:42*pm, "dejablues" > wrote:
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> > "Lynn from Fargo" > wrote in ...
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> > > We're supposedly getting a Trader Joe's grocery less than two blocks
> > > from my apartment. *Right now, *I can't even walk to the closest
> > > stupid market or *"real" convenience store. The little corner drug
> > > store sells late dated milk $4 a loaf wonder bead and is not open
> > > after 5 pm or at all on Saturdays and Sundays.
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> > > Will this be a good thing? *Do you shop Trader Joe's? what do you
> > > like? what don't you like? How's the meat? fish? produce? selection?
> > > Lynn in Fargo
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> > I like their frozen fish a lot, especially red snapper. My faves are their
> > salsas, nuts, chocolate, and frozen ethnic and ready-made foods. We once had
> > a *TJ raspberry torte on shortbread crust at a friends house that was
> > absolutely wonderful.
> > Their soaps *and shampoos are pretty good too!
> > I used to drive quite a ways to get to a TJs but one opened up down the road
> > last fall. :-)
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> Thank you all!
> I'm betting that we will not get wine or liquor but that's OK as there
> is a package shop a block in the other direction. Not sure what they
> will do about pre-packaged produce as ALL *of our other stores
> (including Mall Wart) are you pick with a few exceptions like boxes of
> mushrooms and cherry tomatoes. All the other stuff will be bulk.
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> We do have two good health food stores and 2 big ethnic markets (Asian/
> African/Balkan/Hispanic) 8 to 10 blocks away. *From late June thru
> early October there is a 3 day/week Farmer's *Market on the edge of
> downtown and some other street vendors in a big bank lot on Saturdays.
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> This is a good neighborhood for prepared/frozen stuff, organic and
> ethnic because housing is on three strata: *subsidized housing and
> cheap cheap efficiencies, then in the middle are the graduate school
> types NDSU Art & Architecture and Business Administration are
> downtown. *That's mostly 3 or more guys/gals sharing a 2 to 4 bedroom
> apartment at $700 - $900 a month. *Rest is condos that START at
> $200,000 and go to $500,000. *Who the hell *is going to buy a half a
> million dollar condominium in FARGO fer chrissakes? *For that I want
> my OWN POOL!
>
> Lynn in Fargo
> In a teeny tiny HUD diability accessible, fifth floor, one bedroom
> apartment with the same (nice) view as the $$$Condos across the
> street. *heheheh

Oh yes, forgot to mention that my building is haunted. Sometimes the
late great Peggy Lee walks the halls singing. Not kidding! She got
her start singing in this hotel when she was still Norma
Eckstrom . . . "is that all there is? . . . "