Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> On Sunday, February 26, 2017 at 11:57:58 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> > jmcquown wrote:
> > >
> > > On 2/26/2017 9:38 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> > > > "jmcquown" wrote in message news > > > >
> > > > On 2/25/2017 4:43 PM, Ophelia wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> Hmmm I don't like shopping either and only go when I have to
> > > >>
> > > > I don't like shopping either. I mostly buy clothes online. I don't buy
> > > > food online but this is why I have a separate freezer, so I don't have
> > > > to run to the store all the time. For fresh fruit and veggies there are
> > > > a couple of farm stands nearby. The grocery stores are much farther
> > > > away so I do a stock-up trip about once a month.
> > > >
> > > > Jill
> > > >
> > > > ======
> > > >
> > > > Pretty much the same as me) I don't buy food online either because I
> > > > want to choose what *I* think is the best, not someone else's idea of
> > > > what is best
> > > >
> > > >
> > > There is no food I could buy online which would be fresh. I keep some
> > > canned goods in the pantry and dried pasta and dried beans. But I don't
> > > want to buy an entire case of canned whatever.
> > >
> > > When it comes to fresh food I want to select my own. I've encountered
> > > more than one situation in my lifetime (in many different grocery
> > > stores) where the check-out person at the grocery store had to ask me,
> > > "what is this?" (Artichokes immediately spring to mind). Much more
> > > recently, I was shopping for leeks. When I inquired, the young man who
> > > was stocking vegetables in the produce section asked, "What's a leek?"
> > > Oh dear.
> > >
> > > To give them some credit, when I was checking out I was asked if I could
> > > find everything I wanted. No, you don't have leeks. The young man who
> > > was bagging my groceries said, "Um, couldn't you use scallions?" No,
> > > but close! Maybe *he* should be working in the produce department
> > > rather than bagging groceries. He at least had a general idea of what I
> > > was talking about.
> > >
> > > Jill
> >
> > Aren't leeks the creatures that get on you in the stagnant waters in
> > southeast asia and other places?
> >
> > ;-D
>
> Good one. There are those sorts of leeks in Michigan. I've had 'em
> stuck to me.

There are many lakes in Maine that have leeks. I read that in a book
about the Appalachian trail