Oh pshaw, on Mon 16 Oct 2006 06:34:41a, Lynette Hebert meant to say...

> I pop in and out of this group quite often. I will introduce myself
> again. My name is Lynn and I live in the Piney-woods of East TX. on Lake
> Sam Rayburn. I was just wondering how the people in this group that live
> where it snows alot buy your food for the winter time. Since you are
> snowed in quite often and cant get out .. how much planning ahead do you
> have to do in order to survive the cold snowy days of winter.. I myself
> live out in the woods and about 50 miles from the nearest big grocery
> store..and I still run out of major food supplies. Granted...I don't get
> snow here but do have to plan ahead to some extent because stores are
> few and far between. Anyone care to respond ? Just curious ..
> Lynn

I spent most of my life in NE Ohio, although I now live in Arizona. We
kept a freezer stocked with all things that freeze well. We kept a well-
stocked pantry of canned goods and staples. Unless we were truly snowed in
(which seldom lasted more than a day or two), I passed by more than one
supermarket on my way to and from work each day. Buying fresh items wasn't
that difficult.

When we first moved to Arizona we lived at least an hour's drive to the
nearest shopping area. That was actually worse, despite the weather. We
kept a cooler in the trunk of the car to hold frozen and perishable items
for the trip home. If it was extremely hot, we added either ice or dry ice
for the return trip.

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Wayne Boatwright
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