Oh pshaw, on Mon 16 Oct 2006 11:50:25a, Lynette Hebert meant to say...

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> "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
> 28.19...
>> Oh pshaw, on Mon 16 Oct 2006 06:34:41a, Lynette Hebert meant to say...
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>>> 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
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>> 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.
>>
>> --
>> Wayne Boatwright
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>>
>> We don't know who discovered water, but we're
>> pretty sure it wasn't a fish.
>>
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> I have to do the very same thing. Forget the ice cream .. it doesn't
> work
> well. I truly love living here on this lake and I wouldn't trade it for
> the city ever again but there are some things I just cant get use to
> doing and shopping for food is one of them.

How long have you lived there, Lynette? It took me a couple of years to
get used to the new routine of shopping. After that it wasn't too much of
a bother. We have sinced moved closer into town, and there are five
supermarkets within a ten minute drive.

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Wayne Boatwright
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We don't know who discovered water, but we're
pretty sure it wasn't a fish.