"Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
28.19...
> Oh pshaw, on Mon 16 Oct 2006 11:50:25a, Lynette Hebert meant to say...
>
>>
>> "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...
>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Wayne Boatwright
>>> __________________________________________________
>>>
>>> We don't know who discovered water, but we're
>>> pretty sure it wasn't a fish.
>>>
>>
>> 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.
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright
> __________________________________________________
>
> We don't know who discovered water, but we're
> pretty sure it wasn't a fish.
>

Three years...I know I should be use to it by now . My sister and myself
just starting shopping at Sams so we could buy in large quantities. I get in
there and think ....I don't need all this much of this .. and I usually
don't buy it...but later regret that I didn't. Thanks for your kind words..
Lynn