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LIR: For all you dudes on b2 who shop cheap at supermarkets: THere are very, very few supermarkets in inner cities. it's a serious problem. -- nm

Posted by loosiflu (aka loosilu2) Jun 7 '09, 14:28

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I will agree with you on that. In the Portland Metro area most Wincos are in the suburbs. - Redmond Jun 7, 14:34 63
- and where there is no safeway, then what? -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 14:35 62
  - Albertsons, Safeway, Kroger are all the same deal. I use Safeway as an example only because I worked for them, and was a rep for products found in - Redmond Jun 7, 14:38 59
    - what part of "no grocery stores" am I not getting across? -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 14:38 58
      - I saw a news story about how so many stores are shutting down in the NYC area. Especially the ones close to public trans. - 'lia Jun 7, 14:40
      - So nobody can get food? Wow, no stores? -- nm - Redmond Jun 7, 14:39 56
        
        This was my problem when I was living in DC. - Rich Hill Jun 7, 14:48 11
        
        hey, that's not Soviet Safeway, it's SOcial Safeway. (I think) - loosilu Jun 7, 14:50 9
        
        My friends in DuPont Circle called it the Soviet Safeway because whenever you needed something, it wasn't in stock. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jun 7, 14:51 8
        
        Hey are we seeing Transformers 2 at Cinetopia? Guy says he can go on June 24th (which is a Wednesday) - Redmond Jun 7, 14:55 3
        
        I can't see it that Wednesday, but I can see it on Friday. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jun 7, 15:29 2
        
        It's better for me on a weekend too. Friday at Cinetopia then? - Redmond Jun 7, 15:31 1
        
        Yes, -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jun 7, 15:43
        
        it got much better after you left - dug Jun 7, 14:52 1
        
        I know it did. - ReluctantCynic Jun 7, 15:14
        
        from googling, I think your way is more common. -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 14:52
        
        interesting. -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 14:52
        
        Stupid eff'n auto-nick. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jun 7, 14:49
        
        Consider that they may not have cars. -- nm - mara Jun 7, 14:44 36
        
        my grandmother didn't have a car and she walked to get groceries almost every day to feed 8 children. It can be done -- nm - CQ Jun 7, 14:46 34
        
        There are a lot of Americans that are lazy. There I said it. I see people in Africa walking 10 miles to get a fucking jug of water. - Redmond Jun 7, 14:53 18
        
        much as this whole thread is a little retarded, comparing a subsitence existence in africa to anything in the developed world is beyond the pale. -- nm - mafic Jun 7, 14:56 5
        
        heh. heh -- nm - CQ Jun 7, 15:03
        
        Not really. I bet they would trade places with any of us in a millisecond. We are spoiled! - Redmond Jun 7, 14:58 3
        
        yes, really. saying "people in africa have it harder, and they still manage!" is ridicuous. there's always *someone* who has it harder. besides, the - mafic Jun 7, 15:02 2
        
        yeah, seriously, those are the people who have a life expectancy of 45 or so. -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 15:04 1
        
        It's sooo hard to take a bus and get my food. Why do you hate me God? -- nm - Redmond Jun 7, 15:42
        
        well, the people in Africa don't have nine to five jobs, either. -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 14:54 11
        
        Or the women in the family don't have jobs outside the home and spend their days walking that 10 miles, gathering fuel for the fire, etc while the man - TWuG Jun 7, 14:58 9
        
        actually, the kids will very often do that work (instead of going to school) -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 14:59 8
        
        They know what surviving is. We don't. -- nm - Redmond Jun 7, 14:59 7
        
        Your logic is starting to buckle. Yes, they understand survival. BUT they live a subsistence lifestyle, the kids - TWuG Jun 7, 15:08 6
        
        As a population we expect to always have a safety net. Not only a safety net, but a very nice net. - Redmond Jun 7, 15:11 5
        
        I lose you because you stopped listening when the facts started interferring with your preconceived notions. - TWuG Jun 7, 15:12 1
        
        Or to put it another way: You are making the assumption that the percentage of time you spend securing food over a week is the - TWuG Jun 7, 15:23
        
        dude, you can't be serious. - loosilu Jun 7, 15:11 2
        
        Yes I can -- nm - Redmond Jun 7, 15:15 1
        
        that makes me sad. -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 16:03
        
        If we ever have a real depression we will be fucked. We are all entitled now, and have gotten lazy and fat. - Redmond Jun 7, 14:57
        
        Yeah, but where did she work? At home? Or did she have a separate job? And how far was the walk? - ReluctantCynic Jun 7, 14:50 1
        
        canning means they had a garden, so they raised their own vegetables. -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 14:51
        
        I will bet anything the older children looked after the younger children while she was gone -- nm - Roger More Jun 7, 14:49 1
        
        I will further postulate that there was an actual grocery store in the area. -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 14:50
        
        when was that? last week? maybe the situation is not the same now. -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 14:48
        
        uphill, backwards, both ways in a blizzard! - 'lia Jun 7, 14:48 7
        
        My granny used to walk to school on her head *and* she had no shoes on her feet. -- nm - Loyola Jun 7, 14:50 6
        
        my great-great granny was the oldest of 14, and married when she was 13. why so young? b/c - 'lia Jun 7, 15:00 5
        
        Pretty cool. -- nm - Loyola Jun 7, 15:05 4
        
        yeah, she was. - 'lia Jun 7, 15:11 3
        
        :) what does thalia mean? -- nm - Loyola Jun 7, 15:17 2
        
        1)To flourish; bloom 2) the muse of comedy 3) some Mexican pop star or 4) a Lord Chancellor in the High Council of Time Lords - 'lia Jun 7, 15:26 1
        
        I don't know. I don't even know if you're a dude or a chick. But I'll guess, 1? -- nm - Loyola Jun 7, 15:32
        
        No it can't. People just starve and die in this country. -- nm - Redmond Jun 7, 14:47 1
        
        soylent green is people -- nm - 'lia Jun 7, 14:49
        
        Which I see loosi pointed out below. -- nm - mara Jun 7, 14:44
        
        There are places to buy groceries, but they aren't at all on par with the places you listed. - TWuG Jun 7, 14:43 1
        
        yep, the prices are far higher. -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 14:44
        
        Convenience stores and restaurants like McDonald's. You want to know why they eat so much fast food? that's why. -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 14:41 1
        
        I am SO glad I live out in the country. F the city -- nm - Redmond Jun 7, 14:42
        
        I once saw a man peeing on the subway. -- nm - Loyola Jun 7, 14:40 2
        
        oops! meant for below -- nm - Loyola Jun 7, 14:40 1
        
        oh no you didn't -- nm - 'lia Jun 7, 14:41
  - Let them eat cake. -- nm - Loyola Jun 7, 14:37 1
    - and soylent green -- nm - 'lia Jun 7, 14:38
It is harder, no doubt, but you'd be surprised what you can do. I'm just asking for a little bit of effort is all -- nm - CQ Jun 7, 14:33 10
- well, where do you get produce when there's no supermarket? Bodegas are pricey. How about fresh meat? -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 14:33 9
  - no marked? - Danedukenuuk Jun 7, 14:35 2
    - correct. -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 14:35 1
      - i need to retire there :) - Danedukenuuk Jun 7, 14:37
  - plus, not everyone is young, healthy, able to run all over town, and only works 4 hours a day. ;P - loosilu Jun 7, 14:35 5
    - maybe they should have thought about those things before having children. heh -- nm - CQ Jun 7, 14:44 4
      - ok, what about old people living alone? what about people who are sick or disabled? that happens a lot when people can't afford medical care. -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 14:45 3
        
        peapod from Stop and Shop. Home delivery -- nm - CQ Jun 7, 14:47 2
        
        not available in those areas. -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 14:51 1
        
        maybe they should move -- nm - CQ Jun 7, 15:04
also: Most people who live there don't have cars. -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 14:31 24
- We have several Wincos directly on our subway system route or within a half a mile of it. -- nm - Redmond Jun 7, 14:36 23
  - ever carried enough groceries for a whole family on a subway? -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 14:36 22
    - Jesus Christ!! Do people in Africa, Asia just roll over and die? God we are spoiled bastards here. -- nm - Redmond Jun 7, 14:40 7
      - No, but a MUCH larger portion of their day is spent gathering what meager food they have, plus the fuel to cook it with. - TWuG Jun 7, 14:48
      - First of all, large numbers of them are malnourished. Second, they have a completely different economy that you can't compare. -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 14:42 5
        
        Exactly. Americans don't know what hard is. -- nm - Redmond Jun 7, 14:45 4
        
        well, yes. but that doesn't change the truth that it's hard to find affordable healthy food in inner cities. -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 14:46 3
        
        You know what. I bet I could do it. I don't even have a college degree!!! Shock!! - Redmond Jun 7, 15:41 2
        
        you wouldn't starve, but you wouldn't be eating fresh broccoli and grilled chicken breast. -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 16:00 1
        
        OMG no broccoli? Where is the humanity!! God hath forsaken me...... ugh.. *keels over dead for broccoli withdrawals* - Redmond Jun 7, 16:02
    - We can find enough excuses to never do what's right... - Stephen Jun 7, 14:39 11
      - And further, we were specifically arguing over the example family in the video - Stephen Jun 7, 14:46 9
        
        I didn't see the video. I'm just troubled by the apparent lack of compassion here. -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 14:47 8
        
        Expecting people to act responsibily does not mean that one does not have compassion. -- nm - Stephen Jun 7, 14:53 3
        
        I think you have a very stringent definition of "responsible" that leaves no room for any degree of weakness. - loosilu Jun 7, 14:55 2
        
        Please!!! Watch the video clip. Those people are being stupid. -- nm - Redmond Jun 7, 15:37
        
        Getting back to the example family from the last board, if you're eating fast food 3X a day that's not just a "degree" of weakness - Stephen Jun 7, 15:28
        
        I have compassion for people that want to pitch in to help themselves. I will hand out food stamps, but maybe you have to hop on a bus and go to the - Redmond Jun 7, 14:50 3
        
        Again, consider the time element. Full time job (9 hours), maybe 2 hours transit (round trip, not each way) - TWuG Jun 7, 14:56 1
        
        and if you're that poor, you very often have two jobs, or more. -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 14:57
        
        say you're an old lady with a walker. -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 14:53
      - What I'm saying is, try to understand the sitaution before you criticize so harshly. -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 14:43
    - Have you? -- nm - TWuG Jun 7, 14:39 1
      - never, I had a hard engouh time with groceries for one. -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 14:39

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