Wanderers

[Hypoxia]

Shopping techniques vary widely with place.

Our remote mountain hamlet boasts a decent but generally overpriced local grocery. It's the store of choice for grabbing too few things to justify a trip downhill.

Discount and non-discount grocers, and WalMart, are a half-hour away. We may make the trip once very 7-10 days if nothing else is going on. Lists help us replenish rationally. BIgger-box stores and specialty grocers are 90-120 minutes away. Some are near my medical providers so they've been much too convenient lately. Otherwise we might hit those every 4-6 weeks; lists are DEFINITELY recommended.

That's for when we're here in the boonies. Techniques vary when we stay over in cities or towns in USA, or Mexico, where we often stop in local shops daily to get the freshest.

 

[Sinny]

Shopping techniques vary widely with place.

Our remote mountain hamlet boasts a decent but generally overpriced local grocery. It's the store of choice for grabbing too few things to justify a trip downhill.

Discount and non-discount grocers, and WalMart, are a half-hour away. We may make the trip once very 7-10 days if nothing else is going on. Lists help us replenish rationally. BIgger-box stores and specialty grocers are 90-120 minutes away. Some are near my medical providers so they've been much too convenient lately. Otherwise we might hit those every 4-6 weeks; lists are DEFINITELY recommended.

That's for when we're here in the boonies. Techniques vary when we stay over in cities or towns in USA, or Mexico, where we often stop in local shops daily to get the freshest.

That is fascinating. I have always lived in densely populated areas with vast shopping choices, so your latter description is more familiar. I have never had to drive more than 20 minutes to get to a niche grocery store, typical grocery store or mega mart.

I could shop everyday for the freshest if I had time, but I don't.

Given the differences of what you described above, which mode of shopping do you prefer if proximity were not an issue? The stock-up-when-you-can method or the daily shopper method?

 

[Wings]

Grocery shopping is an mixture of adventure and routine. Moving to Chicagoland has been wonderful in terms of finding amazing markets that I didn’t really have access to in Minneapolis. It’s disconcerting the lack of Vietnamese in my suburb but that’s pretty much my only complaint.

The more time I’m spending in Cali and now starting the house search I have pretty particular requirements in which neighborhood or village or whatever the hell San Diego calls them.

 

[Sinny]

Grocery shopping is an mixture of adventure and routine. Moving to Chicagoland has been wonderful in terms of finding amazing markets that I didn’t really have access to in Minneapolis. It’s disconcerting the lack of Vietnamese in my suburb but that’s pretty much my only complaint.

The more time I’m spending in Cali and now starting the house search I have pretty particular requirements in which neighborhood or village or whatever the hell San Diego calls them.

Holy shit!! Are you moving to my coast?

 

[Wings]

Holy shit!! Are you moving to my coast?

I am. And guess what? They’re giving me the Seattle office too. Like one big, fucked up present.

So I’ll be all up in your....neighborhood soon.

 

[Que]

Grocery shopping is an mixture of adventure and routine. Moving to Chicagoland has been wonderful in terms of finding amazing markets that I didn’t really have access to in Minneapolis. It’s disconcerting the lack of Vietnamese in my suburb but that’s pretty much my only complaint.

The more time I’m spending in Cali and now starting the house search I have pretty particular requirements in which neighborhood or village or whatever the hell San Diego calls them.

You, personally, will like LaJolla, but it's hard to go wrong any place in San Diego. I have a feeling if you make that move that will be your last.

 

[Captainnumnuts]

The more time I’m spending in Cali and now starting the house search I have pretty particular requirements in which neighborhood or village or whatever the hell San Diego calls them.

I've heard there's some cool monasteries and golf courses there. Is that where they film all the shark movies?

 

[Wings]

You, personally, will like LaJolla, but it's hard to go wrong any place in San Diego. I have a feeling if you make that move that will be your last.

That’s my plan, I have conceivably 30 more years of my career left, Cali was always my goal. I’m just going about 10 years before I had planned on it.

 

[Sinny]

I am. And guess what? They’re giving me the Seattle office too. Like one big, fucked up present.

So I’ll be all up in your....neighborhood soon.

That is a huge territory. Man. I hope this is going to be a good move. If not, quit and become a beach bum! San Diego is the shit. One of my favorite places to visit in SoCal.

I always thought from my first interaction with you a kajiiiiillion years ago that you were a California girl. I was so flummoxed to learn you were from Minnesota.

 

[Wings]

That is a huge territory. Man. I hope this is going to be a good move. If not, quit and become a beach bum! San Diego is the shit. One of my favorite places to visit in SoCal.

I always thought from my first interaction with you a kajiiiiillion years ago that you were a California girl. I was so flummoxed to learn you were from Minnesota.

I will take that as a compliment!

I’m an outdoors girl, a lover of water and sunshine but I was stuck in the frozen tundra.

Anyway, I love adventures and finding new markets will be a highlight.

 

[Captainnumnuts]

Wait! Seattle is in CA now? Man, the west coast is really changing w/all those earthquakes. I still know some folks out there - maybe I'll drop in and say Hi.

 

[Not Normal]

I am. And guess what? They’re giving me the Seattle office too. Like one big, fucked up present.

So I’ll be all up in your....neighborhood soon.

Congratulations. We'll miss you here in the middle west.

 

[Sinny]

I will take that as a compliment!

I’m an outdoors girl, a lover of water and sunshine but I was stuck in the frozen tundra.

Anyway, I love adventures and finding new markets will be a highlight.

You are meant to wander a beach forever and always.

I can pass you a list of markets and other food tips when you get here if you need help researching.

The first thing you should know is that if your office is outside Seattle (like Tukwila or Bellevue) and your residence is in the city, you will spend 90 percent of your life in a car screaming at people. You want to live in a house or hotel in the SAME area as your office. Our public transportation is very weird here. Inside the city, navigating light rail is easier, but transit options to and from the city (except for the airport) is a god damn nightmare.

 

[Sinny]

Wait! Seattle is in CA now? Man, the west coast is really changing w/all those earthquakes. I still know some folks out there - maybe I'll drop in and say Hi.

You missed a post or two up there ^^^

 

[Saint Peter]

It might be a challenge to find a decent cup of joe.

 

[spacekowboy]

If Sinny posted her taco and I missed it, Ima be pissed!!!

 

[Sinny]

It might be a challenge to find a decent cup of joe.

Yeah, we don't have any of that shit around here.

This is a tea town.

 

[Sinny]

If Sinny posted her taco and I missed it, Ima be pissed!!!

 

[Hypoxia]

That is fascinating. I have always lived in densely populated areas with vast shopping choices, so your latter description is more familiar. I have never had to drive more than 20 minutes to get to a niche grocery store, typical grocery store or mega mart.

I could shop everyday for the freshest if I had time, but I don't.

In our town stays in Latin America we necessarily walked past provision shops or open-air markets on almost every block. Stroll back from the day's business, stop for chicken, vegs, and beer along the way, no problem.

Given the differences of what you described above, which mode of shopping do you prefer if proximity were not an issue? The stock-up-when-you-can method or the daily shopper method?

A combination, based on the best deals. But generally: stock up on what keeps, shop often for what doesn't. That's how I lived in USA urban complexes.

I've mostly lived in California suburbs with nearby stores, and farm stands not far away. Work-weeks usually had us adventure-shopping on weekends, after the random yard sales and scenic drives. Adventure is the most fun.

 

[Sinny]

In our town stays in Latin America we necessarily walked past provision shops or open-air markets on almost every block. Stroll back from the day's business, stop for chicken, vegs, and beer along the way, no problem.

A combination, based on the best deals. But generally: stock up on what keeps, shop often for what doesn't. That's how I lived in USA urban complexes.

I've mostly lived in California suburbs with nearby stores, and farm stands not far away. Work-weeks usually had us adventure-shopping on weekends, after the random yard sales and scenic drives. Adventure is the most fun.

That's a good answer.

 

[Sinny]

I am kind of shitting myself a little because I see hogjack voted in my poll (pole). Miss that fucker. Stop lurking, mofo!

 

[neci]

Sinny!!!!!!!

I make a list, then ditch the list.


Then I motorboat neci.

this is exactly what i do!

make a list, most days. sometimes it is a mental list turned free for all.

 

[Sinny]

Sinny!!!!!!!




this is exactly what i do!

make a list, most days. sometimes it is a mental list turned free for all.

Neccccciiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!!!

 

[neci]

Grocery shopping is an mixture of adventure and routine. Moving to Chicagoland has been wonderful in terms of finding amazing markets that I didn’t really have access to in Minneapolis. It’s disconcerting the lack of Vietnamese in my suburb but that’s pretty much my only complaint.

The more time I’m spending in Cali and now starting the house search I have pretty particular requirements in which neighborhood or village or whatever the hell San Diego calls them.

party at wings house!!!!

 

[neci]

Neccccciiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!!!

what have you been cooking lately?!