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Your household’s grocery habits

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  • jon-nycJ Online
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    We had a milkman in Ohio. By the time we moved to Florida (1977) we had to buy. I don’t know if milk men were ever a thing that far south.

    If you don't take it, it can only good happen.

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      My dad told me that during war rationing, the milk men gave up their trucks and used horse and carriage to deliver. After the war the trucks came back and his local milk man wasn’t happy about it. Why? The horse knew the route and would stop at all the right houses on his own.

      If you don't take it, it can only good happen.

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        They are building an HEB two blocks from my home. My grocery habits will be less time consuming soon. But the traffic getting out of the neighborhood is going to be a whole new thing. This is on the residential road out to the interstate.

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        Education is extremely important.

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          HEB?

          If you don't take it, it can only good happen.

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            HEB?

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            @jon-nyc said in Your household’s grocery habits:

            HEB?

            Grocery chain H-E-B.

            Education is extremely important.

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            • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

              We had a milkman in Ohio. By the time we moved to Florida (1977) we had to buy. I don’t know if milk men were ever a thing that far south.

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              @jon-nyc said in Your household’s grocery habits:

              We had a milkman in Ohio. By the time we moved to Florida (1977) we had to buy. I don’t know if milk men were ever a thing that far south.

              In town, they were.

              Where we lived, about ten miles out, no.

              Where Grandpa Jolly lived, it was milk your own cow.

              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

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              • MikM Offline
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                HEB is a most excellent grocery store. Wish they were here.

                "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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                • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                  @jon-nyc said in Your household’s grocery habits:

                  I basically shop every day.

                  Still pretty common in Taiwan (and most of Asia). My mom used to walk down to the wet and dry market every day. Doesn't do it every day now, but a few times a week.

                  The younger generation does not do it as much as the older generation, but still quite common.

                  Here are some pics of one of the bigger local markets down by me

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                  @taiwan_girl

                  I used to love going to the various open food markets in Russia and Central Asia. Each one was unique. My favourite though was the Georgian market in Moscow. The different cheeses were to die for; smoked suluguni was my favourite. It is available in North America in specialty shops although the flavour in the processed version is not the same as what was offered in local markets abroad.

                  Elbows up!

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                  • HoraceH Horace

                    They are building an HEB two blocks from my home. My grocery habits will be less time consuming soon. But the traffic getting out of the neighborhood is going to be a whole new thing. This is on the residential road out to the interstate.

                    IMG_0437.jpeg

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                    said in Your household’s grocery habits:

                    They are building an HEB two blocks from my home. My grocery habits will be less time consuming soon. But the traffic getting out of the neighborhood is going to be a whole new thing. This is on the residential road out to the interstate.

                    IMG_0437.jpeg

                    Will be open soon. I'm as excited as a middle aged suburbanite can be. I go to the currently closest HEB a couple times a week and it's a 20 minute drive. This is a 1 minute drive or 5 minute walk.

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                    • MikM Offline
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                      HEB rocks. As good as Wegman's, maybe better.

                      "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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                      • jon-nycJ Online
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                        I need to go into one at some point.

                        If you don't take it, it can only good happen.

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                          Opened this morning. Beautiful. Can't see from one end of the floor to the other, due to curvature of the earth.

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                            Best place on earth to buy steaks.

                            "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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                            • MikM Mik

                              Best place on earth to buy steaks.

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                              @Mik said in Your household’s grocery habits:

                              Best place on earth to buy steaks.

                              Could be. My favorite place for sure. Got this today. Will be difficult to fit it into my calorie budget.

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                              But I burned 140 calories walking there to buy it.

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                              They had a mariachi band, as one does.

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                              Education is extremely important.

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                                That's either a very big shopping cart or a very small mariachi band.

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                                  There aren't a lot of 8 cylinder shopping carts.

                                  "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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                                    I usually shop groceries 2-3x per week. Enough for the day and an additional 1-2 days. That way, everything is reasonably fresh while being not as time-consuming as shopping every day.

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                                      Look at HEB, bringing people together. I feel sorry for young people who probably don't understand how much joy a new supermarket in the neighborhood can bring. This is like Oprah interviewing Kamala, only more joyful.

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                                      Education is extremely important.

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                                      • 89th8 Online
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                                        What’s the rat drama?

                                        Btw it’s nice to see the positive experience. I’ve been long convinced that 9/10 people are good and will help a random neighbor if needed. We’re all very similar, to an extent.

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                                        • 89th8 89th

                                          What’s the rat drama?

                                          Btw it’s nice to see the positive experience. I’ve been long convinced that 9/10 people are good and will help a random neighbor if needed. We’re all very similar, to an extent.

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                                          @89th said in Your household’s grocery habits:

                                          What’s the rat drama?

                                          You must have missed the thread. Horace has been training rodents in his spare time to put on small Shakespearean productions. Apparently his little Coriolanus is very impressive.

                                          I was only joking

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