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Comment #1239

2017-09-02T18:37:35Z

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Comment #1238

2009-05-08T15:36:54Z

In general, I'd say it is hard to find stores that are close that have food at reasonable costs in lots of places. Hillsboro now has a large grocery store, but growing up, mom drove 30 minutes to do a shopping trip (with two or three carts) every other week.

In Pittsburgh, it was easy to walk to the store, or pretty much anyone can drive/bus to a close store, but most of our friends drive probably 15 minutes to a store, though we are more like 7(?) minutes away (by car).

Comment #1237

2009-05-08T12:16:57Z

Half an hour to the grocery store? That one wouldn't stay my favorite for long... unless it was the closest one!

Comment #1236

2009-05-06T10:56:01Z

"Hi Andy! Thanks for randomly dropping by!" Those were the exact words I was going to say, then the very next comment said them for me. :) Your wise comments have been missed!

The only trouble I'm having with the insulated bags is that few of the baggers at the store think to use them for their intended purpose, so the cold stuff often manages to be randomly spread around amongst the bags. I need to remember to put what I want in the insulated bag together on the conveyor...probably at the end, because otherwise they'll have them all packed before I've finished unloading my cart and can pay attention to what they're doing.

I like the pay-per-bag idea. Our garbage collection tax is one item on our water bill (which also includes sewage and reclaimed water charges), a fixed fee. Fixed fees are common here, so you get situations like those of a friend, who pays as much for her family's small quantity of trash as her next-door-neighbor, who routinely leaves the maximum (10 bags!) at the curb.

Comment #1235

2009-05-06T05:09:26Z

Hi Andy! Thanks for randomly dropping by! My five nickles on grocery bags is that it takes time to remember, and it took me about two years to consistently plan my shopping trips enough to remember to be prepared with bags. As for trash bags, their expensive because they include the tax for pick-up. I like that idea as it encourages people to recycle and reduce waste.

Comment #1234

2009-05-06T02:22:17Z

The insulated ones in particular have been lifesaving for us, living a half-hour drive away from our favorite grocery stores! (Yes, I know I'm just randomly dropping by for the first time in a few months... hi!)

Comment #1233

2009-05-05T21:05:17Z

I hear you. For me, of course, it's easy to put the bags back in the car because the garage is four steps from the kitchen. But more than once I've left the bags in the car at the store; I gather I'm not the only one, because the store where I shop most has a big sign as you enter, "Remember to use your reusable bags!" So I turn around and walk back to the car.

Maybe you could deputize one of the kids (probably not Faith) to be the official Chief in Charge of Grocery Bags.

Comment #1232

2009-05-05T19:34:07Z

Since we moved, I have a hard time remembering to bring the cloth bags. I used to store them in the "granny basket" I walked to the store with. Now remembering to put them back in the car after a shopping trip (and then remembering to take them out of the trunk when we go next time) is not happening.

Comment #1231

2009-05-05T14:33:02Z

Our trash bags are mostly recycled hotel laundry bags. :) When Porter works from home we run perilously low, but so far the supply has balanced the demand.

Comment #1230

2009-05-05T13:59:59Z

We haven't bought trash bags in years, as the grocery stores keep us well supplied. I'm not sure how that compares "environmentally" to the cloth bags. We do use the cloth bags some, as long as we aren't running out of trash bags.