"Vilco" > wrote in message
.. .
> Dee.Dee wrote:
>
>> http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/12/12/news/italy.php
>>
>> A woman picked up what was left on the shelves of a supermarket in
>> Rome on Wednesday.
>
> And the nice thing is: only the stupidmarkets ended up empty like that
> one, LOL.
> All other kinds of businesses have always bougth *fresh* items locally,
> it's just the big bucks chain stores who use to buy "fresh" food from far
> away.
> The truckers strike blocked just the highways, so no problem at all for
> local shops.
> Nicely, this teached us that ine of the local stupidmarkets chain is
> buying vegetables locally, since theyr produce sections are still full to
> the rim.
> --
> Vilco
> Think pink, drink rose'


Good morning, Vilco, from the USA.

It sounded awful. Many food articles don't always tell the whole story.
Thanks for this information.
Dee Dee