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Default How Far Do You/Would You Drive?

In article >, ost
says...
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> On Tue, 16 Jul 2013 20:59:59 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
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> > Would you drive that far just to shop at a Whole Foods? Or any specific
> > store, for that matter?

>
> If you're really referring to time rather than distance, then I spend
> 4-5 hours getting to/from the Asian grocer once every 2-3 months. I
> do this alone since nobody has the patience to shop for Asian foods
> with me (but they have no problem eating the results!). And I
> purposely schedule thjis when it's not convenient for somebody to give
> me a ride - in which case it would still take 1.5 hours travel time.
>
> -sw


Oh Asian food places are only a few blocks away from me here. I guess
it's one benefit living in a relatively compact city as opposed to the
burbs.