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>
> On Tue, 16 Jul 2013 20:59:59 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
> >A woman sent an email to the Dataw listserv. Subject: Whole Foods to
> >Open in August! She was all excited.
> >
> >I read the email. She's excited because she won't have to drive to Mt.
> >Pleasant, SC anymore. Mt. Pleasant is at least 100 miles away. Now
> >she'll only have to drive about 50 miles to Savannah, GA!
> >
> >Would you drive that far just to shop at a Whole Foods? Or any specific
> >store, for that matter?
> >
> >I would need more than that one reason to make the trip.
> >
> >Jill
>
> I live out in the boonies, so driving 50 miles to shop is no big deal.
> I do, however, try and squeeze as much as I can into one trip, so it's
> usually an all day deal.
>
> koko

That's part of what skeeves me out about the suburbs. It's so ****ing
remote. Throw a heart attack and you're waiting at least 30 minutes or
more for them to get there.

Living in the city, you dial 9-1-1 and the response is less than 2
minutes for police or fire. Doesn't hurt that I live pretty close to
Police & Fire HQ.