"limey" > wrote in message
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> "Rick & Cyndi" wrote in message >
>> "Ophelia" wrote in message >>
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>>> Dora.. what is a boonie?
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>> It means out in the middle of nowhere... out in the country...several
>> miles from a town/city.
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>> Does that help?
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>> Cyndi
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> Cyndi, good description. I'm ten miles from mediocre Supermarket #1 and
> 25 miles from Supermarket #2, with no "corner store".
> So, when people say "drop in at your local Asian store", or "Greek store",
> I just chuckle.
> Going to Costco (about 40 to 45 miles each way) means I'm going to stock
> up on a good quantity of staples.

A bit hard if you forget the odd thing