Mike Avery wrote:
> On 4/15/06, *Mike H*
> >> wrote:
>
> Jenn Ridley >>
> wrote in
>
> <mailto:news:8isf32l4h43dgu7dogt8kmt4avr6j0mug9@4a x.com>:
>
> > Sometimes there *is* no choice, OK? Sometimes the only lemons
> in the
> > store are the green-y shrivelled up type, OK? (at which point *I*
> > make a different kind of pie, but not everybody will do that.)
>
> No produce stand/store? Only one store?
>
>
> Welcome to the (concept of) the hinterlands.

I understand hinterlands. I live on a farm in an unincorporated area.
Nearest town has 18,000 people and has for the 30+ years I've lived
around here. 10 miles to the nearest (very downscale) grocery.

But I've never seen "green-y shrivelled up" lemons anywhere. And what is
the implication of that assertion, that they somehow came in "green-y
shrivelled up" off the produce truck? At some point, in any stores,
there have to be fresh lemons available. A phone call could easily
enough find out when that would be. If not to the store, to the produce
company. I don't buy it.

> In our town we have two grocery stores, neither has very good produce
> (or cheese beyond the common ones). The next town up has one small
> grocery store. Both have a health food store with a limited selection
> of produce. Produce stands exist for about 4 months of the year.
>
> And what is available is grossly overpriced. The local stores feel this
> is a resort area, so they charge extra. A "good" price on milk is 2
> gallons for $5.00.

I've never seen milk for that price, and this is a dairy area.

> On the other hand, I NEVER lock my car, and we rarely lock the house. I
> don't bother locking up my bike. People leave their cars running while
> they go into the post office, and the cars are still there when they
> come out (I think those folks are idiots, but not because of the risk of
> theft - they are burning lots of gas for no reason).

Our front door doesn't lock. Only people who have recently moved here
from an urban area lock anything.

Pastorio