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From: William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Pearls Before Swine: Rat The Luddite
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 17:31:43 -0400
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Paul S Person wrote:
> On Thu, 15 Aug 2024 16:22:11 GMT, scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal)
> wrote:
> 
>> Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> writes:
>>> On Wed, 14 Aug 2024 18:13:46 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
>>> <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> <snippo mucho, response is to plastic reusable shopping bags>
>>>
>>>> I use cloth bags....
>>
>> I have a box with handles (e.g. a document storage box) that
>> I keep in the car.  Tell the checker to leave everything in
>> the cart and transfer from cart to box at car.
>>
>> No bags necessary.
> 
> I'm non-motorized, so I not only need bags (currently boxes, as noted
> elsewhere) but need exactly two of them (having exactly two arms to
> tote them with), which affects how much I can buy at one time.
> 
> But walking to and (especially) from the store is great exercise!

To, yes, but from is a cardiac arrest waiting to happen. Or a fall, 
given the state of the sidewalks here in winter.  But then, why not both?

I regret to say that I go less often, buy more, and take a taxi back. At 
$10 the taxi fare doesn't increase the cost of a $250 purchase by that 
much.  Much less than the delivery fee.

My walk back takes me past a house where music lessons are given.  There 
is usually a parent in a car outside, waiting for their child.  Last 
time I walked by the parent offered me a lift, I declined with thanks as 
my house was just around the corner.  As I rounded the corner he drove 
up, just to make sure.  Not only offered to help, but followed up on it.

I know that there are a lot of good people out there, but it made my day 
to meet one.


William Hyde