Re: Pearls Before Swine: Rat The Luddite

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:
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<snippo mucho, response is to plastic reusable shopping bags>
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I use cloth bags....

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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.
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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