Venezuelans flood Brazil border in 36-hour grocery run

[Zorro]

Government employee Jose Lara this month used some vacation days to take a long scenic bus ride through the verdant plateaus and sweeping savannas of southern Venezuela, but the trip was anything but a holiday.

It was a 36-hour grocery run.

Lara took an overnight bus and then a pick-up truck to get across the border to neighboring Brazil to buy food staples that have gone scarce in Venezuela's crisis-stricken economy.

"Workers can't even enjoy vacation anymore. Look where I am! Buying food for my children," said Lara, 40, who was preparing to load 30-kilo (66-pound) packages of rice and flour onto a bus to complete a journey that takes close to 36 hours.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/venezuelans-flood-brazil-border-36-hour-grocery-run-145711427.html

Damn anti-revolutionary grocery hoarders.

[scscholar]

1. In the US, we aren't guaranteed vacations...

so this is the media again trying to make something out of nothing.

[Zorro]

2. Oh yeah you go with that

Empty store shelves, 500 percent inflation rate expected to hit 1600% next year, routine daily power outages, medicine and medical supply shortages, sky-high murder rate...

Nothing but the media making something out of nothing.

[Travis_0004]

3. You think driving 36 hours for food is nothing?

What is the furthest you have travelled for food?

[scscholar]

5. I live in the same building as a grocery store...

so your question is invalid. The point is vacation time. In my over thirty years of working, I haven't been allowed a single day of sick time, and my longest vacation was three days off. The people there have it better than we do. They were happier than we are when I was there a few months ago.

[Zorro]

6. You must have the worst job in the USA

if you think the Venezuelans are better off than you.

[Marksman_91]

7. Wow... I invite you to live in and work in Venezuela

Lemme know how it goes for you after the fist week.

PS. I'm a Venezuelan living in the US. And yes, I have it better here than back home

[Bacchus4.0]

8. Wow, your job sucks nt

[Marksman_91]

4. ... The hell did I just read? N/t