I went to go use my food stamps at the corner grocery.

[Roon]

They got busted for accepting food stamps to sell cigarettes. Now they can't accept food stamps for 6 months. That is a lot of money they are going to be losing.

Sucks for me because now I have to walk a mile to get food.

[tismyself]

1. try this

I've got one of these carts and love it. Have walked to the grocery store many times with it.

http://www.organize.com/chrome-shopping-cart.html

[Roon]

2. A Granny cart!!

I have a cheap one and it doesn't work very well. I need to invest in a sturdier cart. This one looks like it would do the trick. Another thing I have considered is getting a radio flier wagon. I can bring it into the store with me,load it down, and drag it back home.

[Left Is Write]

3. I have done that.

There's a grocery store a hair over a mile from my house also.

The wagon works, but it can be hard to steer, and I had to keep switching arms to prevent getting very uncomfortable. A good-quality cart would probably be better.

[Roon]

6. Something else I have to consider

The grocery is right on the bus line that runs every half an hour. The problem is with the gas prices the way they are today the buses are all PACKED and it really sucks to have to lug your groceries and navigate the aisle for a seat.

[mizzuzmojorizin]

9. Ride a bike, then

There are always two ways of looking at a situation.

[Midlodemocrat]

18. Just stop it.

[mizzuzmojorizin]

21. Grow up.

Ooh...I made a mistake and didn't know his gender and you did! Wow. You must be so proud of yourself.

[Midlodemocrat]

24. Stop suggesting things that are beyond the scope of someone

you know nothing about. You've been here for all of a FUCKING DAY!!!! Learn something before you start preaching. You sound like a fucking freeper.

[mizzuzmojorizin]

29. Yeah, because I didn't play "Ain't it awful" with him and explained my experiences with a bike

So I should just say it's all hopeless? Having you ever hear of that game "Why don't you, yes, but?" You give someone who feels down advice and then they always come back with some reason why they can't do this or that. So it's too far to walk, the bus is too full...Damn it! I believe that my echoing that defeatist behavior is not helping anyone, but feel free to join the negativity club, if you think that is the way to make him feel better about life. I just happen to disagree. (That IS okay, isn't it?)

[mizzuzmojorizin]

30. Yeah, because I didn't play "Ain't it awful" with him and explained my experiences with a bike

So I should just say it's all hopeless? Having you ever hear of that game "Why don't you, yes, but?" You give someone who feels down advice and then they always come back with some reason why they can't do this or that. So it's too far to walk, the bus is too full...Damn it! I believe that my echoing that defeatist behavior is not helping anyone, but feel free to join the negativity club, if you think that is the way to make him feel better about life. I just happen to disagree. (That IS okay, isn't it?)

[LeftyMom]

11. If you can ride a bike, a bike trailer is a great thing.

If you don't have much cargo, a rack and panniers might be enough, but you can carry weeks' worth of groceries in one of those trailers they sell for hauling toddlers.

[mizzuzmojorizin]

15. I have one that is just for cargo and it hauls so much!

But I also have panniers that are A-1 (rubber bottom, well-constructed and good structure). I also have had folding baskets in the past that really rock. I would recommend those for the average person. I used to put laundry and groceries in them and it was all good.

[tismyself]

39. there you go

Something I learned the hard way walking to and from the store with a loaded cart... take a snack and something to drink!

[dropkickpa]

41. Go for this one

You can stack stuff underneath, the bag holds a ton, it drives like a stroller and is pretty damn maneuverable as it was designed to be used at the beach and such, so it's very forgiving of poor terrain and curbs and such, and it can hold up to 100 lbs. I LOVE mine (after spending roughly the same on metal carts that crapped out on me). It's called the Wonder Wheeler Deluxe, I found mine at Bed Bath and Beyond for something like $45.

[enigmatic]

4. Good call

I'm hardly an elderly Granny but I love Granny Carts for shopping w/o any transportation :thumbsup:

[yellowdogintexas]

5. those things are essential in places like Cambridge and Somerville MA

EVERYBODY had one.
Shlepping the laundry to the laundromat
Carting the fresh food home from Haymarket on the subway
trips to the regular grocery store.

[4 t 4]

7. Just wondering How much a month do you get

in food stamps I'm sure it's not even CLOSE to enough but how much?

[Roon]

38. I get 135.00 a month

then I go to the HIV food bank once a week and get meat and a quart of milk and other snacks. I really have to watch it because I will run out and there will be some month left.

[Gormy Cuss]

34. And nobody called them granny carts!

I got rid of my cart when I moved out of Somerville.:D

[mizzuzmojorizin]

8. It's a good reason to exercise...we all need it

And I know of what I speak. Never have owned a car in my life (I don't even drive). I think if you have a place to walk towards, it is a meaningful exercise. Gyms don't offer fresh air and they are contrived movement. The only purpose is to work your body, whereas walking to the store accomplishes two things at once.

[Midlodemocrat]

10. Yeah, thanks for that, but Roon isn't in the best of health.

[mizzuzmojorizin]

13. I am sorry; did I miss something funny here?

And just for the record, exercising is good for all of us--even those with chronic issues. Now I am assuming she isn't wheel-chair bound or anything. Then I will feel like a total douche.

[Midlodemocrat]

17. Roon is a he.

and he hasn't been well. So throwing that exercise thing around isn't really necessary. Of course exercise is good for everyone, providing that their bodies can handle it.

[mizzuzmojorizin]

19. I don't know why this is something to laugh about

And exercise can make a person feel better. I am not talking about strenuous activity; simply getting to moving and fresh air and sunshine are good for us. So keep laughing if that amuses you. Oxygen is very nourishing and necessary for us.

[Ava]

20. psst, the rofl smilie is their signature

not their post

[mizzuzmojorizin]

23. Thanks, but I think that explains this person's mentality overall:

laugh at people. What is the point? So I don't know this other poster--big effing deal.

[Midlodemocrat]

25. Yeah, I laugh at Sarah Palin

and people who have been here for a day and think they know anything about the people in the lounge.


Plonk.

[Midlodemocrat]

27. Thanks, Ava, but some people

can't be educated about anything.

:rofl:


Above: Smilie inserted into a post.

Below: Smilie inserted into my sig line about Sarah Palin.

[Ava]

it isn't worth it

:hug:

[Midlodemocrat]

31. I know I shouldn't, but when people

come to this site and start preaching to people about WHAT THEY SHOULD DO without knowing any of the backstory, it fucking enrages me.

Especially since Roon is such a wonderful guy.

Thanks, doll.


:hug:

[Ava]

33. yup, and it seems harder when it's a friend

:hug:

[Midlodemocrat]

22. How about getting a grip?

The laughing smilie in in my sig pic because of Sarah Palin, not Roon.

:eyes:

[mizzuzmojorizin]

26. Oh, so you were sincere in your posts to me? Wow, sorry I didn't get that

*Gets grip of self*

[Midlodemocrat]

28. Yes, I was.

I'm telling you to STFU about a situation of which you know nothing and stop preaching to a guy who isn't the best of health why 'EXERICISE IS GOOD FOR HIM'.

Way to wind friends and influence people in one day. :eyes:


Above: Smilie inserted into post.

Below: Smilie inserted into every post via the sig line.


There. Dumbed down enough for you?

[mizzuzmojorizin]

32. Thanks for insulting my intellect to boot

All because I suggested riding a bike. (Of course, you haven't put down the person who mentioned the granny cart, I noticed...Hmmm...)

[Sequoia]

12. Wow! Never?!

How did you get by? Are you pretty young still? I had a car at 16 but I lived in a rural area and had a job at a burger joint. Do you live in a super large city with good public transportation? What if you wanted to go somewhere, what do you do..rent a car?

[mizzuzmojorizin]

16. I live in a suburb near a large city and there is very good public transit

I am in my early 40s, took Driver's Ed (got a D) and my mom even paid for a private lesson afterwards, but I just never wanted to drive. I can't stand cars, but I love those little electric ones (can't think of the name). They are so cute!

As for going places, I don't, but they have these things called Zip cars where they leave them in lots in Chicago and people take them for a certain amount of time (a couple of hours or days or whatever) and they don't have to pay for insurance, as well as all the other headaches. It's catching on but I don't need it for my lifestyle. If you are in a rural area, it's a different story, I suppose. But I would look into electric stuff if I were in that situation.

[Sequoia]

37. I guess you missed out on "parking" in high school.

No great loss I can assure you! Not to mention fender benders, DUIs, back seat drivers, passengers who wont keep their mouth shut for 5 minutes, sick passengers throwing up, wrecks that total your car, being stuck on the freeway. And so many other headaches. Oh, and insurance. Count yourself lucky.

[mizzuzmojorizin]

40. Yeah, I feel like I just didn't buy the hype of car ownership

I was working with some people who saw me put my groceries in my folding baskets after work one night and the guy goes: "Is that your ride?" (I guess that's what the youngsters call mode of transportation. Ugh.) I nodded and another coworker laughed and said: "Hey, that's her trunk!" (in regards to my baskets) and I just kept my cool. Oh, and the guy who asked if my bike was my ride said that I looked like a bag lady, also. Fast forward a couple of months and this same dewd was bytching about his new $20,000 SUV (this was 10 years ago) that was on the blink already! He was starting to thumb through the car ads...

[Sequoia]

42. Ha, ha...karma is a bitch sometimes!

Ask those hecklers..."Who's laughing now?" I sure miss riding my bike. I lived near the beach in Santa Monica and rode my Schwinn everywhere except when I took the .50 cent Blue Bus to work. I was without a car for years. The one I have now has a cracked windshield, rear fogger doesn't work and it's a 1987. I take the bus to work because it's only $15 a month and I get there in the same amount of time, sans road rage, rain, darkeness, sun in eye bother. Plus on the bus I can chat, read my book and have a mug of coffee.

[Midlodemocrat]

14. Check your PM.

[4 t 4]

35. I applied in Il. once and

the amount was $18 a month.

[Midlodemocrat]

36. ????