[Magdalen] 21.5 stone...ugh

[Lynn Ronkainen]

yes, it's an urban area phenomenon/symptom.... often in areas that were once 
thriving...

Houston pats itself on the back for the largest 'diversity' in the country 
but things simmer under the surface and there are still ways here to 'get 
around'  many issues that would be civil rights violations were it not for 
'structuring' and personal wealth - in communities and in the state 
government.

Lynn

website: www.ichthysdesigns.com

When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not a 
single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me." 
attributed to Erma Bombeck
 "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a talk 
by Richard Rohr

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From: "Charles Wohlers" <charles.wohlers at verizon.net>
Sent: Monday, November 23, 2015 7:51 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] 21.5 stone...ugh

> Presumably this applies to urban areas - lots of folks up here live more 
> than 2 miles from *any* kind of store, never mind a supermarket. And no 
> public transportation to speak of. We are actually fortunate in that we're 
> 2 miles from Hardwick, which has 3 "supermarkets" - a local market, a 
> chain (Tops, out of Buffalo), and a coop full of local organic produce. 
> Hardly a food desert.
>
> Chad Wohlers
> Woodbury, VT USA
> chadwohl at satucket.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Lynn Ronkainen
> Sent: Monday, November 23, 2015 5:31 PM
> To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] 21.5 stone...ugh
>
> How many of you are familiar with the phrase "food desert". It is used a 
> lot
> here in parts of  the city of Houston and some of the poorer outlying 
> areas
> (to be designated as such so as not to confuse with the wealthy outlying
> areas, that are actually incorporated within the city  so they can 'call
> their own shots').
>
> For the unaware a food desert is an area where there are NO traditional
> grocery stores of any kind except a corner convenience store or one
> associated with a gas station. Not a small family owned grocery store, not 
> a
> branch of a local or national chain - no grocery stores that can be walked
> to (say a 2 mile distance).
>
> There are many initiatives going on now to lure grocery stores into these
> areas with limited success.  There was a time when these areas were better
> served but through loss/theft, and not *enough* sales, the stores closed 
> up
> shop.
>
> Lynn, often forgetting to be thankful for  what seems to me to be 'little
> things'.
>
> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
>
> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not 
> a
> single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me."
> attributed to Erma Bombeck
> "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a talk
> by Richard Rohr
>
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> From: "M J _Mike_ Logsdon" <mjl at ix.netcom.com>
> Sent: Monday, November 23, 2015 4:22 PM
> To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] 21.5 stone...ugh
>
>>>>>That's WEIRD. It's always on the perimeter of every store I've ever 
>>>>>shopped
>> at. Oh well, it's California.<<<
>>
>> Specifically, it's Raley's (Nob Hill, Bel Air).  Every other store in 
>> town it's on the side.  I'm rare, for my immediate (and by that I mean 
>> short walking distance) neighborhood has THREE fully functioning grocery 
>> stores: Nob Hill, Lucky's (sometimes SaveMart, depending on which way the 
>> corporate wind blows), and a Mom & Pop place called Star Market which is 
>> the oldest of the three (owned by a Chinese family with roots that go 
>> farther back than most of us around here).  In terms of produce and meat 
>> quality, it's Star first, then Nob Hill, then Lucky's.  (Actually, put 
>> Lucky's at the tail end of all lists.)  And what makes this convenient as 
>> hell is that whenever Nob Hill workers go on strike (only once since I've 
>> been in this part of town, 2005), I've got two other stores to get what I 
>> need while supporting my unionized friends.
>