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They say theres an albertsons a mile away. I guarantee they have fresh veggies and they can easily walk there.
by ffggvv 5y ago
They say theres an albertsons a mile away. I guarantee they have fresh veggies and they can easily walk there.
- nobltt 5y agoAt a brisk pace, 2 miles (there and back) will take about 40 minutes...and then carrying bags of groceries on the way back too. Easy I suppose if you've not had to do that too many times yourself.
- koyote 5y agoI used to live 20 minutes walk from the closest non-convenience store. I carried a medium-sized rucksack and went shopping more regularly. Obviously not quite as easy for an old age pensioner or people that might also have issues walking with a heavy bag, but the vast majority of people do not fall into that category. Nowadays I get my big shopping delivered, but still sometimes walk (to the now closer shop) with rucksack. For the further afield discount alcohol shop I often bike there, again with rucksack and/or side bags.
- throwawaysea 5y agoGrowing up, we didn’t have a car for a time, and had to make a similar grocery trip every week by foot, in the freezing cold, about the same length. We put on layers, walked as a family (adults and kids), and everyone carried bags back. It wasn’t easy, but it wasn’t bad either. The walk kept you warm, it was time together, and it became a very tolerable and normal routine.
- refurb 5y agoVery American. A 20 min walk to the store is a “problem”.
- adrianN 5y agoIt would be a problem for me, here in Germany, too. I wouldn't live anywhere where the next supermarket is more than ten minutes away by foot. Usually there are several in that radius. Where I currently live there are two supermarkets within a ten minute walk. I suppose I could make longer distances work if the infrastructure allowed for safe cycling to the supermarket, but I somehow doubt that this is the case in the US.
- refurb 5y agoHuh. I’m a fatass and figured I’d be the first to complain about walking, but 20 min? I mean my kids walk further than that school each day. Edit: It would take me longer to drive there if you include parking and everything.
- adrianN 5y agoIt's not a matter of physical fitness, it's a matter of time.
- hypertele-Xii 5y agoBicycles exist.
- ThrowawayR2 5y ago> 2 miles That's trivial; I do that much to get to the bus stop to commute to work daily in the US.