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On Sat, 2 Jul 2011 13:05:50 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: On Jul 2, 2:25*pm, wrote: On Sat, 2 Jul 2011 11:54:42 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: On Jul 2, 8:37 am, Wayne B wrote: That said, store owners in poor neighborhoods, like store owners everywhere, know their customers and stock what sells. If people are buying vegetables and dairy products, they'll stock vegetables and dairy products. If people are buying Hostess Twinkies and malt liquor, they'll stock that instead. It is a tribute to our wonderfully enlightened policies that people can actually use government food stamps to buy junk food, and it sells very well. That's pretty well how it works in my area too. just go through any convenience store. Pizza, beer and chips is the *fare of the day. And you know this because you live in the inner city? Doubtful. I guess the NY Times is, as usual, just wrong, because it's not a right-wing publication? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/04/he...on/04well.html I live in a small town surrounded by small towns.It doesn't matter what the NY Times has to say.But if you think it's "just wrong, as usual* I won't be the judge. I don't live in the 'inner city' and I'll repeat what i said: "That's pretty well how it works in my area too. just go through any convenience store. Pizza, beer and chips is the fare of the day. " I have no doubt that a small town is as you describe, but this doesn't say anything regarding the overall problem of poor nutrition for those who are struggling. The "convenience" store model is for, well, convenience. It's never going to be for healthy food. |
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On Jul 2, 3:26*pm, Harryk wrote:
On 7/2/11 4:05 PM, Tim wrote: On Jul 2, 2:25 pm, wrote: On Sat, 2 Jul 2011 11:54:42 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Jul 2, 8:37 am, Wayne *wrote: That said, store owners in poor neighborhoods, like store owners everywhere, know their customers and stock what sells. If people are buying vegetables and dairy products, they'll stock vegetables and dairy products. If people are buying Hostess Twinkies and malt liquor, they'll stock that instead. It is a tribute to our wonderfully enlightened policies that people can actually use government food stamps to buy junk food, and it sells very well. That's pretty well how it works in my area too. just go through any convenience store. Pizza, beer and chips is the *fare of the day. And you know this because you live in the inner city? Doubtful. I guess the NY Times is, as usual, just wrong, because it's not a right-wing publication? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/04/he...on/04well.html I live in a small town surrounded by small towns.It doesn't matter what the NY Times has to say.But if you think it's "just wrong, as usual* *I won't be the judge. *I don't live in the 'inner city' and I'll repeat what i said: "That's pretty well how it works in my area too. just go through any convenience store. Pizza, beer and chips is the *fare of the day. " Most convenience stores don't have the staff to handle any variety of fresh produce or poultry, meat, fish products. In the inner city, the situation is even worse because there's no one to go to the large wholesale markets or produce wholesalers willing to deliver. Most of what the stores sell is stuff with a long shelf life. They wouldn't anyway, Harry. that would defeat their purpose. They're a gas station that sells beer, pizza soda and chips and a few other things. They're not IGA or Publix. If you want gas and beer you go to Caseys. If you want salad material and pork chops you hit up Krogers. |
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On 02/07/2011 2:56 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 2 Jul 2011 13:05:50 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Jul 2, 2:25 pm, wrote: On Sat, 2 Jul 2011 11:54:42 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Jul 2, 8:37 am, Wayne wrote: That said, store owners in poor neighborhoods, like store owners everywhere, know their customers and stock what sells. If people are buying vegetables and dairy products, they'll stock vegetables and dairy products. If people are buying Hostess Twinkies and malt liquor, they'll stock that instead. It is a tribute to our wonderfully enlightened policies that people can actually use government food stamps to buy junk food, and it sells very well. That's pretty well how it works in my area too. just go through any convenience store. Pizza, beer and chips is the fare of the day. And you know this because you live in the inner city? Doubtful. I guess the NY Times is, as usual, just wrong, because it's not a right-wing publication? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/04/he...on/04well.html I live in a small town surrounded by small towns.It doesn't matter what the NY Times has to say.But if you think it's "just wrong, as usual* I won't be the judge. I don't live in the 'inner city' and I'll repeat what i said: "That's pretty well how it works in my area too. just go through any convenience store. Pizza, beer and chips is the fare of the day. " I have no doubt that a small town is as you describe, but this doesn't say anything regarding the overall problem of poor nutrition for those who are struggling. The "convenience" store model is for, well, convenience. It's never going to be for healthy food. Get a job. -- Government isn't the solution to the bad economy, it is the problem. ------ In Debt We Trust! -- Obama and the democrats, world record in debt incursion. |
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On Jul 2, 3:56*pm, wrote:
On Sat, 2 Jul 2011 13:05:50 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: On Jul 2, 2:25 pm, wrote: On Sat, 2 Jul 2011 11:54:42 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: On Jul 2, 8:37 am, Wayne B wrote: That said, store owners in poor neighborhoods, like store owners everywhere, know their customers and stock what sells. If people are buying vegetables and dairy products, they'll stock vegetables and dairy products. If people are buying Hostess Twinkies and malt liquor, they'll stock that instead. It is a tribute to our wonderfully enlightened policies that people can actually use government food stamps to buy junk food, and it sells very well. That's pretty well how it works in my area too. just go through any convenience store. Pizza, beer and chips is the fare of the day. And you know this because you live in the inner city? Doubtful. I guess the NY Times is, as usual, just wrong, because it's not a right-wing publication? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/04/he...on/04well.html I live in a small town surrounded by small towns.It doesn't matter what the NY Times has to say.But if you think it's "just wrong, as usual* *I won't be the judge. *I don't live in the 'inner city' and I'll repeat what i said: "That's pretty well how it works in my area too. just go through any convenience store. Pizza, beer and chips is the *fare of the day. " I have no doubt that a small town is as you describe, but this doesn't say anything regarding the overall problem of poor nutrition for those who are struggling. The "convenience" store model is for, well, convenience. It's never going to be for healthy food. It all comes down to an individuals choice. You can buy hi-fiber bran cereal just as easy as you can get sugar pops. You can get granola snacks just as easy as you can get Twinkies. You can afford a decent meal at home just as easy as you can order Pizza Hut or Burger King. Just depends on what you want. |
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On 7/2/11 6:26 PM, Canuck57 wrote:
On 02/07/2011 2:56 PM, wrote: On Sat, 2 Jul 2011 13:05:50 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Jul 2, 2:25 pm, wrote: On Sat, 2 Jul 2011 11:54:42 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Jul 2, 8:37 am, Wayne wrote: That said, store owners in poor neighborhoods, like store owners everywhere, know their customers and stock what sells. If people are buying vegetables and dairy products, they'll stock vegetables and dairy products. If people are buying Hostess Twinkies and malt liquor, they'll stock that instead. It is a tribute to our wonderfully enlightened policies that people can actually use government food stamps to buy junk food, and it sells very well. That's pretty well how it works in my area too. just go through any convenience store. Pizza, beer and chips is the fare of the day. And you know this because you live in the inner city? Doubtful. I guess the NY Times is, as usual, just wrong, because it's not a right-wing publication? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/04/he...on/04well.html I live in a small town surrounded by small towns.It doesn't matter what the NY Times has to say.But if you think it's "just wrong, as usual* I won't be the judge. I don't live in the 'inner city' and I'll repeat what i said: "That's pretty well how it works in my area too. just go through any convenience store. Pizza, beer and chips is the fare of the day. " I have no doubt that a small town is as you describe, but this doesn't say anything regarding the overall problem of poor nutrition for those who are struggling. The "convenience" store model is for, well, convenience. It's never going to be for healthy food. Get a job. Interesting that no matter how complex a problem might be, you've got a probably unworkable, simple-minded solution. -- Want to discuss recreational boating and fishing in a forum where personal insults are not allowed? http://groups.google.com/group/rec-boating-fishing |
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In article 56b2f1f0-87c1-441c-a46e-cd3cabbdfc35
@g16g2000yqg.googlegroups.com, says... On Jul 2, 3:26*pm, Harryk wrote: On 7/2/11 4:05 PM, Tim wrote: On Jul 2, 2:25 pm, wrote: On Sat, 2 Jul 2011 11:54:42 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Jul 2, 8:37 am, Wayne *wrote: That said, store owners in poor neighborhoods, like store owners everywhere, know their customers and stock what sells. If people are buying vegetables and dairy products, they'll stock vegetables and dairy products. If people are buying Hostess Twinkies and malt liquor, they'll stock that instead. It is a tribute to our wonderfully enlightened policies that people can actually use government food stamps to buy junk food, and it sells very well. That's pretty well how it works in my area too. just go through any convenience store. Pizza, beer and chips is the *fare of the day. And you know this because you live in the inner city? Doubtful. I guess the NY Times is, as usual, just wrong, because it's not a right-wing publication? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/04/he...on/04well.html I live in a small town surrounded by small towns.It doesn't matter what the NY Times has to say.But if you think it's "just wrong, as usual* *I won't be the judge. *I don't live in the 'inner city' and I'll repeat what i said: "That's pretty well how it works in my area too. just go through any convenience store. Pizza, beer and chips is the *fare of the day. " Most convenience stores don't have the staff to handle any variety of fresh produce or poultry, meat, fish products. In the inner city, the situation is even worse because there's no one to go to the large wholesale markets or produce wholesalers willing to deliver. Most of what the stores sell is stuff with a long shelf life. They wouldn't anyway, Harry. that would defeat their purpose. They're a gas station that sells beer, pizza soda and chips and a few other things. They're not IGA or Publix. If you want gas and beer you go to Caseys. If you want salad material and pork chops you hit up Krogers. Not if you live in the inner city, I have lived there, I know. You hit up the local market weather it's Lao, Jamaican, Indian, or what have you. Most will carry a few "American" items but you learn to live on what they have there, or fast food around the corner.. -- Team Rowdy Mouse, Banned from the Mall for life! |
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In article cea369fe-7534-4e8f-aa30-90a8908bf397
@a31g2000vbt.googlegroups.com, says... On Jul 2, 3:56*pm, wrote: On Sat, 2 Jul 2011 13:05:50 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: On Jul 2, 2:25 pm, wrote: On Sat, 2 Jul 2011 11:54:42 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: On Jul 2, 8:37 am, Wayne B wrote: That said, store owners in poor neighborhoods, like store owners everywhere, know their customers and stock what sells. If people are buying vegetables and dairy products, they'll stock vegetables and dairy products. If people are buying Hostess Twinkies and malt liquor, they'll stock that instead. It is a tribute to our wonderfully enlightened policies that people can actually use government food stamps to buy junk food, and it sells very well. That's pretty well how it works in my area too. just go through any convenience store. Pizza, beer and chips is the fare of the day. And you know this because you live in the inner city? Doubtful. I guess the NY Times is, as usual, just wrong, because it's not a right-wing publication? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/04/he...on/04well.html I live in a small town surrounded by small towns.It doesn't matter what the NY Times has to say.But if you think it's "just wrong, as usual* *I won't be the judge. *I don't live in the 'inner city' and I'll repeat what i said: "That's pretty well how it works in my area too. just go through any convenience store. Pizza, beer and chips is the *fare of the day. " I have no doubt that a small town is as you describe, but this doesn't say anything regarding the overall problem of poor nutrition for those who are struggling. The "convenience" store model is for, well, convenience. It's never going to be for healthy food. It all comes down to an individuals choice. You can buy hi-fiber bran cereal just as easy as you can get sugar pops. You can get granola snacks just as easy as you can get Twinkies. You can afford a decent meal at home just as easy as you can order Pizza Hut or Burger King. Just depends on what you want. You all are seeming to forget the segment of the population who live in the inner city, or otherwise rely on public transportation... They are stuck with whatever the local market sells. I have a car, I can go to stop and shop and pay nearly 4 dollars a gallon for milk, or go to BJ's and pay 2.59.. A lot of folks don't have that choice, and trust me as someone who feeds an athlete I can assure you even with choice of large chains, healthy is more expensive than **** food... In the city you don't even have the choice... -- Team Rowdy Mouse, Banned from the Mall for life! |
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On 02/07/2011 5:40 PM, Harryk wrote:
On 7/2/11 6:26 PM, Canuck57 wrote: On 02/07/2011 2:56 PM, wrote: On Sat, 2 Jul 2011 13:05:50 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Jul 2, 2:25 pm, wrote: On Sat, 2 Jul 2011 11:54:42 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Jul 2, 8:37 am, Wayne wrote: That said, store owners in poor neighborhoods, like store owners everywhere, know their customers and stock what sells. If people are buying vegetables and dairy products, they'll stock vegetables and dairy products. If people are buying Hostess Twinkies and malt liquor, they'll stock that instead. It is a tribute to our wonderfully enlightened policies that people can actually use government food stamps to buy junk food, and it sells very well. That's pretty well how it works in my area too. just go through any convenience store. Pizza, beer and chips is the fare of the day. And you know this because you live in the inner city? Doubtful. I guess the NY Times is, as usual, just wrong, because it's not a right-wing publication? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/04/he...on/04well.html I live in a small town surrounded by small towns.It doesn't matter what the NY Times has to say.But if you think it's "just wrong, as usual* I won't be the judge. I don't live in the 'inner city' and I'll repeat what i said: "That's pretty well how it works in my area too. just go through any convenience store. Pizza, beer and chips is the fare of the day. " I have no doubt that a small town is as you describe, but this doesn't say anything regarding the overall problem of poor nutrition for those who are struggling. The "convenience" store model is for, well, convenience. It's never going to be for healthy food. Get a job. Interesting that no matter how complex a problem might be, you've got a probably unworkable, simple-minded solution. Simple solutions often work best. You whiners need to get a job. That simple. -- Government isn't the solution to the bad economy, it is the problem. ------ In Debt We Trust! -- Obama and the democrats, world record in debt incursion. |
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