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Originally Posted by 4691mls
I am now truly grateful that I have a choice of grocery stores within a 5 - 10 minute drive of my home!
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It's surprising how quickly you learn that "only" 10-15 miles
really starts to grate after a while. It doesn't sound like much, but it means that EVERY trip out of the house is a schlep, and you're never gone for "15 minutes." It's unlikely that you can meet anyone, anywhere, in "half an hour."
I knew that we were moving "out there" when we bought the place, of course. I don't do a ton of driving, due to the nature of my biz, and I got rid of my leased office space when, after 3+ years, not a SINGLE person had ever shown up *(see note) for any business reason. I mean, I may take a while to catch on, but...
What I didn't realize was just how vexing it gets, having to sit there and arrangee everything, so, let's say you need your annual blood test. Well, that's 17 miles west; but, hey!, there's a branch of your bank there, too, so you arrange your banking trip; and, wait, if you only go another 4 miles west, you can fit in a quick trip to that grocery, too.
Any single trip out means, basically, that
either your afternoon or your morning is just
shot. Utterly lost, in terms of other types of productivity. I wish I could figure out a way to SAFELY do dictation or answer emails in the car! (Not a believer in talking+driving.)
Hitch