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1. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Oct-2023 15:08:24 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

   • simsa03
   @simsa03 I think it was just that I lived in an area where there weren't a lot of options. I think they'd call it a food desert today.
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Oct-2023 06:11:30 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

     • Ji Fu
     @fu I didn't like cheese until I was in my early twenties. I suspect that pre-sliced "cheese" was already some sort of processed food product. What happened was I signed up for a cheese club and got European cheeses shipped to my door. They were surprisingly good.
     
     Even today, I'm not a fan of sliced cheese-like food product.
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Oct-2023 18:48:13 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     I just used Google maps to estimate the distances from the building where I lived to each of the three closest supermarkets. Surprisingly, it was only around 2.5 miles / 4.0 kilometers walk in each direction ... for some reason, I remember it being longer.
     
     Anyway, we often relied upon neighborhood markets that were essentially convenience stores. I think there being little concession to the needs of pedestrians also made it a little more challenging.