A song came up in my YouTube feed, Big Yellow Taxi.
The chorus goes:
"Don't it always seem to go
That you don't what you've got 'til it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot."
That's how I feel about the local supermarket closing down. I never realized just how much I relied on that store.
Most mornings David would stop by, as it was on his way back from work. If I needed anything I would send him a message or if I start cooking and find I'm low on something it was easy to send somebody to get it.
There is a drug store nearby, not a pharmacy, just over-the-counter medicines, supplements, beauty goods, etc. They have a lot of groceries, bread and milk are always cheaper there. A lot of instant foods, condiments, snacks, drinks, etc but very little in the way of fresh food. I use that place a lot but it doesn't replace the supermarket.
There are other supermarkets but you need a car to get to them, which is hard because of Mikey's work schedule. When he is free I try to get to a store.
This morning I went shopping and was shocked at the price of things. Chicken breast used to be a cheap source of protein, the most expensive was usually 60 yen for 100 grams. This morning it was 117 yen for 70 grams. I really wanted fruit and vegetables, small lettuce, maybe enough for one meal, was almost 300 yen, and grapes were over 1000 yen. Just 3 small bags of food cost almost 9000 yen. I know that growing our own vegetables will help. I need to study what to plant, when, and where!
In the 100 yen shop, I was shocked to see that they are starting to put out Halloween goods.
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| It's still August!!! |
And I think some companies should hire somebody to check their English.
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| where's the "be"? |
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