By: andy

andy — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 16:27:00 +0000

Thanks for a well-written and interesting article. I lived in St. Louis 40 or so years ago and the difference in the quality of produce and meats between urban and suburban grocery stores was striking. As best as I can remember, people shopping in the urban stores paid more for the inferior product.

Speaking of moles and mole hills… We recently installed a small windmill in our garden. The pole that it is attached to is installed in the ground and purportedly (probably not) discourages mole activity. That aside, I hope that as alternative energy becomes more and more a reality lower income people will have as much access to capturing free energy as do more affluent people.

By: ladyofspain

ladyofspain — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 12:19:00 +0000

Mary, I agree there is more to this than meets the eye. I live near Pacific and shop for groceries there. We have a Queens which is the largest of the 3 places to get groceries. The parking lot is always littered with trash and cig butts. I can’t help but compare it to the Schnucks in Eureka or Washington where they would never allow their parking area to look like that. I have to admit I feel like I live in a low class town with low class people who either throw their cig butts on the parking lot or who put up with it because they don’t think they deserve any better. One good thing: the gal who works the produce aisle keeps everything fresh and well organized. She is also helpful when I have a question. But why do they allow their entrance to look so trashy? I don’t know.
susan c

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