Sunday, February 8, 2009

Ice Storm, pt. II

I have one other confession to make from the time of the storm. I shopped at a chain grocery store. The co-op was closed and I chose not to drive north to see if the Asian markets were functioning or not (unlikely). I chose to shop at the chain and have my apples when I wanted them.

There. I own it.

Now that a recovery week has passed and things are opening up again, it is a little worrisome to see the rate at which different stores recover. The chain grocer and Wal-mart (I'm told) are back up to normal stocking in produce and dairy. My co-op still looks decimated. Where did the food for the chains come from so fast? Who put it out when most were still without power and safety at home? In a sustained crisis situation, would we all have to rely on Wal-mart to feed us?

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