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[–] BmeBenji@lemm.ee 6 points 2 weeks ago

I walk 3 minutes. Living in a city is the best. If only there were more trains :(

[–] LallyLuckFarm 5 points 2 weeks ago

It's roughly fifteen minutes to the grocery in town, but thirty to the one with twice the size and selection. Certain items we prefer to pick up in bulk at a store that's forty minutes away, but that trip happens maybe twice a month

[–] UID_Zero@infosec.pub 3 points 2 weeks ago

I recently moved. At the old house, I was close enough to walk, but generally I drove because I bought for a week at a time for a family of four. We only moved a few miles away, but pretty much every grocery store is about 3 miles away. I'm on the edge of a city of about 70k people.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I can walk a few hundred feet to a "convenience store" to get very basic stuff but the actual grocery store is ~15 minute drive.

Like others mentioned I could easily walk or bike except that I'd probably get mowed down in the process, as there's no infrastructure.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

Before I moved into a city, and I was living in a small suburb town, I'd have to go at least 26 miles away to the nearest affordable grocery store.

Now I can just go across the street and usually walk cuz I'm not getting more than 2 bags worth of stuff at a time.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 weeks ago

I walk one block. In the past, I sometimes walked up to three.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 weeks ago

I don’t drive usually. I walk to a small grocery store which is about 5 minutes away. If I need specialty items I can bike to a bigger supermarket in about 10 minutes.

[–] klemptor@startrek.website 2 points 2 weeks ago

12 minutes to get to Aldi, and when I'm done there, just a few more minutes to get to Giant for the things I don't get at Aldi.

[–] scytale@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

10 minutes, 3.7 miles.

[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

For a big Costco trip, 20-30 mins. For a quick grocery run, about 10.

5 grocery stores within three miles. Two of them are next door to each other with another kitty corner.