to market I shall go
Mar. 2nd, 2009 08:50 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ravnsdaughterWhen I was considering taking the job I am now working at, one of the things that fell into the "pro" column was the fact that there was a little grocery market along the one-block walk I have from my office to the train station. I was thinking that would be a big plus, because I could stop frequently for fresh veggies - buying only a day or two's worth at a time to cut down on waste and have fresher produce. Last Friday after work, I stopped in there for the first time... and I won't be doing that again!
Oh my goodness, this place was AWFUL. Dirty floors, rusty shelving, the produce had seen better days (seriously, I couldn't find a banana without a black spot on it anywhere), and ripped labels on cans. Gross! I ended up buying a bottle of Pepsi and the only red pepper I could find that looked like it was in good shape, and hightailed it out of there, rather disappointed that I wasn't going to have a reasonably accessible market.
But this morning on my walk to the train, I had a flash of inspiration! I remembered my roommate mentioning that the Langley Market up on 12th Street is really nice and reasonably priced... and the bus that goes right past it stops right at the train station that's a block away from my work. And then the market is within reasonable walking distance of my home - probably about 6-8 blocks or so, and all either flat or downhill. So today after work, instead of taking the train home, I will be taking the bus up to the market, picking up a couple of days worth of produce, and then walking home from the market. My walk to the train this morning was quite easy (definitely easier than last Tuesday's), and after only a 6 hour work day (1 of which is already gone, wow... fast) it should be very doable.
And now to get some work done. I shall be making a longer post later about my weekend, which was absolutely splendid.
Oh my goodness, this place was AWFUL. Dirty floors, rusty shelving, the produce had seen better days (seriously, I couldn't find a banana without a black spot on it anywhere), and ripped labels on cans. Gross! I ended up buying a bottle of Pepsi and the only red pepper I could find that looked like it was in good shape, and hightailed it out of there, rather disappointed that I wasn't going to have a reasonably accessible market.
But this morning on my walk to the train, I had a flash of inspiration! I remembered my roommate mentioning that the Langley Market up on 12th Street is really nice and reasonably priced... and the bus that goes right past it stops right at the train station that's a block away from my work. And then the market is within reasonable walking distance of my home - probably about 6-8 blocks or so, and all either flat or downhill. So today after work, instead of taking the train home, I will be taking the bus up to the market, picking up a couple of days worth of produce, and then walking home from the market. My walk to the train this morning was quite easy (definitely easier than last Tuesday's), and after only a 6 hour work day (1 of which is already gone, wow... fast) it should be very doable.
And now to get some work done. I shall be making a longer post later about my weekend, which was absolutely splendid.