That’s what you get when you live in the sticks. The payback is room, no neighbors, no traffic, no noise.
It’s really not a big deal, you just have to plan a bit ahead. And I can always get stuff on my way home from work. Drive right by the store.
At work, there’s a shop right next door, so maybe 15 - 20 feet door to door.
From home it’s a couple of minutes walk to any of several grocers, some of which are on the way I walk to & from work anyway…
7 miles, to the nearest gas station.
10 miles, to the nearest store.
About 100 yards in either direction after walking through the front gate.
Since I have the keys to my neighbour’s place I only have to go about 20 yards to steal some milk.
Half a mile in either direction. We live midway between two decent sized grocery stores.
It’s all a matter of preferences. Personally, I wouldn’t want to live within four blocks of a 7-11. I don’t even like living anywhere that has “blocks.” When I was in college, I liked being “in town,” but it doesn’t do anything for me now.
On the other hand, I like having everything easy walking distance from work. Within 2 or 3 blocks I can get to the grocery store, drug store, half a dozen restaurants, the place I get my car fixed, a gas station, several bars, and so forth. I can get whatever I need on the way home from work, and that way I can still live where it’s dark and quiet at night.
As I explained in a thread I get milk delivered every morning but if I need more there a shopping mall with a grocer’s in it about 5 minutes walk from my home.
4.5 miles to the only store in town, if I want to pay $5 a gallon. 5 miles in the other direction (toward civilization) to pay $3.50 a gallon.
A quarter of a mile to the nearest grocery store (Albertson’s).
12 miles.
According to Google Maps it is 0.2 miles to the Cumberland Farms (a chain of convenience stores), I generally will walk it unless the weather is really hideous. Their gallons of milk only cost a few cents more than their half gallons but we don’t drink it fast enough to make buying the gallons worth our while.
We have several other options within a mile, but the closest supermarket where we can buy the half gallons of organic milk we usually get is 2 miles away. I sometimes ride my bike there to go shopping.
I always knew I was a little “out there”, but looks like I may have the record so far at 21 miles.
Part of the year though, I get it fresh from the cow, and that’s not too far away generally.
No gallons or 4L in the large cities either. Japanese refrigerators are too small.
We have milk, along with other groceries delivered to our house, so less than one meter. If that runs out, then about 600 m to the closest convenience store.
8.8 miles to a gas station/convenience store, 12 miles to a real grocery store.
You just have to think before you head for home and don’t forget stuff.
From our apt building’s front door, maybe 75 or 80 feet.
3062.4 feet (.58 miles) to Casey’s General Store (a convenience store).
About a half mile to the shopping center down the hill, drugstore on one corner and 7-Eleven on the opposite corner.
About 3 miles to a small gas station/convenience store. There’s one about 3 miles West, and one about 3 miles East.
Checking Mapquest:
Estimated Time: 0.50 minutes Estimated Distance: 0.11 miles
Of course, that’s half a minute of driving time.
As milk is not sold by the gallon here, about 4000 miles. If a liter counts, then about 75 feet.