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Hoping for a Cooler Summer

The higher gas prices climb, the more I mind filling up my tank. If I lived closer to work, I'd walk there, but that's not an option.

What is an option, though, is walking to the store when I have to make a fill-in grocery trip because we do have a Dollar General store within walking distance. I don't know how long it would take to walk there, but my guess would be no more than 30 minutes. If it takes less time than that, it's probably not by much. Therefore, I probably should just drive if I'm going after milk.

I have no idea how much this could save, or how much the hike could benefit me health wise. I make at least two trips a week to the store to pick up stray items, either ones I forgot on the main grocery trip or that I didn't realize we were so close to running out of.

What I do know is that last summer was very, very hot in my neck of the woods. I hope this one is cooler. Otherwise, I know I'll give in and just take the car.

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