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No, not ignorant or overbearing at all! We just live a bit differently 
than
some folks :)

Not only do I have an internet connection, I have a high speed wireless 
;-)
One of the churches up here decided they wanted to offer the community 
a
high speed option. So I have a dish/antenna thing on top of my house and
voilla! There are only a handful of us that use it (maybe 5 people) but 
I
needed it to be able to download work files from the server. This is a
community of 300, and only 800 in the entire county.

Previously, we had dial up -- but since we are long distance from
everywhere, the phone company offers what is called "an extended calling
area" for an extra $9 a month. That way we are able to access the dial 
up
numbers in the counties south of us.

Now, we do have a tiny local store where you can pick up a few basics (and
you pay double for them) and the town 35 miles south has a decent
store....but once we are that far you might as well go to the cheap store 
--
one of those bag your own places.

One thing is certain, and that is I need to keep whatever I bake put away.
The family is not going to tolerate me not making their "goodies" so 
my
fingers just need to not touch them after I make them. I know I can do
it -- I was on Atkins for months and never did.

BTW, Atkins made me sicker than a dog with a perpetual headache :(

Tracy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Reinhard Engels" <beautiful_idiot@...>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 6:00 AM
Subject: Re: [nosdiet] New and an Intro


> Oh well, worth a shot. It sounds like you've got a
> good grip on the issues.
>
> Now that you've had to endure this city slicker's
> ignorant, overbearing advice on your household
> management, how about a dose of naive envy: 85 miles
> from the nearest grocery store but with an internet
> connection, I'm impressed!
>