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First World Problems meme captioned: I FORGOT TO BUY CHIPS AND NOW I HAVE TO EAT REAL FOOD FOR A WEEK

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago

I got injured at work tonight. I'm going to spend the next few days home. First thing I'll do when the shops open is get a buttload of snacks. And maybe some Legos.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Are you unable to get to a store for another 7 days or is there no longer room for chips in the budget?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Going to the store means going outside and dealing with people.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I have all my groceries delivered.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 hours ago

groceries=chips

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I do this on purpose to myself every time because if I buy chips, I'll just eat them all on the first day. If I have a chance I'll buy more next time and on and on and on.

Instead I just cut myself off because I know I can't trust myself.

My own worst influence is myself.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 hours ago

Same here, not sure if it's because of parents telling us to finish the plate and we can't leave until it's empty (I wasn't picky eater I think) but whenever I have food I just can't put it away for later once it's open or on plate I have to eat it all.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Is this an American problem that I'm too European to comprehend? If I forget to buy something at the store I literally just walk 4 minutes to the nearest store and buy whatever I forgot. Maybe I'll even pick it up on the back home on my bike for even less of a time penalty.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Haha there are a great many North Americans that live 10+ minutes minimum by car from the nearest grocery store.

I'm a walker (depressingly rare in North America) and my closest shop is about 6 minutes away. I'm considered insane for being willing to walk 40 mins to work

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 hours ago

40 minutes is clearly in the range of doable walks, although if it were a commute I'd do it by bike every time which would shorten it down to 10 minutes, probably.