u/joedenowhere

Hi all. There are a zillion posts here about good walking shoes, mostly people saying how much they love their new [your brand here] shoes. That's good info, but I for one am fed up with shoes that I can love only for a few weeks until they collapse inside. I'm not a big guy and I don't run, only walk a lot. For $150 or $200 the shoe companies could be using decent quality materials. So I'm asking everyone: if you've been walking in your shoes for six months are they still supporting your feet? If so, what brand and model? Thanks!

I've been in Boca for months and the grocery stores I've found here are uninspiring at best--Publix, Fresh Market, Trader Joe's, Aldi, Whole Foods, Target, etc. Today someone took me to The Boys for the first time and suddenly I feel a lot better about being here. So much great produce, such reasonable prices, so much variety packed into that smallish space. (No, this isn't an ad. I'm really thrilled.) My question for people around Boca, are there other great stores I don't know about yet? It would be a joy to have a list of places like The Boys or some other variation on real food. Thanks!

Just an observation. I'm a Yankee, in South Florida for the past few months. People always say air-conditioning is the essential technology that makes it possible to live in the South, and I sure wouldn't want to stay in Florida without AC. But after a few months I've learned that there are actually two essential technologies: the other one is pesticides. We had to move out of our building for five days to have it tented and gassed for termites. The lawns everywhere have signs warning people away because they've been sprayed. There are pest-control trucks everywhere. All the beautiful little lakes and waterways are sprayed. As a result, there are no insects in evidence--no ants recycling the garbage, no annoying fruit flies in the kitchen--and no cockroaches in the wall or mosquitoes hiding in the bedroom. I see birds poking around in the grass looking for bugs, and I wonder whether they'll starve or eat something poisonous. I understand it's a necessary trade-off; no one wants to get zika or watch termites consume their house. But still, don't people worry about being exposed to so much pesticide?