I really enjoyed this diary. This is an issue I'm well aware of, having spent my childhood carless in LA. The groceries were always a major ordeal. The laundry, too, actually.
Groceries were also determined to be a major factor leading up to both the Watts and '92 LA riots, second only to police brutality.
(btw, your Novakula encouter is still one of my favorite blog moments ever). Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes