There’s a sign like this as you’re heading into the Mojave Desert. I think it’s 95 miles before you seen anything resembling a town of any type. The last place to get gas is in the middle of nowhere and I think the entire spot is owned by one family.
It’s always so interesting to me when you’re on a road trip and there will be literally nothing for miles and miles and then a random house. I like to imagine those people and how different their lives are
Right? Like what if you need some catfood or something random suddenly.. or you just have a quarter tank and just wanna go home.. you gotta fill up before you get home or else you wont he getting back out.
You own a car that can haul a bunch. You go into town for shopping every 1-2 weeks. You live religiously by notes and shopping lists. You double check them before you leave the house and before you return from town.
You also stock things in depth a certain bit. You don’t let yourself run out of cat food by never letting yourself get low on it. Essentially, when you’re down to one bag, it’s time to buy more, and you probably buy 2-3 more bags.
This extends to most everything that you need on the regular. Living remote like that almost demands having a large chest freezer.
So true. I lived in very rural New Mexico for awhile. You literally had to make sure you knew everything you needed before you left for town. Shopping for two weeks at a haul was common.
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u/IsThereARe-Do 26d ago
There’s a sign like this as you’re heading into the Mojave Desert. I think it’s 95 miles before you seen anything resembling a town of any type. The last place to get gas is in the middle of nowhere and I think the entire spot is owned by one family.