Walmart

A trip to Walmart here is a big deal. The closest one is 52 miles away in Winnemucca. For anyone that read my cross country blog they know that I could not drive any more just about halfway out here. I froze up in Wyoming with a panic attack and continued to have major anxiety even when Joe was driving. We attributed it to the openness and mountains but I found out if you have any anxiety, which I do, it can escalate in higher altitudes. Since we are 7,000 feet higher than usual it made sense. And, it just so happens that my anxiety is heights related.

Anyway I decided to try driving there. I have to get over the fear if I expect to get a decent job. If I don't get something with the BLM here I will have to commute to Winnemucca. So, I was okay and when I thought about the anxiety coming back I started talking to Joe or just stared at the road right in front of me. The anxiety started to escalate when we climbed up a ridge and at the top you can't see the road or ground, just the mountains in the distance This is what gets me. It helps if I slow down and I noticed that I was not the only one that did. I mean 75 miles per hours was okay in NY but for some reason it does not work for me here. I made it all the way there and even drove home!

So back to Walmart. We went with a list of about 15 things and the bill is huge as you can see.
And this was our 3rd trip! Of course it's a matter of buying things needed here that were left in NY for me and also stocking up because Joe pretty much had nothing in the rental. The local stores have just about everything you need but at crazy prices. They price some of their produce by the pound and some by each. So I am having trouble with some comparing. They do it with meat as well so there will be a package of 27 oz of beef for a set price. Well, you could be all day trying to figure out the per pound price to see if its worth buying because they don't always post that. I am finding some differences to back home. Boneless chicken breast has been $1.69 a pound since I have been here and pork is also cheap. The cheese? Very expensive. 16 oz of mozzarella is over $5.

After Wally World we went to lunch at a Mexican restaurant in town. There are a number to choose from in most towns of course. We only have one in Battle Mountain and I think they are good. It's certainly not Taco Bell. I got the seafood enchilada and it was terrific. They served chips and hot salsa but also a cold cabbage dish. A coleslaw of sorts but with a bit of a kick. I need to find out what it is so I can try to duplicate it. I was nervous the whole time we were in there because every last thing we bought, included 500 lbs of pellets was in plain view in the truck bed. I worry too much.

I know this is not the most exciting posting but we went so many days ago the little things I wanted to post are no longer in my head.