[pct-l] Ray's Food Place

[marmot marmot]

That what the list is for.  We'll(hiker pals) will help with explainations.It's a little late but KO is helpful for that too. All of us on staff and volunteers will answer endless questions. I believe there will also be a Woman Trekker forum again this year. Last year there were 30 women giving out wisdom to each other.  Marmot

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> On Jan 22, 2014, at 7:35 AM, "ralvek088-hiking at yahoo.com" <ralvek088-hiking at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Your work is well appreciated but there's no need to get all snitty about a request.
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> The guy SAID he's not American and is unfamiliar with US stores and may not understand
> common colloquialisms. Please see his original post below.
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> Part of the problem is how folks start a new thread when responding - which causes loss
> of context.
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> Meike said:  
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> Yogi's book is certainly helpful on this. But I guess there are some
> things that you just know when you are a native and you just don't know
> if you are not. That's language and culture. You probably know what to
> expect if Yogi tells you there is a "Ray's Food Place" or a "Vons" or a
> "Convenience Store" - I don't. For example, when I read about Wrightwood
> I learned that "grocery store" is apparently not just another word for
> "supermarket", as I thought before ;)
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> If Yogi says you can do a "full resupply", does that usually mean a big
> enough selection to find food for stoveless hiking?
> 
> Meike
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> ________________________________
> From: Jackie McDonnell <yogihikes at gmail.com>
> To: 
> Cc: PCT List <pct-l at backcountry.net> 
> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 7:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Ray's Food Place
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> Off the top of my head, I can think of three "Ray's Food Place" in my book:
> Mt. Shasta, Etna, and Sisters.  They are listed like this:
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> Mt. Shasta:  Ray's Food Place Supermarket
> Etna:  Ray's Food Place (large grocery store)
> Sisters:  Ray's Food Place Supermarket
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> If people don't understand what the words "grocery store", "supermarket",
> or "Convenience Store", "C-Store", or "full resupply" mean, then I can't
> help you.  There's only so much hand-holding we can do.  At some point,
> hikers need to figure stuff out on their own.
> 
> Yogi
> www.pcthandbook.com
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>> On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 8:58 AM, <chiefcowboy at verizon.net> wrote:
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>> Rays Food Place in Sisters is a large and well stocked store.
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jim & Jane Moody
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 4:46 AM
>> To: PCT List
>> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Ray's Food Place
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>>>> A Vons is a pretty big store. Ray's Food Place, I have no idea, your
>>>> guess is as
>>>> good as mine, as they don't have them in my part of the country.
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>> IIRC, Ray's is a branch of Kroger. We shopped in one in Desert Palm last
>> summer, while watching the Mountain Fire burn and waiting to get into
>> Idylwild. If it's the same store chain, it is full service.
>> 
>> Mango
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