When you live in a small town, there are only a few businesses to meet the needs of everyone.
My family and I live in a small town with one gas station and one beer distributor.
The gas station has a deli that serves hot and cold subs and that place is the only restaurant in town. The closest grocery store with fresh produce, milk and bread is almost 17 miles away. It’s a two hour trip both ways and we rarely leave unless it’s important. Smoke in the area is causing a lot of trouble for my neighbors and I. We are experiencing a record number of pollutants in the air due to the burning of millions of acres of trees and brush.The smoke and contaminants can travel hundreds of miles, so we don’t need to be on top of the fire to feel it’s awful effects. The air is polluted heavily and it’s hard to find an air purifier in the middle of this Covid pandemic. People were already worried about the indoor air quality and this is an even bigger threat. Smoke inhalation causes multiple thousands of deaths each year when folks go untreated for symptoms.I couldn’t find an air purifier anywhere in town.. The hardstore offered to order one from the distributor, but I found one online even cheaper. I had to wait seven days for the product to arrive, but the air purifier really helps the indoor air issues. I’m thankful we found an affordable solution to our problem, even if we did have to order from Amazon.