{"id":26654,"date":"2020-04-23T12:35:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T16:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?p=26654"},"modified":"2020-04-23T16:15:03","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T20:15:03","slug":"gang-warfare-erupts-at-supermarket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/23\/gang-warfare-erupts-at-supermarket\/","title":{"rendered":"Gang warfare erupts at supermarket"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In these times of coronashortage, gang turf wars can extend into the supermarket. Honey <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crips\">Crips<\/a> <\/em>apples, for example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/honey-crips-apple.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/honey-crips-apple-1520x851.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26655\" width=\"508\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/honey-crips-apple-1520x851.jpg 1520w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/honey-crips-apple-1024x573.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/honey-crips-apple-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/honey-crips-apple-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/honey-crips-apple-1536x860.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/honey-crips-apple.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(from the Waltham, Massachusetts Market Basket, October 2019)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Related:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/372881106206069\/permalink\/1474589189368583\/\">Dr. Betty Light explains how to protect yourself and others at the supermarket<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In these times of coronashortage, gang turf wars can extend into the supermarket. 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