I am the unofficial watchdog for increasing inflation. I observe what is happening to my personal spending and draw my own conclusions. The f------ cost of everything keeps going up. The only exception I know of is housing. Unfortunately I am not in the market for a house so I don't care about housing prices.
Enough is enough.
I still get upset everytime I pump 10 gallons of gas and pay over $40.00. I keep thinking gas is going to come down in price. I guess I need to travel to India and China to experience what global demand is all about.
Yesterday I picked up some routine grocery items. You know! Soda, orange juice, brats, buns and some fruit. The bill came to $90. Normallly when I pick up "stuff" it is under $60. Sticker shock set in so when I got home I analyzed the bill carefully. I got charged for two packs of brats and I only bought one. Bastards! But then I saw this large entry for fruit. I had grabbed two bags of cherries. I love cherries when they are in season. The weight of the two bags came to 3 pounds. It didn't seem like that much weight. The clincher was that cherries are close to $5 per pound. Holy sh--. I had $15 worth of cherries. Talk about inflation.
This morning I stopped at my local McDonalds for a "senior diet coke". You can purchase a small diet coke or a small black coffee for 42 cents. McDonalds is one of the few companies I can count on to keep costs down and give their customers fair values. I was informed that senior diet cokes are now 51 cents. The news was devestating. That represents 21,4% increase. Come on! I am a senior.
I need to get serious about shopping in establishments where I get better values. I will be going though the Sunday paper for coupons and I will be watching for more sale merchandise. Enough is enough.
The lesson Grasshoppers is that all companies are trying to cope with increasing oil prices in their business from "oil derivative plastics" to increased transportation costs. There are solutions. You just have to reach the threshold of pain to do something.
Anyone wanting to buy an SUV, I can help you find one cheap.
Love,
Dad
Greetings:
I came across some old postings of yours that mention Charles and Myrna Andes. Would you please contact me via my email (lantzking@aol.com) as I would like to discuss Charlie Andes. I have been searching for some time when he and Myrna would have passed away.
Lawrence