I ran some errands in town and ended up at the library. McDonald’s is in back of the library, but a Wendy’s has opened across the street from McDonald’s. Since we have not had a Wendy’s since 2012, I thought I’d check it out. It is smaller than a normal Wendy’s, set up for mostlyContinue reading “Crack free Wendy’s”
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Gas spike
Monday morning I went to get gas and paid $2.65 a gallon. When I drove by that evening the price was $2.80. I wonder what the price will be tonight. At least I don’t have to worry about it for the next three weeks.
Black day after holiday
At Wally World we never got the big Black Friday crowds. But this morning we got the biggest opening crowd since we put the Halloween candy on sale half price. The Christmas stuff went out the door quickly. People are not going to pay the outrageous prices for non necessary food items. People I talkedContinue reading “Black day after holiday”
“If we make it through December”
I always think of the old Merle Haggard song in December. Unlike the song, I still have my job. But with car insurance, property taxes, and my landlord license due in the next 24 hours, a large chunk of my bank account goes out the door in a very short period of time.
More shrinkflation
When I got off work, I got some food for the upcoming Labor Day weekend. I get things I don’t normally buy such as ice cream. I noticed the packages shrank since the Independence Day holiday week. In the ancient times of the early 21st century, ice cream came in 2 quart packages. A fewContinue reading “More shrinkflation”
Shrinkflation
By now people have companies making packages smaller to keep prices down. This has not been totally successful as prices are going up anyway. They may not notice these same companies switching to cheaper ingredients or diluting liquids. Retailers are pushing back and in some cases refusing to stock products. This is why some ofContinue reading “Shrinkflation”
Inflation, newspaper edition
The big city papers left town just over a year ago and I miss it, just not as much as I thought. I had to go to Bartlesville and while I was there I picked up a copy. The price had gone from two to three dollars. This wouldn’t have been so bad if theContinue reading “Inflation, newspaper edition”
Gatorade Blues
There is no more Gatorade in the warehouse, so I never have to handle it again. And since the 28 ounce bottle is now $1.72 compared to the $1.16 for the 32 ounce bottle three years ago, I may never touch another bottle of Gatorade again.
More inflation
I went to the laundromat this morning and found that prices went up a lot. Standard washers went from $2.75 to $3.75 per load, dryers went from $1.25 to $1.50 per load. Worst of all the oversize washer I need to wash my comforters went from $4.50 to $7.00. The city of Indy raised waterContinue reading “More inflation”
Getting old
I got another reminder I am getting old when my Social Insecurity statement came in the mail yesterday. I used to get them annually until I moved to Kansas. I tried to get them online, but was told I couldn’t. I found out that they will mail statements starting the year you turn sixty. WhenContinue reading “Getting old”
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