Thursday, 7 May 2009

Weather and rip off prices

It's been one of those drab days today, stuck indoors while what little sunshine we have here shines outdoors and then this weekend they forecast rain, life is not fair at times to the workers. Beautiful blue skies with the sun to match and when I come out the clouds start to move over and the sun goes in and now the winds picking up....I hate our weather at times.

All clear from the doctors for another six months had my three monthly check yesterday and my blood pressure is fine so he doesn't want to see me now until then, just need to get my bloods taken and tested and then I am home free, apart from the two tablets I have to take each day, which is not many when you consider the amount some people have to take in a day.

Has the price of food where you are still as high as when it was in that period when the petrol went sky high and they used the cost of that to put up the cost of everything using that as an excuse? 

I did the weekly shop last night and i was studying the prices are lot more this week than I usually do and everything seems to of jumped again a few pence and lots of things. The companies soon put the prices up last year when the petrol went up in price and now they are getting their produce cheaper they are being very slow to pass the prices back on to us the shopper, it is so annoying at times.

Anyway I need a countdown clock for my blog page now for when I go to freezing Melbourne in August, any suggestions?
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13 comments:

  1. becomingkate7 May 2009 at 10:45

    I saw some 12 grain bread at Save-On Foods, priced at $6.89/loaf! Steaks run about $24 for four 8oz pieces, but ground beef was $6.99/kg.
    I doubt the prices will drop. It's too tempting for them to keep them high, them offer "sales".

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  2. mr-stu7 May 2009 at 10:54

    and the worse thing is when the price of petrol rises again so will the bread and all the other foods before they have the chance to come down.

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  3. Lou7 May 2009 at 11:45

    Are you not well Stu?

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  4. mr-stu7 May 2009 at 15:25

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  5. mr-stu7 May 2009 at 15:34

    Fit as can be for somebody who does no exercise. I have high blood pressure caused by family genes passed down by my parents. Hence two tablets a day!

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  6. yankeedog7 May 2009 at 15:53

    Good you're keeping that BP under control.

    Actually, some prices have come back down here over the past few months. Astounding at that!

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  7. Nautilus7 May 2009 at 16:10

    Plenty of countdown timers out there.

    Found one here http://www.oneplusyou.com/bb/countdown I have never used it so I don't know how good it is.

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  8. LERMONTOV7 May 2009 at 16:37

    I think food prices may be high in the UK due to the decline in the pound. Presumably the inflationary effects of the stimulus packages will also start to feed in - thanks govt!

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  9. Polly7 May 2009 at 21:37

    Food prices have risen here in Aus too. Its unbelievable how something costs you one amount one week and has risen the next.

    Glad to hear your health is fine.

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  10. Anonymous7 May 2009 at 23:40

    I've got some favourite places to shop, cheap and good.

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  11. Kimmywoo8 May 2009 at 00:22

    Noooooooooooo - you MUST ensure Manchester has good weather because I'll be there is less than two weeks now!

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  12. Dr Yobbo8 May 2009 at 03:22

    No change here. AND the supermarkets have stopped loss-leading on alcohol sales, so no more dirt-cheap beer. Bastards.

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  13. Working Mum10 May 2009 at 02:47

    You are so right about the food prices. And I have noticed petrol go up 4p per litre in the last three weeks as well. Maybe time to start walking more and eating less - at least I'll be fitter and slimmer, not to mention better off!

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