frrussre

I don't want to whine & be a British winger (Is that the correct spelling?)

I know I have lived here a long time.

When did 30oz Hellmanns Mayo, cost $5.99, I remember buying the bigger jar for $1.99.

200 ft store brand Tin Foil, $6.99 (reynolds $9.99 +), i remember that was $1.99, $2.99,$3.99.

Italian sausage, store brand (When I wa a kid, it was poor peoples dinner food, only to be eaten for breakfast), now $4.99lb.

Anglesoft 12 double rolls $6.99, they have some brands at $10.

Boars Head, cooked meats @ $10.99lb, not long ago was $5.99 lb.

Cut loaf bread $4.49.

Bakin spuds are $1 each.
Gasoline is on the rise, rents are up.

My cable & internet bill, no special HBO etc $150, 1992 I was paying $20 for cable.

The government keep saying, all is well, no inflation, lying bastards.

Who on here is getting raises in salary to keep up with their living standard of 10-20-30 years ago?????????

Got that off my chest.
Frank R.

Manc

when I were a lad, all this were fields.......

frrussre

And we ate Hovis.

Reg. Frank R.

CelticRover

.....walked miles to school in knee deep snow wearing no shoes

Scouse Express

Well.....you failed


Jim.

frrussre

Bread crumbs, monday to Saturday & cake crumbs on Sunday.

Frank

zargof

Up hill both ways...

Craig1987

When I was a kid, I had to walk to school with only one shoe. Whenever someone said "Did you lose one?", I'd say "No, I found one."

Michael

Prices are prices and you have to live with the prices that they charge.

However I live across from a Safeway that seems to have a moron as the manager of the produce section and all other employees don't seem to care. I purchase produce on special and when I checkout at the self checkout stands, about once a week, one of the items is priced incorrectly. I then notify the local supervisor that it was miss priced but he is usually busy and can't check the price for about 15 minutes later so I wait and wait. Finally he comes back and manually goes into the machine to give me credit and I walk out of the store with all my frozen food melted.

I finally got wise and when I see an incorrect price, I tell the local supervisor that I will be making a price check so don't let anyone think I left my items. I then go back and tear off the tag and bring it to the supervisor and he again manually goes into the machine to give me credit.

I've come to know most of the supervisors on a first name basis and I've asked them how this happens so often and he said it is likely that we have too much of that produce and it will spoil if they can't get rid of it quickly so the produce manager directs the employees to put reduced price signs on the produce but forgets to update the computer. By the next morning he has his long list of things he forgot to do and then updates the computer. However all those people that purchased those items and used the regular checkout stand where everything zooms past on the screens at high speed doesn't know they are getting over charged.

So I asked the local supervisor if he has weekly meetings with all the other managers and he said he did. I asked him if he could bring up this issue and see if it can be resolved. However it never got resolved.

Also the local supervisor doesn't have any authority to upgrade the system with the correct price but he doesn't even try to ring the produce manager on the phone but instead just lets the price the same to see how many more people will get screwed before the evening is over.

frrussre

Nope, not really. I am a USC, bitching and complaining abot the cost of living.

Frank R.

Manc

Aldi mate.

Scouse Express

Here's the Original Four Yorkshire Men Sketch, seeing as though you reminded me of it, with that post

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eDaSvRO9xA


Jim.

frrussre

Personally think, minimum wage needs to be $20 per hour & other salaries raised accordingly.
In last 20 years,wages need to be at least double to triple what they were to keep up with inflation "Spending Power".

Would like other peoples opinions.

Gasoline, may head towards $5 again, I remember paying 89c a gal 10-12 years ago.

Reg. Frank R.

frrussre

Brill, I remember it.

Frank R.

Scouse Express

Good to see Tim Brooke-Taylor doing something else, apart from The Goodies.

Great Sketch!


Jim.