Unchained Preppers
General Category => News & Politics => Topic started by: JohnyMac on April 20, 2023, 11:52:00 AM
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As you read further into the article "they" blame the inflation rate on the cost of natural gas.
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's unwanted status as the only large advanced economy still to have double-digit inflation represents just one symptom of the serious economic malaise faced by the country.
Annual consumer price inflation (CPI) in Britain fell to 10.1% last month but defied forecasts for a bigger drop from February's 10.4%, according to data published on Wednesday. - MSN (https://www.msn.com/en-xl/money/other/analysis-why-is-uk-inflation-so-high/ar-AA1a3HUG)
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Gasoline around me is up about 30 cents per gallon in about the last week. In the $3.50 area and I would not be surprised see it at $4 to $4.25/gal by mid summer.
Hang on, thats when things will really get bumpy.
Nemo
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Yupper Nemo...Yupper.
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Really bad part is we have two trips to Nags Head for the summer. Towing a camper so its about 10 miles per gallon. Good part is the campground is at Oregon Inlet National Park and W/E hookup is $21 a night.
Getting there and back is likely to be more expensive than staying and eating while there.
Nemo
if you're interested
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/251431 (https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/251431)
https://www.nps.gov/caha/planyourvisit/campgrounds.htm (https://www.nps.gov/caha/planyourvisit/campgrounds.htm)
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Just finished watched footage from a "storm chaser", brave (foolish?) souls reporting from the thick of a tornado. The debris hurtling about, the loose things sweeping by, the formerly solid things becoming "loose things". Perhaps a good facsimile for economy around us now. Our preps being the analog of a storm shelter.
I would not contemplate driving into town for groceries when a tornado was upon me. And I am not making plans for any road trips because of fuel prices - this does impinge on my freedom of choice, because several activities (mainly dog breeding/judging) were tied to this.
Can't change the weather? OK, at least prepare for it.