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[Varche]

There will be a lot of youngsters that have never lived through inflation.

Fuel here has gone up nearly 10% in a couple of weeks. I dare say the situation in the Ukraine is not helping. It won’t be long before increased transport costs feeds into everyday items like groceries.

How long before wage rise demands ( and strikes?).?

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

My electricity charge recently went up by something like......40% high rate.....25% night rate....15% daily standing charge.

Prices are due to rise by a further 50% in a couple of months. This will inevitably lead to inflation.

People on a low income are going to struggle in 2022.

[Varche]

Has anyone else noticed that despite the proliferation of green renewables hasn’t reduced the price of energy. I suspect that what happens is the savings are pocketed by the installer. We have half our electric in Andalucia from renewables and yet our bills are rocketing too.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Something like 25% of our energy bill is made up of the green energy tax.

The things I do for Greta.

[LC0112G]

Has anyone else noticed that despite the proliferation of green renewables hasn’t reduced the price of energy. I suspect that what happens is the savings are pocketed by the installer. We have half our electric in Andalucia from renewables and yet our bills are rocketing too.

The price of non renewables has been deliberately inflated (taxed) to make renewables look more attractive/viable. Green was never going to actually reduce bills.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Has anyone else noticed that despite the proliferation of green renewables hasn’t reduced the price of energy. I suspect that what happens is the savings are pocketed by the installer. We have half our electric in Andalucia from renewables and yet our bills are rocketing too.

Yep my supplier proudly tells me that my electricity is produced by renewable energy sources. 

My bills will go up in April because the wholesale price of natural gas has gone up massively. 

[STEMO]

I still have 15 months to run on the fixed price I got last April. If things don't settle down by then, my bills could rise by 500% 

[Sir Tigger KC]

I still have 15 months to run on the fixed price I got last April. If things don't settle down by then, my bills could rise by 500% 

Good things happen to those who wait! 

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

I still had several months left on my fixed rate too, but my supplier went bust yesterday. 

[Rangie]

Our fixed rate ceases at the end of September so expecting a 50 percent rise at least.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

The government could knock of the VAT and the Greta tax.

This should account for about 30% of the 50% rise.

Will it happen?

[Doctor Gollum]

Only if they expect you to push your electric car everywhere...

[Marks DTM Calib]

Has anyone else noticed that despite the proliferation of green renewables hasn’t reduced the price of energy. I suspect that what happens is the savings are pocketed by the installer. We have half our electric in Andalucia from renewables and yet our bills are rocketing too.

Green energy is significantly more expensive to produce than 'non green', it has high capital investment and produces very little energy. To put some perspective on this, the Thames wind array, one of the largest on the planet, can only produce slightly less than one Drax generator set (and Drax has 6 generator sets!)

[Olympia5776]

It's a fallacy of monumental proportions to believe that wind ,tide and sun will provide the power required for a demanding ,modern world with such a voracious appetite for consumable products .
You'd better factor in the " net zero tax " that will be required to meet the 2030 gaol , and that's not a spelling mistake .

I think the increased cost of electricity is with us for evermore due to political , climate driven and covid incurred costs and will have an effect on voting trends in the very near future .
We live in interesting times .

[Varche]

Ah Drax! Burning some other countries wood. Very environmental even with Beccs.

[Sir Tigger KC]

I popped into Costco in Bristol earlier this evening and picked up a tray of lamb steaks which for years has cost between £11 - 13ish.

Tonight the same tray with 6 or 7 steaks cost between £20 -23 depending on weight  , so sadly they went back in the fridge rather than my trolley. 

A taste of things to come.... 

[Varche]

Are you sure? If they are back in the fridge then you aren’t going to be tasting them!

I filled up at 1.47 today. It was 1.44 on Tuesday. Last tankful before was 1.34. I bet it is 1.60 by end of Jan.

It can’t be long before food prices start going up as a result of increased transport costs.

[STEMO]

Are you sure? If they are back in the fridge then you aren’t going to be tasting them!

I filled up at 1.47 today. It was 1.44 on Tuesday. Last tankful before was 1.34. I bet it is 1.60 by end of Jan.

It can’t be long before food prices start going up as a result of increased transport costs.

Yes, I think that's been mentioned. In the post you replied to 

[Varche]

You are correct. It is an age thing.

[Raeturbo]

I popped into Costco in Bristol earlier this evening and picked up a tray of lamb steaks which for years has cost between £11 - 13ish.

Tonight the same tray with 6 or 7 steaks cost between £20 -23 depending on weight  , so sadly they went back in the fridge rather than my trolley. 

A taste of things to come.... 

Get down to Morrisons in Porth where you can by a nice boneless shoulder joint for £6 a kilo or leg of lamb for £10 a kilo and cut your own👍

[Sir Tigger KC]

I popped into Costco in Bristol earlier this evening and picked up a tray of lamb steaks which for years has cost between £11 - 13ish.

Tonight the same tray with 6 or 7 steaks cost between £20 -23 depending on weight  , so sadly they went back in the fridge rather than my trolley. 

A taste of things to come.... 

Get down to Morrisons in Porth where you can by a nice boneless shoulder joint for £6 a kilo or leg of lamb for £10 a kilo and cut your own👍

Cheers Rae, I'll check that out! 

[Raeturbo]

👍

[TheBoy]

I popped into Costco in Bristol earlier this evening and picked up a tray of lamb steaks which for years has cost between £11 - 13ish.

Tonight the same tray with 6 or 7 steaks cost between £20 -23 depending on weight  , so sadly they went back in the fridge rather than my trolley. 

A taste of things to come.... 

And I can see this government deciding to tax beef, because he lives we a silly tart who worships Greta.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I popped into Costco in Bristol earlier this evening and picked up a tray of lamb steaks which for years has cost between £11 - 13ish.

Tonight the same tray with 6 or 7 steaks cost between £20 -23 depending on weight  , so sadly they went back in the fridge rather than my trolley. 

A taste of things to come.... 

And I can see this government deciding to tax beef, because he lives we a silly tart who worships Greta.

Anyone noticed the number of adverts for plant based protein on the TV lately?

[STEMO]

I popped into Costco in Bristol earlier this evening and picked up a tray of lamb steaks which for years has cost between £11 - 13ish.

Tonight the same tray with 6 or 7 steaks cost between £20 -23 depending on weight  , so sadly they went back in the fridge rather than my trolley. 

A taste of things to come.... 

And I can see this government deciding to tax beef, because he lives we a silly tart who worships Greta.

Anyone noticed the number of adverts for plant based protein on the TV lately?

It's veganuary, and it sells, making them money......which is the whole point of the exercise you see.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I popped into Costco in Bristol earlier this evening and picked up a tray of lamb steaks which for years has cost between £11 - 13ish.

Tonight the same tray with 6 or 7 steaks cost between £20 -23 depending on weight  , so sadly they went back in the fridge rather than my trolley. 

A taste of things to come.... 

And I can see this government deciding to tax beef, because he lives we a silly tart who worships Greta.

Anyone noticed the number of adverts for plant based protein on the TV lately?

It's veganuary, and it sells, making them money......which is the whole point of the exercise you see.

Well, I like my meat to be made of dead animal. Is that too much to ask?

[STEMO]

I popped into Costco in Bristol earlier this evening and picked up a tray of lamb steaks which for years has cost between £11 - 13ish.

Tonight the same tray with 6 or 7 steaks cost between £20 -23 depending on weight  , so sadly they went back in the fridge rather than my trolley. 

A taste of things to come.... 

And I can see this government deciding to tax beef, because he lives we a silly tart who worships Greta.

Anyone noticed the number of adverts for plant based protein on the TV lately?

It's veganuary, and it sells, making them money......which is the whole point of the exercise you see.

Well, I like my meat to be made of dead animal. Is that too much to ask?

In 20 years, maybe 

[TheBoy]

To me, its a simple concept.  If I want to taste a nice bit of cow, I eat cow.

If I want to eat some tasteless shit and fart non stop for the next 12 hours, I'll eat some vegan tastes nothing like cow shite.

[STEMO]

To me, its a simple concept.  If I want to taste a nice bit of cow, I eat cow.

If I want to eat some tasteless shit and fart non stop for the next 12 hours, I'll eat some vegan tastes nothing like cow shite.

.......or a curry, with real meat in it 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

To me, its a simple concept.  If I want to taste a nice bit of cow, I eat cow.

If I want to eat some tasteless shit and fart non stop for the next 12 hours, I'll eat some vegan tastes nothing like cow shite.

Please stick to dead cow TB.

The consequences of doing otherwise don't bear thinking about.

[TheBoy]

To me, its a simple concept.  If I want to taste a nice bit of cow, I eat cow.

If I want to eat some tasteless shit and fart non stop for the next 12 hours, I'll eat some vegan tastes nothing like cow shite.

.......or a curry, with real meat in it 

Only most of our curry houses now seem to have found a non stop supply of either really chewy mutton or tasteless chicken.  I guess with the lockdowns, sheep were not in demand, so got 2 years older and tougher

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

To me, its a simple concept.  If I want to taste a nice bit of cow, I eat cow.

If I want to eat some tasteless shit and fart non stop for the next 12 hours, I'll eat some vegan tastes nothing like cow shite.

.......or a curry, with real meat in it 

Only most of our curry houses now seem to have found a non stop supply of either really chewy mutton or tasteless chicken.  I guess with the lockdowns, sheep were not in demand, so got 2 years older and tougher

This reminds me of Spike Milligan and the Pakistani dalek.

"I HAVE EXTERMINATED IT. PUT  IT IN THE CURRY"

[STEMO]

To me, its a simple concept.  If I want to taste a nice bit of cow, I eat cow.

If I want to eat some tasteless shit and fart non stop for the next 12 hours, I'll eat some vegan tastes nothing like cow shite.

.......or a curry, with real meat in it 

Only most of our curry houses now seem to have found a non stop supply of either really chewy mutton or tasteless chicken.  I guess with the lockdowns, sheep were not in demand, so got 2 years older and tougher

Food, in general, seems to be of a much poorer quality than it used to be. I put it down to the fact that my taste buds must be getting knackered.

[STEMO]

I do still enjoy the fish from our local chippy, though, lovely white flakes of cod.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I do still enjoy the fish from our local chippy, though, lovely white flakes of cod.

Cod?

Is that what they say it is?

[STEMO]

And bacon and eggs. Oh yes, bacon and eggs........

[STEMO]

I do still enjoy the fish from our local chippy, though, lovely white flakes of cod.

Cod?

Is that what they say it is?

Yes, that's what it is
Your life must be really shit, looking for conspiracies and lies in everything 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

And bacon and eggs. Oh yes, bacon and eggs........

...are you still in the chip shop?

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I do still enjoy the fish from our local chippy, though, lovely white flakes of cod.

Cod?

Is that what they say it is?

Yes, that's what it is
Your life must be really shit, looking for conspiracies and lies in everything 

Cod, nah?

Sound like a load of pollocks to me.

[STEMO]

And bacon and eggs. Oh yes, bacon and eggs........

...are you still in the chip shop?

Why?

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I used to buy cod fish fingers. Now the word cod has been replaced by 'whitefish' of which 72% is pollock.

I don't want to know what the other 28% is. It may gives me nightmares.

[STEMO]

I used to buy cod fish fingers. Now the word cod has been replaced by 'whitefish' of which 72% is pollock.

I don't want to know what the other 28% is. It may gives me nightmares.

I still buy cod fish fingers..and it says 100 % cod fillet.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I used to buy cod fish fingers. Now the word cod has been replaced by 'whitefish' of which 72% is pollock.

I don't want to know what the other 28% is. It may gives me nightmares.

I still buy cod fish fingers..and it says 100 % cod fillet.

I know that cod was over-fished and that other fish was/is being used as a substitute. I would prefer 100% cod fingers.

I usually buy fresh cod (without batter) and enjoy it with parsley sauce. Much more healthy.

[Sir Tigger KC]

I popped into Costco in Bristol earlier this evening and picked up a tray of lamb steaks which for years has cost between £11 - 13ish.

Tonight the same tray with 6 or 7 steaks cost between £20 -23 depending on weight  , so sadly they went back in the fridge rather than my trolley. 

A taste of things to come.... 

And I can see this government deciding to tax beef, because he lives we a silly tart who worships Greta.

Anyone noticed the number of adverts for plant based protein on the TV lately?

Processed pap crap! 

[Raeturbo]

Basa anybody?

[Rangie]

Swmbo has only complained about the price of eggs having gone up , I try not to get involved with food shopping as long as there's beer on her list..👍

[Sir Tigger KC]

Swmbo has only complained about the price of eggs having gone up , I try not to get involved with food shopping as long as there's beer on her list..👍

Sounds Like you'll have to start sending Mrs Mick to Lidl rather than Waitrose!     

[Rangie]

She was complaining about our Morrisons delivery , she cancelled the eggs & bought some from Iceland for half the price got to watch the pennies..😄

[Raeturbo]

Got to be honest I would never buy any other than a free range egg, and at the moment Morrisons have 6 small eggs for 50p or 6 medium for £1. Free range  here.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Got to be honest I would never buy any other than a free range egg, and at the moment Morrisons have 6 small eggs for 50p or 6 medium for £1. Free range  here.

I bought a half dozen box of extra large eggs from Lidl recently and five of them were double yolkers! 

[Raeturbo]

Eggzactly, that’s smashing, you don’t have to shell out much, it’s a cracking deal, but don’t put them all in one basket, Easter’s coming we can all get smashed👍😂

[Doctor Gollum]

Stop egging him on...

[Raeturbo]

I was only yolking

[Sir Tigger KC]

   

[STEMO]

Inflation: Four things that are going up in price and why https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60082564

[TheBoy]

I do still enjoy the fish from our local chippy, though, lovely white flakes of cod.

I have a rule to never eat anything that comes from the sea. I've pissed (and worse) in the sea.

Enjoy your cod.

[TheBoy]

Got to be honest I would never buy any other than a free range egg, and at the moment Morrisons have 6 small eggs for 50p or 6 medium for £1. Free range  here.

I remember, back when I used to do a real job for a living, I had a couple of big chicken farms on my patch.  I frequently had to nip behind one of the sheds for a tactical chunder.

[TheBoy]

Inflation: Four things that are going up in price and why https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60082564

In the case of meat, due to restuarnats being closed for quite a lot of the 1st year of the Chinky Sniffle, Mrs TB informs me that the supermarkets were selling better quality meats and ridiculously low prices.  So she is surprised that in the last year, it has "only" gone up around 10% from when it was dirt cheap.

I guess the subsequent rise in beef prices is why my regular steak and chips has got less regular

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Basa anybody?

Basa is fine. All white fish seems to taste much the same to me.

[Raeturbo]

I agree but not when it’s not declared as that instead of cod

[Sir Tigger KC]

I agree but not when it’s not declared as that instead of cod

Yes wasn't there a scandal a while back where chippies were using Basa instead of Cod? 

[Raeturbo]

Yes Steve that’s what I was referring too👍

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I agree but not when it’s not declared as that instead of cod

Yes wasn't there a scandal a while back where chippies were using Basa instead of Cod? 

STMO is too old to notice the difference between cod and basa.

I presume basa is much less expensive for the rogue chippy to buy.

[Sir Tigger KC]

I agree but not when it’s not declared as that instead of cod

Yes wasn't there a scandal a while back where chippies were using Basa instead of Cod? 

STMO is too old to notice the difference between cod and basa.

I presume basa is much less expensive for the rogue chippy to buy.

Yes it's farmed in Vietnam. 

[Sir Tigger KC]

Yes Steve that’s what I was referring too👍

I bet all the Chippies in the Valleys were doing it! 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Yes Steve that’s what I was referring too👍

I bet all the Chippies in the Valleys were doing it! 

And in Barnsley.