Groceries

If you do any of the grocery shopping for your household you are aware, if not at least shocked, by the high cost.  It seems that it has risen more than considerably over the last couple years.  I'm sure a lot of that cost is justified due to the cost of fuel during that time.  At nearly 4$ per gallon that is understandable.  However, there was a spell several years earlier where the cost of fuel went to that extreme and it didn't seem to affect the grocery prices as much as it has this time around.  I think it has to do with the length of time the fuel prices have been high and other costs of doing business going up.  Until recently the fuel prices have been too high for too long and someone has to pay the price.  And that someone is staring right back at you from the mirror.  I blame the occupier of the WH and his failed energy policy for this mess.  Actually he thinks it's not a failure, this is exactly what he wants, higher fuel prices.  It is part of his 'agenda' of change.

The thing is, the prices of fuel down here are as low as anytime since 2005 and have been that way for several months.  But are we seeing any relief in prices of anything else?  I would think some of the first things to lower their prices are perishable items that need to replaced frequently, such as meat/beef and vegetables (groceries).  It ain't happening though, not in my neck of the woods at least.  I just wonder if any of those prices are ever going back down.  In fact just this last week there is evidence of higher grocery prices than the last time we went.

It's a real PITA to do our large monthly shopping for just the wife and I and have a bill that is more than twice what it was when we had hungry sons living with us.  Yes, it has been years since they lived here but that doesn't make me feel any better at all.  It's just  too expensive to eat, but my stomach ain't listening.

Happy Trails.