Farmer H took The Pony's two pair of uniform pants back to the seamstress on Thursday, with instructions for a 28-inch inseam. When he came home, he said,
"The Pony owes me $12."
"I thought you said it was $4 a pair."
"It WAS, when I took my jeans. I guess prices went up. Everything has gone up!"
"Or else she thinks somebody who works for the USPS must be rollin' in dough, and able to pay more than somebody who buys their jeans at Goodwill."
Anyhoo... Farmer H went to pick up the pants on Friday, but he got there after 4:00, and she was closed. That's okay. The Pony is off Sunday and Monday. So he won't need his pants this weekend.
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I'd say the prices have gone up. Everything has, everywhere. Especially foods, I may soon be dieting whether I want to or not, things are getting so expensive. I can no longer afford a single steak for one meal, so I pay extra for a mid-size bolar roast and pot roast it, that gets me about fifteen sandwiches worth of pulled meat after I have one hot serve with veg for dinner on the day of cooking it. Plus a few days worth of left over gravy for my mashed potatoes.
River,
Prices have definitely gone up! The Pony will be shocked when he starts buying his own groceries again, which he hasn't done since college in spring 2020. Stuff that used to be $1.98 is now $3.98!
Mmm... pot roast. I might have to make that, now that cold weather is here. With carrots and potatoes and onions roasted in the juice. The Pony prefers instant mashed potatoes, so I could serve that instead, even though Farmer H and I prefer regular mashed potatoes, where you can still get the texture of potato. Some might call it lumpy...
Prices on everything it would appear. Just wait until the campers here get hit with the whopping 33% increase the new owners want to do! I have warned some of my tenants so they can look elsewhere. I have a couple of women who have been laid off and I know that would be a hardship for them. Most of the long term tenants plan to leave with that kind of a rate increase. They will be changing the name of the park (a costly venture with the interstate signs that already cost $3000 just to display, they will have to pay for new signage and artwork, the billboard, etc) Not to mention name recognition. I have campers that stop here annually and those who stay while they work in the area. Nothing like shooting yourself in the foot right out of the starting gate. Suppose I could have offered advice, but it will be more fun to figure it out for themselves.
Kathy,
Such a good deed, you warning them ahead of time so they can plan to move!
I would like to see the spited faces of those noseless, foot-shot, new owners when they realize their name-change signage faux pas!
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