Tuesday, July 19
Jul. 20th, 2022 01:02 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gottawonderToday I am grateful for:
Running to town with Roxy for a general health checkup for her, and the vet says she looks great. We got her a de-worming pill, and the drugs for our cat, Fatty.
I resisted the temptation to shop for crap I don't need. Save it for another day when I don't have the pooch with me.
I went to see River, and worked at the ol' obstacles again. He is doing better in some ways, but I don't know if we can put it all together when we need to make a video to compete tomorrow. I have to try several times to get a good result at some of the obstacles, and you don't get to do that for a show. It also has to be smooth and all work together. Sigh.
It certainly isn't for lack of trying, and working on being positive.
We had a lot going on today at the barn too. Separated buddies screaming their heads off and running around, one rider showing up with her horses in a trailer right beside the outdoor area that has the obstacles, a bit of rain and some rumbling thunder. Lots of mosquitoes. All competing for River's attention.
I rode him for a while after the Liberty work, and he seemed kind of tight in one direction. Have to keep an eye on that.
There were some pretty rays of light coming out of the clouds after the rain, on my way home. A little rainbow fragment.
I sat in the car for a while on our driveway and called my Sweetie, so I could watch the flock of sparrows hop around on the gravel. They were aggressively pulling down tall grass stalks to get at the seed heads. It was fascinating. I am sure the wee creatures of the world are enjoying the parts of our yard that I can't mow this year that have seeded out grass and other plants.
I let everyone out for a while, and had a nap.
I learned that inflation was insane during the gold rush in California in 1849.
Edward Gould Buffum, author of Six Months in the Gold Mines (1850), described having a breakfast of bread, cheese, butter, sardines and two bottles of beer with a friend and receiving a bill for $43 – the equivalent today of about $1,200.
There were reports of canteens charging a dollar for a slice of bread or two if it was buttered, the equivalent of $56. A dozen eggs might cost you $90 at today’s prices; a pick axe would be the equivalent of $1,500; a pound of coffee $1,200 and a pair of boots as much as $3,000 when today you could get a decent pair for around $120.
I did know that in places where there was gold that the price of everything went through the roof, but I didn't know it was that bad.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/gold-rush-california-was-much-more-expensive-todays-dot-com-boom-california-180956788/
Running to town with Roxy for a general health checkup for her, and the vet says she looks great. We got her a de-worming pill, and the drugs for our cat, Fatty.
I resisted the temptation to shop for crap I don't need. Save it for another day when I don't have the pooch with me.
I went to see River, and worked at the ol' obstacles again. He is doing better in some ways, but I don't know if we can put it all together when we need to make a video to compete tomorrow. I have to try several times to get a good result at some of the obstacles, and you don't get to do that for a show. It also has to be smooth and all work together. Sigh.
It certainly isn't for lack of trying, and working on being positive.
We had a lot going on today at the barn too. Separated buddies screaming their heads off and running around, one rider showing up with her horses in a trailer right beside the outdoor area that has the obstacles, a bit of rain and some rumbling thunder. Lots of mosquitoes. All competing for River's attention.
I rode him for a while after the Liberty work, and he seemed kind of tight in one direction. Have to keep an eye on that.
There were some pretty rays of light coming out of the clouds after the rain, on my way home. A little rainbow fragment.
I sat in the car for a while on our driveway and called my Sweetie, so I could watch the flock of sparrows hop around on the gravel. They were aggressively pulling down tall grass stalks to get at the seed heads. It was fascinating. I am sure the wee creatures of the world are enjoying the parts of our yard that I can't mow this year that have seeded out grass and other plants.
I let everyone out for a while, and had a nap.
I learned that inflation was insane during the gold rush in California in 1849.
Edward Gould Buffum, author of Six Months in the Gold Mines (1850), described having a breakfast of bread, cheese, butter, sardines and two bottles of beer with a friend and receiving a bill for $43 – the equivalent today of about $1,200.
There were reports of canteens charging a dollar for a slice of bread or two if it was buttered, the equivalent of $56. A dozen eggs might cost you $90 at today’s prices; a pick axe would be the equivalent of $1,500; a pound of coffee $1,200 and a pair of boots as much as $3,000 when today you could get a decent pair for around $120.
I did know that in places where there was gold that the price of everything went through the roof, but I didn't know it was that bad.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/gold-rush-california-was-much-more-expensive-todays-dot-com-boom-california-180956788/
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Date: 2022-07-21 05:22 pm (UTC)As the inflation goes on, every other product is getting more expensive. For example, it cost $60 to have my yard mowed, whereas 3 years ago it was $35. The company I use said they had to raise prices because gas is more expensive. I understand that, but I'm a state employee, so I rarely get raises (maybe every 3 to 4 years?), and the amount is typically just a few hundred dollars a year.
It goes on and on. My gym just increased the fees for use. Clothing has increased in price. Now I see dresses routinely priced at $150, which seems like a LOT for a basic dress, you know?
So far, I'm okay, but only because I've always spent much less than I make. Now it's getting tight, so that I have to be mindful of each purchase and whether I really have it in the budget. Mostly this affects the large budget I set aside of gifts to the people I love. I kind of hate reining myself in, but I'm lucky that I'm still basically on track. I feel for families that are at the end of their rope.
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Date: 2022-07-22 12:55 am (UTC)I am not sure if this is tied to inflation or not, and is likely somewhat tied to Covid (or at least, people going back to work) is the huge amount of cats and dogs being surrendered.
They said it would happen after everyone adopted animals during Covid. That people would end up getting rid of them when things normalized.
A lot of people are saying they can't afford their pets now (?). I don't know, maybe if an increase of $50 a month would be impossible, don't get a pet in the first place?
I don't know how many people truly CAN'T look after a pet now, or just don't need them now that life is back to normal.
What I have noticed, is some perishable food going "on sale" for the price they used to be. I'm sure that if a somewhat luxury food item like Guacamole or fresh fruit gets too high, then it just won't sell and they'll have to throw it out.
Sure, gas is high, but a lot of the prices for things are just taking advantage of the situation to price gouge while the market perception is that "everything is just going to be more expensive".