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January 28, 2011 at 5:00 PM #660364January 28, 2011 at 5:17 PM #659247
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Guest[quote=pri_dk][quote=briansd1]My dad tells me that in the 1950s they didn’t eat the large steaks that we eat now. There were no double-doubles and the Big Mac was not yet invented.[/quote]
Uh-uh! Same menu since 1948!
Perhaps the double-double should be the standard measure for inflation?[/quote]
I’ll check with my dad again. He tells me that America of the 1950s was a food desert. There was absolutely nothing good to eat back then. You had to make it yourself at home. Expensive imported products from France and Italy were only for connoisseurs. Forget sushi and Asian food.
[quote=pri_dk]What’s the point of arguing about inflation if everyone has their own personal definition of what it is?[/quote]
Yes, you’re right.
But since we look at housing as a proportion of income, why not do the same for basic food staples?
BTW, I didn’t drink OJ out of the carton when growing up. We ate oranges and sometimes had fresh squeezed orange juice. The whole fruit which contains fiber is better and healthier and fills you up. The juice is all sugar and calories and is not healthy.
January 28, 2011 at 5:17 PM #659310Guest[quote=pri_dk][quote=briansd1]My dad tells me that in the 1950s they didn’t eat the large steaks that we eat now. There were no double-doubles and the Big Mac was not yet invented.[/quote]
Uh-uh! Same menu since 1948!
Perhaps the double-double should be the standard measure for inflation?[/quote]
I’ll check with my dad again. He tells me that America of the 1950s was a food desert. There was absolutely nothing good to eat back then. You had to make it yourself at home. Expensive imported products from France and Italy were only for connoisseurs. Forget sushi and Asian food.
[quote=pri_dk]What’s the point of arguing about inflation if everyone has their own personal definition of what it is?[/quote]
Yes, you’re right.
But since we look at housing as a proportion of income, why not do the same for basic food staples?
BTW, I didn’t drink OJ out of the carton when growing up. We ate oranges and sometimes had fresh squeezed orange juice. The whole fruit which contains fiber is better and healthier and fills you up. The juice is all sugar and calories and is not healthy.
January 28, 2011 at 5:17 PM #659913Guest[quote=pri_dk][quote=briansd1]My dad tells me that in the 1950s they didn’t eat the large steaks that we eat now. There were no double-doubles and the Big Mac was not yet invented.[/quote]
Uh-uh! Same menu since 1948!
Perhaps the double-double should be the standard measure for inflation?[/quote]
I’ll check with my dad again. He tells me that America of the 1950s was a food desert. There was absolutely nothing good to eat back then. You had to make it yourself at home. Expensive imported products from France and Italy were only for connoisseurs. Forget sushi and Asian food.
[quote=pri_dk]What’s the point of arguing about inflation if everyone has their own personal definition of what it is?[/quote]
Yes, you’re right.
But since we look at housing as a proportion of income, why not do the same for basic food staples?
BTW, I didn’t drink OJ out of the carton when growing up. We ate oranges and sometimes had fresh squeezed orange juice. The whole fruit which contains fiber is better and healthier and fills you up. The juice is all sugar and calories and is not healthy.
January 28, 2011 at 5:17 PM #660051Guest[quote=pri_dk][quote=briansd1]My dad tells me that in the 1950s they didn’t eat the large steaks that we eat now. There were no double-doubles and the Big Mac was not yet invented.[/quote]
Uh-uh! Same menu since 1948!
Perhaps the double-double should be the standard measure for inflation?[/quote]
I’ll check with my dad again. He tells me that America of the 1950s was a food desert. There was absolutely nothing good to eat back then. You had to make it yourself at home. Expensive imported products from France and Italy were only for connoisseurs. Forget sushi and Asian food.
[quote=pri_dk]What’s the point of arguing about inflation if everyone has their own personal definition of what it is?[/quote]
Yes, you’re right.
But since we look at housing as a proportion of income, why not do the same for basic food staples?
BTW, I didn’t drink OJ out of the carton when growing up. We ate oranges and sometimes had fresh squeezed orange juice. The whole fruit which contains fiber is better and healthier and fills you up. The juice is all sugar and calories and is not healthy.
January 28, 2011 at 5:17 PM #660380Guest[quote=pri_dk][quote=briansd1]My dad tells me that in the 1950s they didn’t eat the large steaks that we eat now. There were no double-doubles and the Big Mac was not yet invented.[/quote]
Uh-uh! Same menu since 1948!
Perhaps the double-double should be the standard measure for inflation?[/quote]
I’ll check with my dad again. He tells me that America of the 1950s was a food desert. There was absolutely nothing good to eat back then. You had to make it yourself at home. Expensive imported products from France and Italy were only for connoisseurs. Forget sushi and Asian food.
[quote=pri_dk]What’s the point of arguing about inflation if everyone has their own personal definition of what it is?[/quote]
Yes, you’re right.
But since we look at housing as a proportion of income, why not do the same for basic food staples?
BTW, I didn’t drink OJ out of the carton when growing up. We ate oranges and sometimes had fresh squeezed orange juice. The whole fruit which contains fiber is better and healthier and fills you up. The juice is all sugar and calories and is not healthy.
January 28, 2011 at 5:22 PM #659252enron_by_the_sea
Participant[quote=SD Realtor]
Anybody seen their water bill lately? Anyone care to comment on what the city of San Diego has done with fees for water over the past few years? Anyone care to comment on FLUs comments about SDGE?
[/quote]
I recommend listening to PBS radio – editors roundtable discussed this today.
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2011/jan/28/san-diego-water-rates-increase-march/
BTW they sent out a letter in December to give a chance to ratepayers to protest this hike and something like 0.1% of the billpayers mailed those! (yes, I did)
What really pisses me off is that last year I reduced my water use by 50% and my water bill barely changed! Looks like there are some really big water users that we are all subsidizing , and the higher powers are trying their best to hide it from us!
January 28, 2011 at 5:22 PM #659315Participant[quote=SD Realtor]
Anybody seen their water bill lately? Anyone care to comment on what the city of San Diego has done with fees for water over the past few years? Anyone care to comment on FLUs comments about SDGE?
[/quote]
I recommend listening to PBS radio – editors roundtable discussed this today.
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2011/jan/28/san-diego-water-rates-increase-march/
BTW they sent out a letter in December to give a chance to ratepayers to protest this hike and something like 0.1% of the billpayers mailed those! (yes, I did)
What really pisses me off is that last year I reduced my water use by 50% and my water bill barely changed! Looks like there are some really big water users that we are all subsidizing , and the higher powers are trying their best to hide it from us!
January 28, 2011 at 5:22 PM #659918Participant[quote=SD Realtor]
Anybody seen their water bill lately? Anyone care to comment on what the city of San Diego has done with fees for water over the past few years? Anyone care to comment on FLUs comments about SDGE?
[/quote]
I recommend listening to PBS radio – editors roundtable discussed this today.
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2011/jan/28/san-diego-water-rates-increase-march/
BTW they sent out a letter in December to give a chance to ratepayers to protest this hike and something like 0.1% of the billpayers mailed those! (yes, I did)
What really pisses me off is that last year I reduced my water use by 50% and my water bill barely changed! Looks like there are some really big water users that we are all subsidizing , and the higher powers are trying their best to hide it from us!
January 28, 2011 at 5:22 PM #660056Participant[quote=SD Realtor]
Anybody seen their water bill lately? Anyone care to comment on what the city of San Diego has done with fees for water over the past few years? Anyone care to comment on FLUs comments about SDGE?
[/quote]
I recommend listening to PBS radio – editors roundtable discussed this today.
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2011/jan/28/san-diego-water-rates-increase-march/
BTW they sent out a letter in December to give a chance to ratepayers to protest this hike and something like 0.1% of the billpayers mailed those! (yes, I did)
What really pisses me off is that last year I reduced my water use by 50% and my water bill barely changed! Looks like there are some really big water users that we are all subsidizing , and the higher powers are trying their best to hide it from us!
January 28, 2011 at 5:22 PM #660385Participant[quote=SD Realtor]
Anybody seen their water bill lately? Anyone care to comment on what the city of San Diego has done with fees for water over the past few years? Anyone care to comment on FLUs comments about SDGE?
[/quote]
I recommend listening to PBS radio – editors roundtable discussed this today.
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2011/jan/28/san-diego-water-rates-increase-march/
BTW they sent out a letter in December to give a chance to ratepayers to protest this hike and something like 0.1% of the billpayers mailed those! (yes, I did)
What really pisses me off is that last year I reduced my water use by 50% and my water bill barely changed! Looks like there are some really big water users that we are all subsidizing , and the higher powers are trying their best to hide it from us!
January 28, 2011 at 5:23 PM #659257Guest[quote=enron_by_the_sea][quote=SD Realtor]
Anybody seen their water bill lately? Anyone care to comment on what the city of San Diego has done with fees for water over the past few years? Anyone care to comment on FLUs comments about SDGE?
[/quote]
I recommend listening to PBS radio – editors roundtable discussed this today.
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2011/jan/28/san-diego-water-rates-increase-march/
BTW they sent out a letter in December to give a chance to ratepayers to protest this hike and something like 0.1% of the billpayers mailed those! (yes, I did)
What really pisses me off is that last year I reduced my water use by 50% and my water bill barely changed! Looks like there are some really big water users that we are all subsidizing , and the higher powers are trying their best to hide it from us![/quote]
On the water bill, I absolutely agree.
January 28, 2011 at 5:23 PM #659320Guest[quote=enron_by_the_sea][quote=SD Realtor]
Anybody seen their water bill lately? Anyone care to comment on what the city of San Diego has done with fees for water over the past few years? Anyone care to comment on FLUs comments about SDGE?
[/quote]
I recommend listening to PBS radio – editors roundtable discussed this today.
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2011/jan/28/san-diego-water-rates-increase-march/
BTW they sent out a letter in December to give a chance to ratepayers to protest this hike and something like 0.1% of the billpayers mailed those! (yes, I did)
What really pisses me off is that last year I reduced my water use by 50% and my water bill barely changed! Looks like there are some really big water users that we are all subsidizing , and the higher powers are trying their best to hide it from us![/quote]
On the water bill, I absolutely agree.
January 28, 2011 at 5:23 PM #659923Guest[quote=enron_by_the_sea][quote=SD Realtor]
Anybody seen their water bill lately? Anyone care to comment on what the city of San Diego has done with fees for water over the past few years? Anyone care to comment on FLUs comments about SDGE?
[/quote]
I recommend listening to PBS radio – editors roundtable discussed this today.
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2011/jan/28/san-diego-water-rates-increase-march/
BTW they sent out a letter in December to give a chance to ratepayers to protest this hike and something like 0.1% of the billpayers mailed those! (yes, I did)
What really pisses me off is that last year I reduced my water use by 50% and my water bill barely changed! Looks like there are some really big water users that we are all subsidizing , and the higher powers are trying their best to hide it from us![/quote]
On the water bill, I absolutely agree.
January 28, 2011 at 5:23 PM #660061Guest[quote=enron_by_the_sea][quote=SD Realtor]
Anybody seen their water bill lately? Anyone care to comment on what the city of San Diego has done with fees for water over the past few years? Anyone care to comment on FLUs comments about SDGE?
[/quote]
I recommend listening to PBS radio – editors roundtable discussed this today.
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2011/jan/28/san-diego-water-rates-increase-march/
BTW they sent out a letter in December to give a chance to ratepayers to protest this hike and something like 0.1% of the billpayers mailed those! (yes, I did)
What really pisses me off is that last year I reduced my water use by 50% and my water bill barely changed! Looks like there are some really big water users that we are all subsidizing , and the higher powers are trying their best to hide it from us![/quote]
On the water bill, I absolutely agree.
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