So I was at the grocery store yesterday...

[CactusCarlos]

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So I was at the grocery store yesterday...
Posted by skypuddle on Tue Apr-29-08 10:35 AM

So I was at the grocery store yesterday... It was rainy and cold. But I said "The hell with this!" and decided to grill a nice, juicy steak, with some herbed potatoes on the side.

Then I got to thinking, "Hmmmm... Some grilled mushrooms would be nice."

So I go to the aisle o' canned vegetables, and what do I see?

$1.39 for one of those little tiny cans of mushroom stems and pieces.

$1.39??!!

WTF?

As I perused the rest of the grocery store, I noticed that EVERYTHING was through the ****ing roof.

$4.79 for milk, per gallon. $2.49 for eggs. $2.49? ****! Eggs should cost $0.99, $1.29 tops!

I got a loaf of plain old wheat bread, that used to cost $0.89. It was $1.59 (and it was on sale).

At this rate, nobody will be able to afford to ****ing eat in a year's time. At least not in the manner to which we have become accustomed, at any rate.

Thoughts? Similar grocery woes? Let's hear about 'em!

I was excited to see a "So" at the beginning of the sentence, but then this bouncy-wannabe fell flat - no bongs.

Oh, and this DUmmy is a liar - no one can afford a steak in this * economy. 

[Chris_]

DUmmies don't usually get their mushrooms at a grocery store.   

[DixieBelle]

I wanna know where he shops! Those prices are a heck of a lot better than the ones here.

[Lord Undies]

I wanna know where he shops! Those prices are a heck of a lot better than the ones here.

Those prices are higher than around here.  I wanna know what doofus buys those slimey canned mushrooms?  Yuck!

Fresh mushrooms are much cheaper, and tasty too.

[PatriotGame]

So I was at my dealer's house yesterday...
Posted by skypuddle on Tue Apr-29-08 10:35 AM

So I was at my dealer's house yesterday... It was rainy and cold but I need a weed fix so I said "The hell with this!" and decided buy some good herbs since my SSI check arrived two days early. I wanted to buy an ounce but since my dealer's dealer got busted selling meth to grade school kids, the source of weed has dried up. I totally freaked out when my dealer said the ounce I wanted had DOUBLED in price!!!111
WTF!?!? THIS ****ING * ECONOMY has ruined everything
Now with the price of tofu dogs and Cheeto's going the roof I have to decide between being stoned or eating. I guess I'll just have to sneak upstairs and steal food from mom's fridge like I used to.
My hippie mentor was right: Days of weed and no food are better than days of food and no weed.

fixed...

[lastparker]

I can't believe that not ONE of the vegan DUmmies has run through this campfire screeching about the steak....

Then I saw this:

Marrah_G  (1000+ posts)       Tue Apr-29-08 11:56 AM
Response to Original message
17. Welcome to my nightmare
 Working class, single mother, three teenagers.

I'm at the financial breaking point. We are starting a garden, hanging clothes out and my daughter borrowed one of my Medieval dresses for her senior prom. There is nothing left at the end of the week.

some weeks its all pasta, ramen, mac an cheese, and hot dogs. water or powdered drink mix.

Juice- to expensive, it is a luxury item for when they are sick.

Milk- getting by with using it just for cooking really- and for tea/coffee

The DUmmy won't buy her kids milk or juice, but coffee and tea seem to be plentiful.   
 

[franksolich]

You know, I don't know, but I assume drug prices have gone through the roof.

I doubt one can find a $10 ounce of marijuana these days, for example.

How come the primitives and sub-primitives never complain about the cost of their drugs?

[PatriotGame]

I can't believe that not ONE of the vegan DUmmies has run through this campfire screeching about the steak....

Then I saw this:

Marrah_G  (1000+ posts)       Tue Apr-29-08 11:56 AM
Response to Original message
17. Welcome to my nightmare
 Working class, single mother, three teenagers.

I'm at the financial breaking point. We are starting a garden, hanging clothes out and my daughter borrowed one of my Medieval dresses for her senior prom. There is nothing left at the end of the week.

some weeks its all pasta, ramen, mac an cheese, and hot dogs. water or powdered drink mix.

Juice- to expensive, it is a luxury item for when they are sick.

Milk- getting by with using it just for cooking really- and for tea/coffee

The DUmmy won't buy her kids milk or juice, but coffee and tea seem to be plentiful.    
 

So does her Internet access.
Hmmm...seems the DUmmy is priority challenged.

[Chris_]

I can't believe that not ONE of the vegan DUmmies has run through this campfire screeching about the steak....

Then I saw this:

Marrah_G  (1000+ posts)       Tue Apr-29-08 11:56 AM
Response to Original message
17. Welcome to my nightmare
 Working class, single mother, three teenagers.

I'm at the financial breaking point. We are starting a garden, hanging clothes out and my daughter borrowed one of my Medieval dresses for her senior prom. There is nothing left at the end of the week.

some weeks its all pasta, ramen, mac an cheese, and hot dogs. water or powdered drink mix.

Juice- to expensive, it is a luxury item for when they are sick.

Milk- getting by with using it just for cooking really- and for tea/coffee

The DUmmy won't buy her kids milk or juice, but coffee and tea seem to be plentiful.   
 

So the DUmmie gets paid by the week?  That's obviously B*sh's fault.  Of course paying for internet access so the DUmmie can whine about food prices is a necessity.  

[jukin]

All under the watch of the DEMOCRAT controlled congress. Most of the USA understands this because they have the lowest approval/disapproval spread evah.

This is the change that the democrats brought.  BUT NOOOOO, it is not enough change we need more.

[jtyangel]

Ok, one thought...people waste a LOT now I think with cheap food. I think there's a lot of room to be a little more careful with waste before anyone starves. Prices are higher, but they do have a way of making sure you make the most of what you have, if you weren't inclined to do it in the first place.

I just bought eggs for a buck too...Kroger had them on sale 10 for 10..I have about 5 dozen right now...I'll be doing eggs for breakfast and hard-boiled for salads and then we'll consume a bit more modestly for a couple weeks before they are on sale again..I think Walmart is still selling them for about 1.39-1.59 a dozen--seems to vary, but I don't know that dummies are allowed to set foot in walmart

[djones520]

My wife and I usually eat for about $300 a month.  Thats not including when we eat out, just what we spend at the grocery store.  This also takes into account that she's 35 weeks pregnant, and eats anything that isn't bolted to the floor.

[CactusCarlos]

I'll be doing eggs for breakfast and hard-boiled for salads and then we'll consume a bit more modestly for a couple weeks before they are on sale again

Hope you're handing out chothespins for visitors at the front door.  Things could get smelly... I'm just sayin' 

 

[Carl]

$4.79 for milk, per gallon. $2.49 for eggs. $2.49? ****! Eggs should cost $0.99, $1.29 tops!

Just what is the determining factor for that?

No refineries and pushing alternative fuels (they loved that until the law of unintended consequenses kicked in) have caused all food prices to rise.

[DixieBelle]

$4.79 for milk, per gallon. $2.49 for eggs. $2.49? ****! Eggs should cost $0.99, $1.29 tops!

Just what is the determining factor for that?

No refineries and pushing alternative fuels (they loved that until the law of unintended consequenses kicked in) have caused all food prices to rise.

It's on page 27 of the How to be a Good Socialist Handbook.

[mamacags]

You can buy HUGE boxes of powdered milk at Aldi's for $7.  It makes several gallons and once you get used to it tastes fine.
I buy veggies by the case for between .30-.70 a can.  My box of 2doz eggs were kinda expensive this time.  I paid $4.29.  They have huge bulk bags of pancake mix, flour and stuff for less than $5 a bag.  Honestly if you are frugal you could cook for a family of 4 for $200 a month.  We don't know what hard living is, living without pop/coffee/bottled water for a month or two never killed anyone.

[jtyangel]

I'll be doing eggs for breakfast and hard-boiled for salads and then we'll consume a bit more modestly for a couple weeks before they are on sale again

Hope you're handing out chothespins for visitors at the front door.  Things could get smelly... I'm just sayin' 

 

oh they do, but they are good for everyone involved so we deal. LOL

[jtyangel]

You can buy HUGE boxes of powdered milk at Aldi's for $7.  It makes several gallons and once you get used to it tastes fine.
I buy veggies by the case for between .30-.70 a can.  My box of 2doz eggs were kinda expensive this time.  I paid $4.29.  They have huge bulk bags of pancake mix, flour and stuff for less than $5 a bag.  Honestly if you are frugal you could cook for a family of 4 for $200 a month.  We don't know what hard living is, living without pop/coffee/bottled water for a month or two never killed anyone.

My grandmother did powdered milk...no thanks

[mamacags]

But if you were desperate and your only other option was to feed you kids crappy unhealthy stuff.......

[Chris_]

You can buy HUGE boxes of powdered milk at Aldi's for $7.  It makes several gallons and once you get used to it tastes fine.
I buy veggies by the case for between .30-.70 a can.  My box of 2doz eggs were kinda expensive this time.  I paid $4.29.  They have huge bulk bags of pancake mix, flour and stuff for less than $5 a bag.  Honestly if you are frugal you could cook for a family of 4 for $200 a month.  We don't know what hard living is, living without pop/coffee/bottled water for a month or two never killed anyone.

My grandmother did powdered milk...no thanks :banghead:

When I was young, we would make that gawdawful combination of 1/2 milk, 1/2 powdered milk/water.

I hated it then and I don't drink milk to this day because of it.

[jtyangel]

But if you were desperate and your only other option was to feed you kids crappy unhealthy stuff.......

I'm not desperate and actually children will do just fine on water if that's all there is and I know mine would prefer it over powdered milk. The key is to stay hydrated--milk is not needed to accomplish that end. In fact, when you talk to a pediatrician and they tell you the recommended amount of milk for children age 3 and up, it really should not hurt anyone's budget, if their children are drinking milk in the amount they should, to buy regular milk even at 4 bucks a gallon.

That said, the only milk I've seen for that price here(central Ohio) is either brand name milk like Reiter at the most expensive stores or organic milk, milk substitutes like soy, or Lactaid. I just bought milk at 2.50 a gallon at kroger last week. Milk can be frozen if one is so inclined. Before the hike the lowest I ever got it for was 2 bucks a gallon on sale so 50 cents difference really is not a burden, especially since it accompanied my children getting older and not needing so much milk.

I'm with free, that taste sticks with me to this day when its mentioned. It is vile and if I had the choice between it or no milk, I'd choose no milk. I also know that there is enough wiggle room in the grocery budget with some of the 'extras' we buy food wise that we wont have to resort to that option unless the US spins into a depression of some kind. If that happens, we got more to worry about as a country, family, and individuals then powdered milk versus traditional.

[Rebel]

I doubt one can find a $10 ounce of marijuana these days, for example.

10 dollar ounce? it was about 140 an ounce in 1990.

[mamacags]

You need milk to make a lot of things.  I use the powdered to make stuff.  I might drink it with a lot of chocolate in it.  If I was drunk.  I did used to give it to my kids, they never noticed a difference between that and the real stuff.

[dutch508]

You see,
we used to call it a dime bag back in the day. of course, we had to make the bags out of papyrus, and the dimes were really stone chiselled rings, and the MJ was really mushrooms...


and the dinosars used to try to kill us all....



AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

[CactusCarlos]

You need milk to make a lot of things.  I use the powdered to make stuff. 

Not as long as there's heavy cream!