Am I being cynical?

I'm growing more and more disillusioned every day the media is so full of doom and gloom .Everyone they interview is complaining, it would be wonderful if all the media stations had a major malfunction for atleast a month and I'm sure the world would be a far happier place

When fuel goes up , prices go up , it's logical. Unfortunately they never come down again. Almost every business is trying to make up money lost during the lockdowns. As the country gets back to normal the prices never come down. It makes life just that bit more difficult for the young and old alike who are on fixed incomes. Pensions and benefits never rise at the same rate or as quickly as the prices rise. Sorry to state the obvious.

katy1950

I'm growing more and more disillusioned every day the media is so full of doom and gloom .Everyone they interview is complaining, it would be wonderful if all the media stations had a major malfunction for atleast a month and I'm sure the world would be a far happier place

Ignorant bliss you mean? Sadly some of us can’t have that luxury.

Pension rules changed who knew ? If you defer your state pension for a few years there is no choice to receive a lump sum

To keep fuel costs down at home I've just bought a heated throw, cheap to run, its lovely.

Prices are going up all over the world, so not only in the UK.

Unfortunately we’re not self-sufficient so we buy at world prices. So the price goes up. Those of us old enough to remember the fuel crises of the 60s and 70s will remember OPEC and how the sheikhs of the Middle East cut back supplies to keep the prices high.

Why has it taken you all so long to realise that every time there is a change, there is a cost increase inherent.

As usual you are right, usuallyright, but we like to have a moan about it.

I was reliably informed at the start of the shortage it was a social experiment!!!! ?

4allweknow, you have exactly stated my feelings about electric cars. Not going to happen for our household, and likewise the now trumpeted heat pumps. The sort of debt those 2 things would raise for us (in the doubtful event we could take out loans for them), wouldn't be feasible to pay off before we die - personally speaking you understand!

As for getting less for your money, today at my weekly swimming session, I enquired why the 50+ plus discount has disappeared all of a sudden, and was told you have to be 65 to get a 'senior' discount now. So it seems it is now more expensive to be a young senior. However, I shall have the last laugh, as I turn 65 very soon, and will therefore then clearly be using less water than I did!

A PP mentioned car parking fees going up . Our town is so poor and under used that all parking is free! Business is so bad in the shops that the council dare not charge for parking as most people will do their shopping in the nearby larger town or city .

As a cashier told me at an Asda fuel station, they have plenty of fuel it’s just the crazy toilet roll panickers that caused the problem . Next it will be Sprouts !

GrowingOldDisgracefully
I love your explanation ‘clearly be using less water’ when you reach 65. Who knows how their minds work. Our gym did something similar but explained that more people were working longer i.e. not pensioners, so could afford the undiscounted fees. ?

I agree that prices are going up and up … also am getting a bit tired of all the people who live in London telling the rest of the UK to use public transport instead of cars , there is nowhere else that has the same massively subsidised reliable, cheap service .

I was amazed when I heard my son telling me London bus fares had increased to £1-55 per trip
which covers anywhere in London, where I live it will cost triple that to travel a mile and there are very few services .

So a car is essential here , I’m thinking our extra costs living in the country are subsidising their city services ….