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We are still around $4 +/- Some a bit above some a bit below.

But damn, fast food salads are out of control. Salad and large drink at panera over $17. WTf.
 
$5.39 for 91 octane with Valvtect at the dock southern end Lake Michigan. Geez I hope that gets adjusted down, but I doubt it with the way things are going.
 
Geez. Diesel is way more than regular around here. Regular today is 3.71. Premium 4.49. Diesel 4.49.
We can't even get fuel on the river anymore without going to another pool. The only dock in our pool was shut down by the PA DEP last year so only option for bigger boats is to fuel with gas cans.
 
Kent Narrows MD gas (89) is $4.89/gal and diesel is $4.88/gal. I get .25 off/gal but when you burn 40 an hour that doesn't help much.
 
boatman37 said:
Geez. Diesel is way more than regular around here. Regular today is 3.71. Premium 4.49. Diesel 4.49.
We can't even get fuel on the river anymore without going to another pool. The only dock in our pool was shut down by the PA DEP last year so only option for bigger boats is to fuel with gas cans.
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So what's your plan? Sounds like a lot sitting at the dock ... Bummer.
 
Skybolt said:
So what's your plan? Sounds like a lot sitting at the dock ... Bummer.
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Most at our marina fill up with portable cans. But our plan is we are selling the boat and moving on. Been 8 years and had lots of fun but time to move on.
 
Pirate Lady said:
Fortunately, fuel cost doesn’t affect me as much as yall going to work every day. And we don’t have trucks so our cars are efficient enough that it really dont matter.
But Dam, $5 for a small bag of chips. And fast food or any food is crazy.
Local marina/tiki bar wants $40 per person for a mothers day brunch. For eggs, toast, some taters? Thats nuts.
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Ha. $40 is getting off easy. I think I am getting stuck in the $100 range at some fu fu place she "just has to" go. :)
 
Golfman25 said:
Ha. $40 is getting off easy. I think I am getting stuck in the $100 range at some fu fu place she "just has to" go. :)
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The Tropics??? :p
 
Pirate Lady said:
Fortunately, fuel cost doesn’t affect me as much as yall going to work every day. And we don’t have trucks so our cars are efficient enough that it really dont matter.
But Dam, $5 for a small bag of chips. And fast food or any food is crazy.
Local marina/tiki bar wants $40 per person for a mothers day brunch. For eggs, toast, some taters? Thats nuts.
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@Pirate Lady With all due respect, but your points don't affect me at all as I don't eat potato chips, don't go to fast food restaurants, and don't take my mother to a tiki bar for Mother's Day brunch.

Think BIG picture man. Lots of stuff in the "farked up" economy do not affect a lot of us. But in the aggregate, rising prices and inflation is hurting us all. And by all, I mean EVERYONE. Inflation doesn't discrimminate.

I just hope that when people go to the polls this November, that they take their latest grocery store receipt with them to remind them whether or not they were better off four years ago or not.

Jaybeaux
 
Jaybeaux said:
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I just hope that when people go to the polls this November, that they take their latest grocery store receipt with them to remind them whether or not they were better off four years ago or not.

Jaybeaux
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To your point, it must have almost doubled, not quite but close. Going out, most of the places around me don't give the 20% option anymore for tipping, its all 22.5 or higher. Everything is just broken and I don't think it will ever go back, unfortunately.
 
Went out to eat last night. Prices seemed reasonable but there was a 'mandatory' 25% gratuity already factored into the check. The check had 3 'options' listed with the cost for each, 15%, 20% and 25% but you did not have the option to choose which one. The 25% was already totaled into your bill. Sort of funny as the tip turned out to be 8.58. I would have probably just left $10 so they actually lost out but I don't like the fact that they are making tips 'mandatory'
 
boatman37 said:
Went out to eat last night. Prices seemed reasonable but there was a 'mandatory' 25% gratuity already factored into the check. The check had 3 'options' listed with the cost for each, 15%, 20% and 25% but you did not have the option to choose which one. The 25% was already totaled into your bill. Sort of funny as the tip turned out to be 8.58. I would have probably just left $10 so they actually lost out but I don't like the fact that they are making tips 'mandatory'
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This drives me nuts. I tend to over tip unless a server just down right sucks or is rude. But when they add the tip in automatically, I won't add another penny.
 
I haven't run across gratuity added to my restaurant checks. There are two that we frequent (simple family restaurants) that give you options - cash (less obviously) and credit. I always pay cash so I feel I'm getting a break.
 
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