Prices.... Going Up!!!
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SolderIron
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$2 gas was about 15 years ago in my neck of wood.
I use diesel
Mystic
We're all born mad
I use diesel
While unit cost (Euro/liter) of diesel in France is still @ around 1.95, the unit cost of gasoline, which from 2020 through (roughly) end of December 2022 while up held @ some 12-18 Euro Cents less than diesel, has since (roughly) 1 January 2023 risen sharply and has either matched or, in the case of "premium" grade, exceeded the unit cost of diesel. So, these days, pretty much any type fuel you purchase is around 1.95 to 1.98 Euro/liter. It has yet to reach that "2 Euros per liter" mark, but methinks we gonna get there. Soon.
Mystic
We're all born mad
Price of eggs here was stable throughout 2020-2022, when I was reading the horror stories of egg prices in USA.
Well, we've caught up to y'all, w/ the average cost of a dozen eggs in France now @ around 5 Euros 50 Cents ... which a few weeks ago = $5.50 but as of today's FOREX = $5.90. Not great pour moi cuz my job is based in The States and I am paid in USD, not Euros, so well you know...
PS: And owing to my dietary regimen in support of a powerlifting habit, I consume around 30 eggs per week.
PPS: Fortunately, the unit cost (Euro per kilogram) of BEEF, which has been cheaper than in The States since the day I arrived in France, has remained very stable, and so I'm still snaggin' Flank Steak type cuts (they got a different name for it here) for around 17 Euros/kg, so around $17 for 2.2 lbs, from which derive four (more than) adequate servings.
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I hear that people from neighboring countries drive to France to fill up because it's cheaper there, is it still the case? Regarding the cost of diesel it should stabilize or so I hope, it's been a harsh ride but then again, it's a tractor.
Mystic
We're all born mad
Seems unlikely... we're driving to Luxembourg, from northern France, b/c all fuels are roughly 15-20 (euro) cents cheaper, per liter, than in France. The Belgians and Krauts @ the bordelands are also fueling up in Luxembourg.
It might be the case that fuel is a bit cheaper in Belgium than France; I'd have to check... but I'd be mildly shocked if fuel is cheaper in German, the economy of which is outta site BAD. I stopped in @ a German border town (Perl) a couple of weeks ago to get a speciality item, a certain sausage, not available in France: the general pricing at REVE, the grocer in Perl @ which I have sopping for years, is so so so so expensive, so much more expensive than even topiline grocers Carrefour and E. LeClerc in France.
These days, the best grocery prices are in Luxembourg grocers Auchan, Cactus and Delhaize, but the prices, in general, at France's main grocers are not much more expensive. The grocer Lidl (German based), is generally the cheapest everywhere, but even Lidl is expensive in Perl, Germany.
The Germans are paying more for everything -- food, fuel, energy, services -- owing to their, um, administrative defects.
Defects like poor foresight when choosing energy suppliers? You'd think Germany's legendary efficiency (the key word being "legend") would have lead it to make better decisions in this regard but no it seems. Regardless of stereotypes France appears somewhat better organized in comparison, and certainly more efficient, despite facing its own challenges. At least according to NPR. I listen to them in my cab (alternating with Metallica) because I can't stand hysterical commercials, keeps me from concentrating. They appear to be the only news source to mention foreign stuff not directly related to the US.
Mystic
We're all born mad
Germany, GmbH (Inc, heh heh) has done everything possible, since circa Summer 2021 but especially since March 2022, to commit state-level economic and social suicide. Glad as F that I do not live in that EU state. Not that residing in Germany was ever remotely under consideration. Likewise ol' Belgium and Holland: leave 'em out. UK, too. Now, Luxembourg would be okay; I sorta "live there while at work" three days/week already, and it's doing well, not rash/panicking/signal-crazed like the other EU states around me. (Ok, so non EU state re: UK, those Brexiteers which, in the end, ain' done 'em no good no how...)
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Mystic
We're all born mad
Be thankful you're not living in ... Hungary:
Economic Indicators - Hungary: 11 February 2023
- Inflation (overall): 25.7% (up from 24.5% for the ummediately previous 30-day period)
- Core Inflation: 25.4% (up from 24.8% for the immediately previous 30-day period)
- Food Inflation: 46.9% (down from 47.8% for the immediately previous 30-day period)
Latvia, Lithuania and Moldavia are also in "the 20s" re: inflation percentages over the last month.
Economic Indicators - Hungary: 11 February 2023
- Inflation (overall): 25.7% (up from 24.5% for the ummediately previous 30-day period)
- Core Inflation: 25.4% (up from 24.8% for the immediately previous 30-day period)
- Food Inflation: 46.9% (down from 47.8% for the immediately previous 30-day period)
Latvia, Lithuania and Moldavia are also in "the 20s" re: inflation percentages over the last month.
Bill Ferris
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I don`t know where Siesta Key is, but since the FL`s Keys have nothing but a tourist economy, and everything but locally caught seafood, has to be $$$ trucked/shipped down there, and common items have always been priced higher than mainland FL. from my experience living in South Miami for 10 yrs. and visiting all the various Keys while residing there, with Key West prices the highest (though some of that might be partly the seasonal tourist gouge factor).
Enjoy your "snow bird" visitation, parman.
Mystic
We're all born mad
Bill, lovely Siesta Key is on the Gulf (west) side of FL, one of those tiny barrier isles that are part of Greater Sarasota and governed by Sarasota County. So, it's not really as remotely situated from mainland FL as most of the Southern tip keys (excluding Largo, which is @ the top of that chain). So, why parman's grocers there are pricing items substantially higher, I dunno, but maybe it's not limited to the islad but that part of the Gulf Coast (FL) in general?
Bill Ferris
Lunatic Member
Ok, now I have a idea where he`s at, Edwin, thanks.
Probably snow bird season tourist pricing gouging + supply chain issues, I`m guessing, is a reasonable possibility.
Eggs as high as $9 at Price Chopper and as low as $2.99 at Trader Joe this weekend.
Quail eggs are delicious...mostly yolk. Same basic flavor as chicken but more so.
My daughter had a co-worker with quail and she'd bring in a few dozen from time to time. Shells are super thick, there's a special opener that looks like a cigar cutter. I cooked them in butter sunny-side up, ate them in one bite with much ceremony. Worth $12 a dozen ? Absolutely not.
Sadly a racoon got to the flock...they're a cruel varmint.
Pickled Quail eggs are great.
