Good news Saturday

[rainman2]

I hear you.  Where should we get that number that we can all trust??

Get the numbers from multiple sources before you use your numbers

[Lockedin with Pace]

I recently read a prediction of 4.2% for inflation with a core inflation prediction of 2.7% which excludes volatile items like gasoline and food. My guess is someone in between the two, but people from both parties like to play around with the numbers to use against the other party.

[darnoldrocks]

I recently read a prediction of 4.2% for inflation with a core inflation prediction of 2.7% which excludes volatile items like gasoline and food. My guess is someone in between the two, but people from both parties like to play around with the numbers to use against the other party.

If the war ends as expected and the Strait is opened, gas should come down and take us back to early year trends. 

[Lockedin with Pace]

In my area, gas has dropped from a high of $4.49 down to $3.79. I retired in January of 2009 and gas was 1.429 a gallon then. When I got my driver's license in the late 1960's gas was under 30 cents a gallon.

[darnoldrocks]

LIWP, but you were only making $1.25 an hour !!!   

[Lockedin with Pace]

Actually my first job out of high school was for $3.00 an hour but I also made another $50 per week under the table. Unfortunately, I got laid off after 9 months and collected $65 per week in unemployment comp for 39 weeks. Back then our family of 5 went to a nice restaurant and had full course steak dinners and the entire bill was around $30.

[darnoldrocks]

Actually my first job out of high school was for $3.00 an hour but I also made another $50 per week under the table. Unfortunately, I got laid off after 9 months and collected $65 per week in unemployment comp for 39 weeks. Back then our family of 5 went to a nice restaurant and had full course steak dinners and the entire bill was around $30.

haha   I took my 9 year old grandson to McDonalds the other day and it cost me $13 for him.   Mcnuggets, fries and a drink !!   

[Lockedin with Pace]

Growing up there was a fast-food place named Dick Clark's Steer Inn, a mile away. We used to ride our bikes there. Hamburgers were 12 cents, cheeseburgers, 15 cents, same for fries and the best milkshakes ever 20 cents.

[Sweet]

Growing up there was a fast-food place named Dick Clark's Steer Inn, a mile away. We used to ride our bikes there. Hamburgers were 12 cents, cheeseburgers, 15 cents, same for fries and the best milkshakes ever 20 cents.