Posted on 11/23/2022 9:58:12 AM PST by SeekAndFind
There are about a dozen women, retired and over 70 years of age in a lunch group of church ladies.
They haven’t been out to lunch together since Covid, and they went to lunch last week to the same place they had their last lunch together, before Covid.
One lady suggested that everyone order the same lunch as 3 years ago. They would buy the same lunches charge it to that lady to see how much prices had increased.
Basically, in 3+ years the prices including tip and had gone up 50%.
First of all they were stunned, then they joked to the lady
with the check about their nice free lunch.
“…that “50% of all British small business said they would in all likelihood close shop after the holidays…”
That would be so extraordinary that I’d have to see it before I could believe it. I can’t fathom how that wouldn’t be a death knell of the economy. ( I seem to recall someone predicting it a year and a half or two years ago).
I found most of the food OK but I wont be going back either. The hostility toward Americans was really overpowering, far worse than I’d ever anticipated. Even though we tried our best to be friendly and blend in, my wife and I were verbally attacked several times for no reason other than being Yanks. I won’t spend another penny in England.
LoL! What happens when you get four Irishmen together?
A ‘’fifth’’ shows up.(glug glug)
Serve nothing but fish and chips. No electricity. Use natural lighting.
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