Cost Of Living Crisis

[cyril evans awaydays]

Less of your lip as well, boyo.

The landlord in one of the boozers has of late foregone a nice earner by making the excellent juke box free. I overheard his wife remark they are loathe to raise their alcohol prices even though they are paying circa 10% more than a few months back, and he groaned yesterday about the increased cost of heating and lighting the joint.

I popped into a Wetherspoon too and was surprised by their hike in prices. From what I could see there was a lot less on plates than there once was. That's known as shrinkflation.

At your advanced age you likely know much more about shrinkage than many of us.

I guess the free jukey playing Nearer, My God to Thee on a continuous loop did little to persuade the Landlord he is in the right game!