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<blockquote data-quote="muttmeister" data-source="post: 134826" data-attributes="member: 135"><p>I think a lot of people are going to be seriously hurting because of this situation. There are some things you can do but some of the advice I hear is not within reason for most people. </p><p>I live in a rural area. The nearest grocery store, drug store, gas station, any other kind of service is 8 miles. I try to go only a couple of times a week but sometimes it is just not possible keep it down to that. Before I retired, I drove nearly 20 miles (one way) to work. I couldn't sell my house and move to one closer as I would lose money on the deal. I couldn't quit my job and get one closer as there were none closer. I couldn't bike to work (too far) or take public transportation (there is none). I have to go to a larger town to do some of my shopping as a lot of the things I buy are not available locally. The nearest shopping town is over 80 miles away. I try to go only once a month but even that gets expensive. I am doing more catalog and internet shopping and that helps some but I still have to make the monthly shopping trip. I can't afford to sell my car and get a hybrid or one that gets better mileage, although the one I have is not too bad. I only heat and cool one room of my house to a comfortable level, I don't buy excess or expensive food. And I have only one person to think of. I don't know how I would cope if my kids were still at home. And I am not destitute. I have a reasonable income and should be able to live reasonably well but these prices are making a real dent in things. </p><p>I think a lot of people are already living on the edge and have cut down as much as they can. There is only so much you can cut back on. We are in a recession, a lot of people are unemployed, many are losing their houses, and these prices keep going up and up and up. I don't know the answer but things don't look good. I don't expect to be out on the street but there are a lot of people who may be if something isn't done somehow.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="muttmeister, post: 134826, member: 135"] I think a lot of people are going to be seriously hurting because of this situation. There are some things you can do but some of the advice I hear is not within reason for most people. I live in a rural area. The nearest grocery store, drug store, gas station, any other kind of service is 8 miles. I try to go only a couple of times a week but sometimes it is just not possible keep it down to that. Before I retired, I drove nearly 20 miles (one way) to work. I couldn't sell my house and move to one closer as I would lose money on the deal. I couldn't quit my job and get one closer as there were none closer. I couldn't bike to work (too far) or take public transportation (there is none). I have to go to a larger town to do some of my shopping as a lot of the things I buy are not available locally. The nearest shopping town is over 80 miles away. I try to go only once a month but even that gets expensive. I am doing more catalog and internet shopping and that helps some but I still have to make the monthly shopping trip. I can't afford to sell my car and get a hybrid or one that gets better mileage, although the one I have is not too bad. I only heat and cool one room of my house to a comfortable level, I don't buy excess or expensive food. And I have only one person to think of. I don't know how I would cope if my kids were still at home. And I am not destitute. I have a reasonable income and should be able to live reasonably well but these prices are making a real dent in things. I think a lot of people are already living on the edge and have cut down as much as they can. There is only so much you can cut back on. We are in a recession, a lot of people are unemployed, many are losing their houses, and these prices keep going up and up and up. I don't know the answer but things don't look good. I don't expect to be out on the street but there are a lot of people who may be if something isn't done somehow. [/QUOTE]
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