It's still at something over 3 per cent which means that prices are still rising. You only have to look at petrol prices. In my Hethersett Herald e magazine I do a monthly price comparison of eight stations within a short distance of where we live.
In the past two months petrol prices have risen by about 10p a litre. Now I know that fuel prices are dictated by outside influences and could go down again if oil prices drop but it's still an indication of what's going on.
We went food shopping this week and the other four fifths was continually pointing out price rises.
"Last month those were £1.20 and now they are £1.44," she kept saying.
I blame the mythical they. They are responsible for virtually all our ills.
"They are closing the road next week."
"They've put the prices up again."
"Why on earth have they done that?"
These are the questions you will hear regularly without any real definition of who "they" really are. I imagine a room full of theys trying to wreck our lives. Oh no sorry that's the Government.
Apologies for the last remark if you support the Government. It was just me having a cheap shot and trying to be funny. I really think the mythical they wouldn't approve.
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My collection of stupid quiz answers continues to grow, mainly thanks to the idiocy of Tipping Point. On Wednesday one of the contestants was asked a question along the lines of "which British female monarch supposedly used the phrase we are not amused?"
The options were Anne, Elizabeth II or Victoria.
The contestant got the answer correct but not via the right reasoning. She said something like:
"I'm not going to say Anne because I've never heard of a queen with that name. I'm going to go for Victoria as it's a nice name."
Presumably she had never heard of a queen called Victoria either. Unless of course she was trying to be funny which I feel is highly unlikely.
The same woman when asked which Welsh woman singer has had hits every decade for the last seven gave the answer Katherine Jenkins.
I'm sure the lovely Katherine Jenkins who is 43 would be delighted to think that somebody thinks she is Shirley Bassey's age which is 87. When the contestant was given the answer she looked completely blank in a kind of "I've never heard of Shirley Bassey" kind of way.
I suppose she could have said Charlotte Church but she probably thinks that's a place of worship in Penarth. Although I doubt that she would have heard of Penarth. Incidentally Charlotte Church is 38. Penarth is a town with a population of around 25,000 people on the coast a few miles from Cardiff. It's parish church is St Augustine's and not St. Charlotte's.
Never say that you don't learn stuff by reading this blog. Stuff you'll never need.
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Had another good evening with the Friends of Hethersett Library. We had a return presentation by Paddy Anstey. This time he talked about his love of trains and the railways from his growing up days in Gloucestershire to the present day. We had a committee meeting beforehand and have a number of coming events which include presentations in June and September, a quiz in October and a children's party in December. Watch this space as the mythical they always say.
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I like to give a mention to people who I come across one way or another during the day. So hello to Stuart Palmer who came round with John Head to pick up a copy of our book and ended up signing up to my daily blog. Hello also to Leah and Laura who looked after me for a tooth cleaning session.