"cavelamb himself" wrote in message
k.net...
william wrote:
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I'm afraid food prices are just starting to go up and
will continue so.


That really is the point I was reaching for.
Not just complaining about corn.

And as oil prices continue to rise we are going to be faced with some
difficult times and hard choices (like DRIVING to Osh?).

I mean, it's not just gasoline that is increasing, but everything that
is made from it, made with it, or transported.

And THAT includes just about everything.

So I'm really curious...
What comes next?


Richard

As you pointed out: Just about everything.

IIRC, after the previous big increases in crude oil prices, we had several
years of high inflation in just about everything that wasn't already way up.
In my area, housing prices are already way up, so it's possible that houses
will be relatively flat while everything else, including rent, catches up
with fuel and real estate. Dunno, just a guess.

Of course, it takes until the end of current contracts for a lot of things
to happen so it will all take a while, as it always has...

Peter :-(