| Travelling to the USA (non QPR) on 14:40 - Jun 12 with 1575 views | stowmarketrange |
| Travelling to the USA (non QPR) on 13:51 - Jun 11 by Match82 |
It's an interesting point. My own view is that it's for more to do with pent up anger and frustration due to the pandemic, inflation etc than politics, but it's definitely worse. Feels like people just forgot how to behave in the last few years. I'm curious, in England have you seen a downtown in crime etc over the last couple of years? Are things worse there? |
I think the fear of crime is worse than the level of crime over here.I know I’m getting on a bit now (61),but there are a lot of angry people around now,maybe there always were?But I’m a lot more wary traveling around now,especially going to home games.It seems to be that you only have to look at someone the wrong way these days to set some people off.Possibly the reality is different for people who live in London and see this every day.
I guess I won’t be doing Route 66 in a convertible any time soon then.Unless it’s in a tank. |  | |  |
| Travelling to the USA (non QPR) on 19:04 - Jun 12 with 1454 views | daveB |
| Travelling to the USA (non QPR) on 13:50 - Jun 12 by thame_hoops |
It’s the exchange rate that will make it dearer. Two weeks ago I got $1.13 to £1…. I remember getting $1.8 consistently
Plus us as others have said, and the same in this country to an extent, places are just putting up their prices. Then you add on the tip. |
This is our 4th attempt in 2 years at going, was originally due to go in 2020, the flight went up 3 grand in that time so we're flying to Miami and driving instead which was a lot cheaper. Been a real piss take with prices going up |  | | |
| Travelling to the USA (non QPR) on 14:35 - Jun 13 with 1304 views | CincyHoop |
Can attest to wide spread increased costs across almost everything. Gas average above $5. Food prices continue to soar, everything is more expensive, with generally very little rhyme or reason. I just saw something this morning that hot sauce is now in short supply due to supply chain, weather, etc. Also heard the CEO of Costco (large grocer/wholesaler) say that for the first time in his memory, chicken breast is now more expensive than ground beef.
As for crime, everywhere you hear of rising crime and shootings (i'm not talking about horrible school shootings) but to be honest, I never really see it or the impact. Maybe I'm just not hanging out in the dangerous areas. |  | | |
| Travelling to the USA (non QPR) on 15:01 - Jun 13 with 1262 views | Match82 |
| Travelling to the USA (non QPR) on 14:35 - Jun 13 by CincyHoop |
Can attest to wide spread increased costs across almost everything. Gas average above $5. Food prices continue to soar, everything is more expensive, with generally very little rhyme or reason. I just saw something this morning that hot sauce is now in short supply due to supply chain, weather, etc. Also heard the CEO of Costco (large grocer/wholesaler) say that for the first time in his memory, chicken breast is now more expensive than ground beef.
As for crime, everywhere you hear of rising crime and shootings (i'm not talking about horrible school shootings) but to be honest, I never really see it or the impact. Maybe I'm just not hanging out in the dangerous areas. |
So I can help out a bit with the first bit.
Things like grain are going up in price because a huge amount is imported, a lot of which is from Ukraine
Raw materials (plastic, aluminium, whatever) is going up because THEIR raw materials are going up, plus labor costs are going up because post pandemic people don't want to work in nasty sweaty factories in close proximity to a bunch of other people so pay goes up
Transport going up for similar reasons, labour shortages
In the companies making/selling/packaging the final product wages are up as people hop jobs more
Costs of advertising goes up as the same thing is happening for media companies.
Then the retailers themselves have higher wage costs etc too
There are about 20 different points in the supply chain where things have gone up. And while most of those price increases that get passed on to us are absolutely true, you better believe that every one of those 20 points takes the opportunity to add an extra half percent here and there for themselves.
Some industries are more effected by different parts of the supply chain than others (think the grain example earlier vs shortage of computer chips at the moment) which is why you see variation. |  | | |
| Travelling to the USA (non QPR) on 16:57 - Jun 13 with 1160 views | EmpireStateRanger |
| Travelling to the USA (non QPR) on 14:35 - Jun 13 by CincyHoop |
Can attest to wide spread increased costs across almost everything. Gas average above $5. Food prices continue to soar, everything is more expensive, with generally very little rhyme or reason. I just saw something this morning that hot sauce is now in short supply due to supply chain, weather, etc. Also heard the CEO of Costco (large grocer/wholesaler) say that for the first time in his memory, chicken breast is now more expensive than ground beef.
As for crime, everywhere you hear of rising crime and shootings (i'm not talking about horrible school shootings) but to be honest, I never really see it or the impact. Maybe I'm just not hanging out in the dangerous areas. |
Agree on the violent crime. There’s been a lot of talk about NYC feeling the most unsafe it’s ever been, and there is a slight increase in violent crime, but the crime rate remains about 30 percent of what it was in the 1990s. I live in a very diverse neighborhood in Brooklyn that is not a stranger to high crime and neither me nor my fiancée feel particularly unsafe at night.
As far as costs go… those are much more dangerous. | | | |
| Travelling to the USA (non QPR) on 23:04 - Jun 13 with 1060 views | Boston |
| Travelling to the USA (non QPR) on 15:01 - Jun 13 by Match82 |
So I can help out a bit with the first bit.
Things like grain are going up in price because a huge amount is imported, a lot of which is from Ukraine
Raw materials (plastic, aluminium, whatever) is going up because THEIR raw materials are going up, plus labor costs are going up because post pandemic people don't want to work in nasty sweaty factories in close proximity to a bunch of other people so pay goes up
Transport going up for similar reasons, labour shortages
In the companies making/selling/packaging the final product wages are up as people hop jobs more
Costs of advertising goes up as the same thing is happening for media companies.
Then the retailers themselves have higher wage costs etc too
There are about 20 different points in the supply chain where things have gone up. And while most of those price increases that get passed on to us are absolutely true, you better believe that every one of those 20 points takes the opportunity to add an extra half percent here and there for themselves.
Some industries are more effected by different parts of the supply chain than others (think the grain example earlier vs shortage of computer chips at the moment) which is why you see variation. |
Some years the grain harvest fails in that part of the world and their buyers come to the US to purchase American produce. Where did the excess US supply go if we’re suddenly relying on their crop? | |
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| Travelling to the USA (non QPR) on 23:23 - Jun 13 with 1043 views | Match82 |
| Travelling to the USA (non QPR) on 23:04 - Jun 13 by Boston |
Some years the grain harvest fails in that part of the world and their buyers come to the US to purchase American produce. Where did the excess US supply go if we’re suddenly relying on their crop? |
For sure it depends on the grain. Wheat for instance the US is a net exporter of (I think)
But Sunflower Oil I believe 80% of the worlds supply comes from Ukraine. So if you are producing a product which uses sunflower oil you are probably fcked. And likely to need to either pay more or find an alternate ingredient, so that might be why you see some industries hit harder than others price wise. | | | |
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