We both slept reasonably well last night - well, reasonable for us! - although it took me a while to get off to sleep as the farmers were busy harvesting in a nearby field, they work late into the night when they're harvesting. Betty was restless too (hot, most likely) and woke me a few times. Predictably, she's now fast asleep.
I'm putting the car stuff out of my mind (as far as I can!!) and am not going to mention it again until it's all settled. It really is a pain in the rear though, and brought home to me how husband is definitely not capable of dealing with things like this anymore, his handling of it has caused a few problems. He's been drip feeding me little bits of information (not purposely avoiding telling me, it's just what he remembers several hours/days later), and sometimes the things he's been telling me contradict what he's already told me, so it's all a bit of a jumble. His own insurers are none too happy but their hands are tied. It'll be over sooner or later though - whether we'll be happy with the outcome remains to be seen.
Husband's got his diabetic eye screening at the local small hospital today, so I'll have a bit of peace and quiet for a couple of hours.....which is good as I have several bits of admin stuff and banking to do.
I'm determined to spend as little as possible on food this month - it's really important for us to save as much as we can. The media keeps saying that inflation costs on food are coming down - well, not that I've noticed, they haven't. There are the odd one or two products that have come down a little bit in price, but certainly not the bulk of the food shop. When we got home and unpacked yesterday, we went and did a biggish food shop, whilst we still have the car - it seemed sensible as we don't yet know when it's being taken away and we're given a hire car. I intend to stretch that shop as far as possible, along with using up what we already have.
Prices are still as high as ever here in the States, as well...
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Donna
Yes, as always, once prices go up, they never come back down to what they were. Stocking up and using up is sensible.
ReplyDeleteYou're doing the right thing, putting the car stuff at the back of your mind (as much as possible). There's nothing you can do until the insurers sort out what's what. If they need more information, they'll soon let you know! xx
It's strange, in Aldi last week there were lots of shelf edge food price reductions on quite an assortment of foods, but elsewhere the prices are either staying at their new high level or rising even more. I think we've got 'interesting' times ahead for sure.
ReplyDeleteShoppers, me included, were flocking to Sainsbury's last weekend to take advantage of their 3 day promotion of Heinz products all half price. You could have 8 of each product. I just got things we normally have - sauce, salad cream, beans etc. Just 3 of each. Today Morrisons have a similar thing going on - 5 tins for a fiver - most things included like beans, spaghetti, etc. As they say - every little helps.
ReplyDeleteI haven't noticed the stuff I get has gone down at all. Patrol seems a bit lower and they say gas/electricity will be less but I haven't noticed household stuff reducing. xx
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