Another beautiful day here in the southeast corner of Saskatchewan. Many roads are almost bare of ice and snow. This makes walking and driving so much easier. Though on the road in front of our house there is still quite a bit of ice left.
The engine light stayed off with all my driving today which is awesome. I think that whatever was wrong just might me fixed, all by just re-attaching a line that was forgotten about. Still I will be careful of where we are driving to for awhile.
Shopping was an eyeopener today. Many of the stores are purchasing more products from Canada. However many more customers are doing the same. This means some areas that usually had lots of Canadian goods, were kind of empty. I suppose that is a good thing overall, but they will need to bring in much more. There were no carrots from Alberta so I ended up purchasing some from the U.S., but we did have lettuce from Alberta at quite a price.
While my list was short, because of the price increases, well it added up to a bit more than I had thought. Especially canned goods and produce wise. Still I need to do my part.
The co-pay for a couple of our prescriptions went up as well. I am so glad that we have the extra insurance to help cut down the costs as much as possible.
I did notice that one item had actually dropped. Fuel has gone down a bit, but that always seems to go up and down on a whim. I didn't need to get any today and so I am hoping it stays low for when I actually need to refill.
Off to visit all of you, and then get supper on the table.
Everybody have a wonderful evening.
God bless.
I suspect prices are up worldwide what with the mess my government is making sadly. Glad your vehicle is fixed.
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DeleteGlad the fix on your vehicle still works.
ReplyDeleteHere in California we have a summer blend of gasoline to prevent evaporation of the gas in the engine. It’s more expensive. We’re used to it - still people complain. 🤷♀️
ReplyDeleteI’m so pleased your vehicle wasn’t costly like you were first concerned about. I hope it continues to perform for you without any more concern.
I imagine it's going to take awhile for the stores to change their buying habits to reflect the current demand for Canadian products. We just have to be patient and do our best.
ReplyDeleteGlad your car is fixed!
So glad to read you are all avoiding US products, I would be doing the same, we don't get too much US products here in our stores. Glad you car is OK, it's a worry when they don't work as no repairs are cheap anymore.
ReplyDeleteI’m so glad your check engine light stayed off!
ReplyDeleteI do usually try to buy UK-produced foods, but it's not always easy - e.g. fresh fruit and veg grown in the Uk isn't generally available all year round, and obviously things like oranges and bananas aren't grown here anyway. The price of food is going up and up.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Maggie - it will take some time for grocers to start purchasing more Canadian products. First to source them and then to actually purchase. On the other hand, consumer behaviour will impact their purchasing decisions.
ReplyDeleteGlad that pesky check engine light remains off, and it was something simple (which they better not have charged you for!)
Hopefully the stores will catchup with the changing needs.
ReplyDeleteI am having a co pay now on every prescription, last year only one had a co pay!
ReplyDeleteAfter this week's events I'm going to try to avoid US products where I can going forward. Apologies to all the good people in America, but it is the only way I can protest against the political circus and the atrocious behaviour I witness on a daily basis.
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