Stupid price increases

Zefan said:
£2?! The depth of this cost of living crisis is enough make even the most financially stable of us worn out. The people need to put up some sort of resistance against this, I don't know about you but personally I don't have that sort of money to spare, especially for something that used to be so cheap. This is outside of London too, right? I could understand it if it was due to the north:south economy balance. You'd think there would be some sort of cap, we have one for the energy companies so I don't see why it isn't fitting in this sort of instance too. It wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't for the mainstream media retreading old stories about those who have perished in accidents due to under-inflation. While obviously this is in alignment with reality, it really does a sterling job of making people feel pressured to stop and pay even if they wouldn't have done otherwise. That reminds me, one of my colleagues has a real grip on this and has developed a particular eye for under-inflated tyres. I find it hard to gauge as each vehicle/tyre/wheel type presents differently, perhaps it stems from just having been brought up by a mechanically minded family?
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I agree with this wall of text.
 
A duck was crushed.

Feek carried the limp duck into a veterinarian. The vet took out his stethoscope and listened to the bird’s chest as he placed his pet on the table.

After a few moments, the vet shook his head and said, “I’m sorry, your duck, Cuddles, has died.”

“Are you sure?” cried the distraught Feek. “Yes, I am certain. Your duck has died, “The vet responded.

“How can you be so certain?” he questioned. “I mean, you haven’t put him through any tests or anything. He could be in a coma or something.”

The vet rolled his eyes, turned, and walked out of the room. He reappeared with a black Labrador Retriever a few minutes later. While Feek watched in awe, the dog stood on his hind legs, placed his front paws on the examination table, and smelled the duck from head to tail. He then shook his head and looked up at the vet with mournful eyes.

The veterinarian patted the dog on the head and escorted it out of the room. He returned a few minutes later with a cat. The cat hopped onto the table and smelled the bird from head to toe. The cat sat back on its haunches, shook its head, softly meowed, and walked out of the room.

“I’m sorry, but as I said, this is very definitely, 100 percent undeniably, a dead duck,” the vet remarked to Feek.

The vet went to his computer terminal, pressed a few buttons, and produced a bill, which he presented to Feek.

Feek, still stunned, accepted the bill. “£150 just to inform me my duck is dead!” he exclaimed.

The vet shook his head, “I apologise. The cost would have been £20 if you had simply taken my word for it, but with the Lab Report and the Cat Scan, it’s now £150.”

What was that about inflation... :p
 
Anyone else read the thread title in a Homer Simpson voice in their head, before entering?
 
Yeah I saw that. I then went home and used my compressor. Normally I use it for cleaning my RC cars and airbrush.

This time was to pump my tyres outside lol.
 
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