"rooman" wrote
> Theo Bekkers Wrote:
> > National Foods, who supply a very large percentage of your
groceries
> > and mine, yesterday announced a price rise of 3% on most of their
> > products. Reason was increased freight costs due to fuel prices.
> well ?
>
> the price of bicycles , especially high end carbons has been
tumbling,
> a few years ago it cost 4-5K for an alloy custom, now same bike is
at
> least a $1,000 less and the quality of components far better.
> This is anecdotal, but blind freddy knows) whilst fuel has gradually
> increased in dollar cost ( not necessarily value, as that is
> artificially set) the cost to most consumers of consumable goods in
the
> last 10 years has tumbled...especially with white goods, home
> electronics, and a host of manufactured goods.
Nothing to do with economies in production? Maybe your carbon bike
would be even cheaper if fuel was at the level it was 10 years ago?
Can you show me where the price of grown foods have tumbled in the
last ten years?
> I do not have a problem with fuel costs being at a level where
> motorists think twice about their transport alternatives, rather
than
> blindly using the car for short trips they could have walked or
> cycled...and also raising their own awareness to alternative forms
of
> transport...creating that cultural shift.
I don't have a problem with people thinking about being more
efficient, be it in transport, electricity consumption, or whatever.
You will not, however, see me jumping with joy everytime the price of
petrol goes up.
Theo
