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I didn't say they were unaware of their existence. I'm saying they've only become trendy in the last few years. "The cool kids" now love it, whereas they were indifferent or not a fan before. The same ones who shop at Whole Foods or Trader Joes instead of the local grocery chain. And watch only public television.
Guess we're the cool kids. /lol
Everyone I know has been eating them for decades. Avocado started making the brunch menus about 5 years ago and that became super popular.
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I have been watching aLOT of vids on tiny home communities, large school bus made into home for four and I AM ALL FOR IT!! Some of those storage sheds fetch $50,000 when complete. ouch.
It is departing with "things" that get me choked up. My desk. Tufted settee. My mirrored night stand I found at home goods and got 40% off for a little ding in back.
THE Life Uncontained YT shows young couple working on their home: 2 large evergreen shipping boxes. And the mishaps that follow trying to get off grid and think of everything. They worked their tails off - alone. (Other than having boxes raised by crane onto sturdy foundation. )
two kids and four years of showering outside, watching out for the snakes - the home is done.
RVing isn't necessarily the answer. With C*vid, when people became terrified of germs in hotel rooms and restaurants, it skyrocketed in popularity and remained up. The cost of rigs is through the roof, even old used ones, and RV sites are not only often prohibitively expensive now, but also nearly impossible to find unless you book a year in advance. Rugged people can boondock...
Living in a trailer in a trailer park is probably the only "cheap" way to go, but I'm sure the units and lot fees are rising along with everything else.
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In my circle people are starting to notice but just recently. They haven't mentioned cutting back or anything though.
This is anecdotal but I really haven't heard many retirees complaining about prices except maybe for gas.
Now, that might be because of this area and having so many military/FedGov retirees, many of whom kept their CSRS pension, but even the FERS retirees aren't saying much.
I contrast that with the WWII generation of forty or forty five years ago who would ***** and moan about every little thing.
I worked pumping gas when the 1973 oil price increases hit and had some of those old farts actually demand I lower the pump price for them. I, of course, demurred.
In retrospect that may have been the beginning of my becoming known as an arrogant, obnoxious and contrary prick.
I worked pumping gas when the 1973 oil price increases hit and had some of those old farts actually demand I lower the pump price for them. I, of course, demurred.
In retrospect that may have been the beginning of my becoming known as an arrogant, obnoxious and contrary prick.
No, that was earlier when I was in high school.
Thanks for the chuckle this morning.
I, too, was pumping gas in 1973-1974 while in high school. (Side note: still the only Social Security quarters I ever earned.) My father loved it because he never had to wait in line to have the gas tanks of his and my mother's car filled. I would do that after we closed for the night and turned off all the outside lights.
He was on his own though in 1979.
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