Sticker Shock today

mrstime said:
DH makes our weed killer, and says it works really well.
1 gallon vinegar
1 cup salt
2 tablespoons of dish detergent.
We used to buy Round up . Now this recipe is his favorite. But don't use it on your lawn unless you want to kill it.
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I'll give it a try, but our goatheads are really hard to kill. So far nothing but the glyphosate works, and you often have to dose them twice...
 

Alligatorob said:
I'll give it a try, but our goatheads are really hard to kill. So far nothing but the glyphosate works, and you often have to dose them twice...
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Oh yikes, goatheads are the worst weed I ever encountered when I was a kid. I was barefoot all the time except in school. My feet were pretty tough, but not tough enough to crush those dang goatheads!
 
Yeah, my lady keeps sayin' 'I'M NOT PAYING THAT!'

I keep sayin' 'No, no you won't.....if you wait'
 

Blessed said:
I can't go that way but I can make a very tasty meal from beans and rice, cheap cuts of meats. Lots of spices and low and slow are the way to go when the budget is tight. You won't feel like you are doing without.
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I hear that Blessed! Rice and beans will fill you up and taste good to boot. I very rarely eat beef and may have a turkey burger once a week, if that.
 
Ha! I drive a Ford car so today I went to a Ford Dealer to ask the price for a new floor mat because there is a little hole below my feet. Well, the dealer quoted me $200 for a rubber one and $250 for a carpeted one. With our 12% sales tax that would be $224 Canadian or $280 for the carpeted one. This is crazy. I was told I would have to buy all 4 floor mats. I could not buy just 1. The salesmen admitted that the price was high and suggested that I go to Canadian Tire (what I call China Tire because everything there comes from China). They did not have my size.

I have always believed that "a fool and his money are quickly parted" so I said no to the dealer. I will continue driving my Ford with a little hole in the floor mat.
 
Don M. said:
My long gravel driveway is turning green with weeds, We should have mild and dry weather this week, so I planned to spray it with some Glyphosate concentrate (generic Roundup). I was nearly out of that weed killer....I usually buy a 2.5 Gal. jug from a local farm store....for usually $40, and that lasts me 3 or 4 years. When I went to the store today, the price was $146 for a jug. Needless to say, I deferred. Then, I asked the price for fertilizer, as I will spade my garden this Fall, and spread a 40lb. sack to prepare the soil for next year.....it usually sells for about $7, but the price was $19...again I said no thanks.

When I got home, I researched prices on the Internet, and the lowest I found was $170 for a big jug. Walmart sells it in quart jugs...10 jugs would be over $400.
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Don….i feel your pain!

I bought my first 6.8 lb jug of granular Roundup QuikPro in 2012 for $86. It lasted until 2018 when i purchased the second 6.8 lb jug for $72 (yep, less than the jug bought 6 yrs prior). The stuff works GREAT but alas i use a lot more of it where i live now & like you am getting close to running out….but the current price for a jug is $196🙀‼️🙀‼️

I would say i’ve lost my taste for it at this new & shocking price except that it works soooo well. So my current mind game is thinking that even at $196 it’s not a totally horrid deal since the 6.8 lb jug makes 72 gallons of juice…so that breaks down to ‘only’ $2.72 per gallon (which is still plenty cheap compared to the gallon cost of the ready-to-use variety). I’m still in the mind game stage tho….whether i’ll actually be able to punch that $196 BUY button remains to be seen….
 
Grampa Don said:
I try to think positive, but it is worrisome isn't it. Food shortages, high prices, social unrest, lots of people with guns. Remember the lines for gasoline in the 70's? Will we see that for other things? Lord I hope not.
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"The cost of living is going up and the chance of living is going down." - Flip Wilson

"The more things change, the more they are the same." - Alphonse Karr

"In every life, we have some trouble, but when you worry you make it double. Don't worry. Be happy." - Bobby McFerrin
 
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Alligatorob said:
I just paid $109 at Tractor Supply https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/p...glyphosate-concentrate-2-1-2-gal?cm_vc=-10005

Only way we can control goatheads (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribulus_terrestris) one of the most evil sticker weeds known to man...
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The link shows my Texas Store it is $89.99..
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