Isn't stuff cheap nowadays

I was clearing out some rubbish this evening when I came upon a fuel receipt
from the end of July: 131.9p per litre of diesel. Passing the same filling
station this evening (local Tesco), it was 107.9p per litre.

 

Bloody hell, it went up to 131,9p? That's rough. Even 107,9p is not nice. Mind
you, we're not far behind in France (at about 100p with todays exchange rate).

 

<smug mode>

Even with today's ridiculous exchange rate[1] it's still only 86p in
CH.

[1] 1.83 francs to the pound, whereas I think 2.20 is about 'right'.
Still, it makes the beer[2] I was moaning about when in the UK t'other
week seem that bit less extortionate, I suppose.
[2] Over three quid a pint, FFS! I hope that's not a normal price
these days, is it?
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At one point it was 135.9 at the cheapest garages , with unleaded at 125.9
Unleaded has now dropped back to 92.9 but diesel is 106.9 at the cheapest.
Just over a year ago when unleaded went up to 92.9 , diesel was 96.9.
I know demand hasn't changed that much in a year , so someone is taking the
piss.

 

You should try for a pint in Paris. YOu'll be looking at not much
change from €6.

 

€9 for a pint of '64 in the bar at the Hilton La Defense.

 

Fair point, and it's probably about that on average in CH. But then, I
rarely drink pints these days, except for the first couple after a
day's skiing. And I suppose I just don't think abou the price, not
having such historical comparisons to make as I do in the UK.

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I remember being charged €25 for a coke once in the Meridien Etoile.
The fuckers claimed it was because I'd ordered after 10pm.

 

prices in the UK vary wildly. I usually drink (250ml) glasses of
Merlot rather than pints, though my regular drinking companion drinks
pints (of Fosters, god help him).

In the Rising Sun on Creed lane, these two drinks cost £7. In the
Paternoster @ St.Pauls, this combo would cost >£10, and in any All bar
One, it could cost you up to £12.50.

In something like a Goose or Wetherspoons, you could pay as little as
£5.50 for these two drinks.

So, just comparing prices of a pint in the UK now, to what you
remember it costing, isn't overly helpful, unless you're talking about
the same pub each time.

 

that's correct, and why that hotel is off our acceptible accomodation
list: in the Jazz Bar, the prices go up around 25% every hour.

 

Yes.

 

Yes it is, or yes it isn't?

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yes and no.

 

In message

Interestin'. We were at the All Bar One near the Eye not that long ago
and thought the prices were quite reasonable.

On the other hand we were on a works bash in the Chinese on Threadneedle
St (forget the name - Pacific Ocean or summat) and they charged 650 quid
for 4 trays of snacks. We boggled, I hate to think what the bar bill
was.

 

All Bar One's beer prices are OK for London - it's when you ask (as
I've done) for a glass of Merlot, thinking you're going to get the £5
glass you saw on the menu, only to find when the bill comes that
they've actually given you and charged for the one on the next page
that costs £9, that it becomes a tad expensive.

"lots".

 

Varies. Laura was home from uni for a few days last week, and was horrified
at the cost of booze, having gotten used to pikey Northern prices.

 

Speaking of skiing, I just scored some bargainous 1st class Thalys
tickets to Albertville for February half-term, any suggestions on where,
among the many options, to go skiing from there?

We need something family friendly, including a non-skier, with me being
intermediate and the kids being beginners (including one who is
determined to go to the dark side).

We went to Meribel last year and that was fine but I'm not sure I want
to go to the same place twice in succession.

 

On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:43:08 +0100, Higgins

Eh?

<Googles>

Oh, trains.

Well there's all the other 3v resorts, of course, which are all among
the closest to Albertville, then all the rest of the Tarentaise,
including La Plagne, Les Arcs, La Rosiere, St Foye, Tignes, Val
d'Isere...

But where? Well I think you should rule out Tignes and Val as not much
cop for non-skiers. Then again, I'm not sure any of them are great for
that, but I speak as a skier, of course.

There's also Valmorel, which I've never been to, but is closer to
Albertville than any of the above, sounds pretty suitable, though.
http://www.skiclub.co.uk/skiclub/resorts/resortintro.asp?intContactID=44762

But I don't know how you're planning to do the last leg of your
journey, so that might have some bearing. Certainly you could take the
train on to Moutier (or Aime or Bourg St. Maurice for the others
mentione) but you'd then need to look into busses or taxis from there.

The only really train-friendly resort there is Les Arcs, where you can
take the Arc-en-Ciel funicular direct from the station at Bourg. But
then that falls down on the convenience and family-friebdly front.

See if anyone else has any input.
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None, as you rightly say, much fun for a non-skier - although Val
Thorens might be worth half a day's wander.

If he can get there, Samoens is a nice enough village, linking to
Flaine where there's skiing for all sorts.

 

I was in All Bar One in Milton Keynes last night and the prices there
are quite acceptable.