Many things seem to get worse over time, not better.
We once had a bus every 30 minutes into Cambridge. It has been every hour now for several years. The store M&S in the UK used to be the place to buy underwear: quality was good. These days they are clearly made to a price and quality is poorer. My wife bought a coat and bag several years ago, but the replacements have fewer pockets. We used to get vouchers from Tesco, but these have stopped. Every few months we used to get vouchers for a free coffee and cake from John Lewis, a well respected UK retailer. I just noticed the voucher is for a free cake when you buy a drink. I am sure many will not have noticed this change.
Now I know retailers are having a hard time, but this John Lewis change was sneaked in, hoping many would not notice. The coffee at John Lewis is expensive, so the voucher will not get used.
I can think of plenty of examples of things getting worse.
Pensioners have never had it so good the last 30 years,hence the removal of vouchers.
ReplyDeleteWe lost our bus service on Sunday they pulled the plug on it, blaming the cuts. But there's always a pair of legs to carry one ,:-)
73 Steve
I agree that most pensioners are better off these days than before, but that is not my point. In so many ways things are not as good as they were. Often, it is not about cost cutting. My view is, and always was, "if it ain't broke don't fix it". OK, in some cases the pressures are such that there is no choice, but I can think of PLENTY of cases where this is not so.
ReplyDeleteSunday bus service? Ours went years ago!
ReplyDeleteIt's about time you stopped talking doom and gloom and bought yourself and new rig.
ReplyDeleteShould help keep you cheerful, hopefully :-)
P.S. If you hit it right, Yaesu cash back scheme might be back in play soon, better than a voucher..
73 Steve
Still looking Steve, but no great hurry. :-) Was looking for an FT819 SDR QRP transceiver to be announced at Dayton, but I am still waiting.
ReplyDeleteMy guess is,the lower range of Yaesu HF models will move towards SDR within the next 3 years.
ReplyDelete73 Steve