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[aleman] 23/1/2023 08:17

Good morning. It's -10C in a few places in the Southeast. We're still getting condensation on windows. We don't normally get it so far into winter since the air is much drier before heating it up. I don't know if it's because we're drying more clothes without the tumble drier, if it's using heating a bit less, because it's colder outside or something else (more showers or cooking as boys grow?) - probably a mixture of them all.

[philanderer] 23/1/2023 08:00

Morning everyone.

That is bitter cold this morning . I've got some ice inside the windows ! Off to take the car to the garage for an MOT later today, my wife's picking me up from there on the way back from swimming. Frost and fog to contend with.

[aleman] 22/1/2023 21:19

Price gouging.



Some food firms may be using inflation as an excuse to hike prices further than necessary, the chairman of Tesco has said.

Asked by the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg if food producers were taking advantage of the poorest in society, John Allan said it was "entirely possible".

He said Tesco was trying "very hard" to challenge price hikes it thinks are illegitimate.

Food costs including milk and cheese are rising at their fastest since 1977.

Mr Allan said all supermarkets were challenging cost increases from suppliers where they could - and Tesco was confronting companies it believed were increasing prices beyond what was necessary.



The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 132.4 points in December 2022, down 2.6 points (1.9 percent) from November, marking the ninth consecutive monthly decline and standing 1.3 points (1.0 percent) below its value a year ago.

[aleman] 22/1/2023 19:10

We finally got our Sunday roast but we booked in advance this time. (I don't like being pinned down to when I should be hungry.) It was not perfect but decent enough, including decent puds this time. Why do they so often have overcooked, dry ones that taste like cardboard at Marston pubs (and Greene King) if they've shown they can manage decent ones today? There were a couple of families having to wait when we got there - but not too long. So, still busy, but not as bad as the last few months. Weather got murkier as the day went on. 2.3C high.

[gateside] 22/1/2023 15:31

Finally West Ham win a game of football. Think if we had lost, Moyes would have been sacked!Hopefully this will give Moyes a bit of confidence, to let our players be more attacking.

[aleman] 22/1/2023 13:21

Because our small car is still off the road after 11 days to get its clutch and gearbox out, probably at a hefty price to come, I've had to shop today with the old big car. It's clocked up some mileage this week with Mrs A using it for work too, and is approaching 106k (for us out of 120k) of faultless running apart from a replaced battery and occasionally being sluggish on iffy petrol. I went to SBRY which was quietish and had loads of out of stocks again. Next shop will be Asda - though I think I said that last time! One woman had a mask under her chin and she was the one coughing! The drive out was beautiful but a murky thaw had set in on the way back. We've had a cumulative 3 weeks of very cold weather now. I'd like to Spring to come, although it might be nice to see some snow here before we're done. Snow can make lots of fleeting visits in March to May anyway so - roll on Spring!

[philanderer] 22/1/2023 00:22

wllm, thanks for updating.

QPR having to settle for another draw conceding in the last ten minutes again. The win should have been sewn up after going 1-0 but we hit the crossbar and our earlier scorer Jamal Lowe missed from ten yards in the second half. That's one win in the last thirteen. But I'd settle now for a mid-table finish.

Cezanne paintings at Tate Modern were fantastic.

[blueliner] 21/1/2023 17:50

Thanks wllm, getting very tight near the top, considering the universe of stocks held here.
Fog cleared mid morning allowing temp to rise above freezing.
Not enough to warm the pitch for our away fixture at Chesterfield called off, so losing ground to Wrexham who won at Maidstone in only 2 fixtures played in this league today.

[aleman] 21/1/2023 16:20

It was a stunning walk and saved some money heating the house!. Lots of ice after the floods, icicles, varying types of beautiful frost on shrubs and trees. I'm almost glad football was off. It would have been too cold to sit around. 2.3C (never felt that high!) after -4.8C. The sun never made it through the fog and it's thickening again. Already back to -1.8C.

[skinny] 21/1/2023 12:04

Thanks wllm.

This might be of interest MrP :-

[dr biotech] 21/1/2023 11:36

Thanks wllm. Better than the -5% I was at this stage last year and that was before things turned for the worst..

[malcolm caton] 21/1/2023 11:34

Morning
Cold sunny and frosty again,
Thanks for update willm.

[wllmherk] 21/1/2023 11:12

Standings 20/1/2023

Pos:Chg:Name:::::::::::Performance

1st = Skinny::::::::::+4.32%
2nd = DeanForrester:::+3.94%
3rd = Philanderer:::::+3.92%
4th ↑ Dr Biotech::::::+3.85%
5th ↓ Blueliner:::::::+3.84%
6th = Malcolm Caton:::+3.50%
7th = MrP:::::::::::::+3.23%
8th = Gateside::::::::+2.36%
9th = Aleman::::::::::+2.10%
10t = wllmherk::::::::+1.21%
11t = Carpingtris:::::+0.29%

wllm :)

[aleman] 21/1/2023 09:53

Forecast -1C last night and sunny 5C today. We had -4.8C and currently -2.5C and thick fog so they've underforecasted the cold again. It was -8.1C at Harrogate last night and is still -4.1C at 10am. I'm having to check football is not likely to be frozen off before I set off!

[skinny] 21/1/2023 09:26

Good Morning.

I finished up 0.77%, -0.54% on the week and +4.32% YTD.

Good luck filling your vacancy MrP.

Enjoy your weekend.

[carpingtris] 21/1/2023 09:23

Down -0.40% this week.

YTD now only just positive at +0.29%

Good weekend all and keep warm!

[gateside] 20/1/2023 22:01

Utilities did well, Oils did poorly over the week.

Had a nice walk on the beach in the sunshine this afternoon, as Friday is a half day of work.
A very much needed walk and dose of sun :-)

YTD now +2.36%

Have lovely weekends everyone.

[deanforester] 20/1/2023 19:55

2/7 for me.

I'm up +0.405% on the day today (FTSE100 +0.301%), down -0.81% on the week (FTSE100 -0.94%) but up +3.94% YTD (FTSE100 +4.28% and HIX +3.66%).

Best rises: SSE +2.85%, VOD +1.79% and WDS +1.76%.

Worst falls: PSON -2.17%, AZN -1.93% and SGRO -1.15%.

SSE's trading statement was well received. Telecoms were up. Pharma down.

Another cold morning expected. Wrap up well this weekend.

Time for the rugby, Leicester play Ospreys.

DF

[blueliner] 20/1/2023 19:38

+0.78% folio, [FTSE All-Share +0.36%]
BERI, IGR, VANL, BRWM, best risers.
Worst faller was SDI

On the week -0.39%
Loser of the week UPGS

From a poor field the folio winner was BA.
Folio YTD +3.84%

In view of the halving of the AEA ceiling in the next tax year, have this week fully utilised my CGT allowance and taken my sold CLIG profits into it. Was unable in 2012/13 to buy CLIG as an ISA stock but will be as I move it now. I like the yield free of this pesky dividend tax.

Have a slightly warmer w/e.

[philanderer] 20/1/2023 19:20

Portfolio +0.17%....ESNT the best riser, AZN the top faller.

-0.53% for the week making +3.92% YTD.

Sat out for lunch again today well wrapped up in the sunshine but that temperature drops away rapidly 5C max.

Off to the new Cézanne exhibition at Tate Modern tomorrow morning then lunch followed by QPR v Swansea, while my wife has a wander down Oxford Street :-)

A hike on sunday well wrapped up.

Good weekend everyone.

[wllmherk] 20/1/2023 18:45

It's been really cold this week, needed the heating on a fair bit costing around £12 per day, looks warmer next week so hopefully claw some of that back, not too concerned though as we are over £900 in credit.

Tennis tomorrow hopefully, will be my first match in 3 weeks so likely to be rusty.

Best Riser: SBLK +8.06%
Worst Faller: CSH -5.17%

On the Week: -0.06%

YTD: +1.21%

wllm :)