Fuel Prices Have 24/680 Residents Digging Deeper

As the official – or perhaps semi-official – aggregators of life here in the 24/680 we’ve been hearing complaints/reports of rising – just about everything – prices for some time.

This has inspired both online and offline commentary from business people and ordinary folk trying to navigate the grocery aisles and fuel pumps that power us all.

We’re hearing of dramatic cutbacks and cost-cutting efforts as well as, well, plaintive entreaties from restauranteurs and other business owners battling logistics issues and declining customer interest as things begin to spiral.

A reader spotted this latest indicator of how high costs have gotten in Walnut Creek last night. Folks appear to be keeping an eye on their bottom line.