Shopping for the Michigan Club’s pizza party this Saturday has pointed out that prices have gone up. Not only that, but lots of shelves are bare.

I wanted to buy Vernors but there’s none in this area. Things have really changed.

Yes, inflation is a reality and shipping has been difficult. It’s all part of the problems caused by the pandemic. Lots of businesses have closed. Here in Kings Point, we have smaller activities.

Gas prices are near record. Thank heavens I don’t drive much.

But despite all the problems our area has grown and we have huge traffic problems. Why everyone’s flooding the Florida area isn’t really clear. Apparently folks think of us as the place to be. Texas is also growing, but I can’t imagine that they are as poorly prepared as Florida has been. For one thing, Texas is larger so the open spaces can accommodate more. Our roads are crowded but our hiring pool is down. Every piece of undeveloped land is considered for new building.