Not complaining per se, Pergau, just astonished at the general cost of living in the Sceptered Aisles (Sainsbury’s or otherwise); of course, the closer to Lunnon, the costlier. Since I had managed to leave my Mitchum’s back home somehow, I ran into a Boot’s in central London to replace it, since there was a very outside chance I might be on the Beeb in a few days, (I wasn’t, as it turned out, other than as just in the background).
I like garlic; a lot, in fact. But given the heat on the Tube in June I think it was better to just look sulphuric than to actually send out the cartoon stink lines!
Having visited the UK about 9 years ago, I found the general cost of living (and this is just a spitball) about 30% up, including transport, food, etc. Still, love visiting and exploring; seeing what little family still left, great pubs, museums, galleries, just enjoying people, the quick humour, God help me I even like travelling on trains (but that was wearing thin after being stuck for two hours outside Bath for no apparent reason…)