(02-24-2022, 01:30 PM)homebiscuit Wrote: Blue state flight? 

https://www.reddit.com/r/raleigh/comment...urce=share

The housing situation here in NC is absolutely absurd. Whether it's cities like Raleigh and Charlotte or small towns like where I live, prices are ridiculous on existing homes and new houses are going up all around the state as if there has been no lumber shortage/price hike. 

This has pushed demand high for apartments and homes for rent so those prices have gone up as well. It's a huge reason for the homeless situation in our county right now. There are a lot of homeless folks who are gainfully employed but for one reason or another lost their previous residence and couldn't find a new one and now live in tents. A lot of them were priced out of their rentals. 

If our house burned down tomorrow we would be in trouble trying to find somewhere to live. We would have to move in with family until we could find something. At least we have that option. Many don't.

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(02-24-2022, 05:09 PM)captivating Wrote:

(02-24-2022, 05:03 PM)americus 2.0 Wrote: Gas went up 30 cent/gallon in about 36 hours before the invasion began. $3.59 is the highest it's been here in NC in a long time. I saw a gas station who hadn't updated their prices yet so I made sure to top off my truck. And now it's only going to get worse.

Thanks Bidet. If this is your idea of Build Back Better you're a terrible human being.

Biden addresses the media and oil prices go down from $100 a barrel to $92 a barrel.

And how long before prices at the pump go down? Not soon enough.

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