Just retired - inflation woes?

[fenders53]

I will be refueling today.  Last time I purchased gas was a few days after the invasion.  Inflation at this level stinks for everyone.  I haven't made any large purchases but I know I won't like it when I need a truck soon.  Unfortunately I think inflation will be cured by a recession.  This is just too much to soft land.  I am not wealthy enough yet to invest quite as conservatively as I probably should.

As far as the metric system, why would we measure everything by 10s, when you can just use factors of 3,4,128,5280 or some other random number?