Will 2020 Be A Year Of Crisis?

[scobienz]

I’m with Alex. If you are still getting paid, your job is secure despite half heartedly working from home for months, then frankly it feels like the best of times.

Since March I’ve spent an hour or two a day on calls or email, with the balance relaxing, catching up on my reading. The U.K. govt has a new scheme subsidising cafes and restaurants which give you half price meals. Fuel prices are down. Asset prices are down - I’ve just bought a cut price investment property in Asia for example.

The sun is shining. It’s 3pm and I might pop into the garden for a shisha.

England are winning at cricket. Leeds are in the Premier League.

Purely selfish I know but I can only speak from experience. It’s been a great year.

[Lucky Lucan]

It's been relatively easy for me so far too. However, it is hard to ignore the huge number of closed businesses and endless "For Rent" signs in the capital and in provincial areas. The traffic is at about half or less the volume it was a year ago. That's great for getting around town faster but it's all a bit ominous.

[Bong Sra]

I’m with Alex. If you are still getting paid, your job is secure despite half heartedly working from home for months, then frankly it feels like the best of times.

Since March I’ve spent an hour or two a day on calls or email, with the balance relaxing, catching up on my reading. The U.K. govt has a new scheme subsidising cafes and restaurants which give you half price meals. Fuel prices are down. Asset prices are down - I’ve just bought a cut price investment property in Asia for example.

The sun is shining. It’s 3pm and I might pop into the garden for a shisha.

England are winning at cricket. Leeds are in the Premier League.

Purely selfish I know but I can only speak from experience. It’s been a great year.

[Misty]

And yet, every street I ride down has at least a couple of renovation if not new builds going on. It's relentless actually. Someone's got plenty of cash. Crisis what crisis?

[Alex]

I think it's been a great year so far.

I'm all for seeing the glass as half full, but seriously, what is wrong with your head?!

Nothing, just a personal observation based on my personal situation. Just like not each and every business is doing great when the economy is booming, it's not all doom and gloom right now either.

That and I can travel to great beaches that are pretty much deserted. Eat at great restaurants without having to reserve a table weeks in advance. Incredible hotel deals. No Chinese and Indian tourists to annoy me.

[guest4]

So can I, here in Cambo, but it is less cozy, even on an average budget.
I prefer the old times, before shoe bombers and other sorts of bxllshit;.
When you could smoke a few fags in the back seat of a Boeing after dinner
across the Atlantic. etc.

good buy good times, for all the pocketnazi's out there..

[retired]

I think it's great here right now, and going to retire. I feel young here, always have.

[Hairy-nosed Otter]

The scent of diss.
The pheromone of K440.

[motor cy]

My house would say
"The bastard spent 20K on me only because he couldn't get on a plane and bugger off for 3 months in 2020".
ps. great to see you back Mr, Otter> another survey?

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