You can hear the recession
In recent years, the Bonfire Night (November 5th) celebrations began weeks early - rockets and bangers aplenty every night - in fact, evenings and mornings as well. And after the big event on the day, more for days and weeks after. It didn't seem to matter (even in our "artisan" area) that a single banger could cost £5 or more; every year was like Operation Shock and Awe.
Not this year. A pop or two in the days immediately before and after, something mild on the night. No more 70s Beirut.
Anybody else spot straws in the wind?
Not this year. A pop or two in the days immediately before and after, something mild on the night. No more 70s Beirut.
Anybody else spot straws in the wind?
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Friend of mine runs his own business driving an 8 wheeler tipper lorry, working mainly as a sub-contractor for bigger construction companies. His lorry has been parked up more than its been out working since the summer. Construction is pretty much the first industry to start laying people off when a recession approaches, particularly in the housebuilding sector. And the sub-contractors are always the first to be told to go home, as it costs nothing to stop paying them, they aren't employees. So for me, he's the canary in the mineshaft. The moment he stops getting work is the moment I know a slowdown is coming. And the fact he's had hardly any work since about mid summer tells me its serious.
Thanks Sobers, felt it in my bones. Even some of the local charity shops are closing.
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