A global recession is on the horizon - please read OP for mod warning

That’s definitely something that has gone to pot post covid- opening hours are much curtailed vs what they used to be.

I noticed that in any shopping centre I’ve been in on either Thursday or Friday nights they are not all open late until 9- mainly just the main tenants or supermarkets now. Even go back to the 1990s and late night opening was a thing those nights.

The thermo-stasi come door to door to check your homes temperature

Christine has it under control.

I was out Friday evening local pub and restaurant, small town. Place was busy, probably the good weather too helps. Was in Galway city Saturday then for food and drinks. Was packed literally ever pub and restaurant I passed or went in too all day and night.

More people going on holidays than ever too last few weeks. Weddings, parties nearly ever weekend around home.

I struggle to see where people see this so called recession and people struggling for money.

Cause I certainly don't see it.

Galway races in two weeks time be busier than ever too and millions spent.

Residential gas is not free, if it gets to the stage where there is genuine shortages, even if industry gets cut first, the price of domestic gas will be so high as to leave most people unable to afford heating. Either heating or crippling debt. Hell, prices could remain as is through the winter and many would not be able to afford heating as it stands.

Take your fingers out of your ears and stop crying "russians" and get clued in to the real world for a change.

i'd be sceptical that they'd definitely cut supplies to industry first over residential. esp in tough economic times. they'll want to keep the wheels turning

really, it's up to every one themselves whether they want to prepare for whats ahead or not. there's been plenty of warnings for everyone since the beginning of the year. i've been putting some essential stuff aside for the last couple of months just in case. also because my house is all electricity, i've bought in some gas stove cookers etc to be able to cook during powercuts...also led lanterns and such like...stuff really that everyone should have on hand anyway.

i definitely think there will be rolling powercuts this winter. interestingly a few weeks ago, the electricity here was cut at 6am one saturday morning for 3 hours without any prior warning or any faults noted anywhere. my next door neightbour who is actually on a different supply line had the same thing happen to them. maybe it was the esb practising for what is to come? or maybe i'm just too much of a conspiracy theorist!!

Totally agree, nothing wrong at all with being prepared for a possible worst case scenario. It's a lot better than being unprepared.