Is something about to happen?

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I’m a fairly anxious person, so it could be that, but I keep seeing on different Sm planforms, people saying it feels like similar to before covid lockdown and that something is about to happen.

Does anyone else feel this?

😅 wishful thinking on my behalf! (Wouldn't it be lovely if we could just cut the crap and have peace again!)

Let’s not be silly and compare 2026 to the Spanish Armada.

my comment was in relation to the comment said that there’s always things around the world and yes there are, but not all of them impact our economy and our cost of living right now, but this one has and will!

and as much as the burying head in the sand method may work for some, home owners need to go in eyes open! Esp if your on a fix now, you need to be thinking what can I do to prevent my bill sky rocketing. Can you pay down the capital balance? Can you switch now? Etc maybe you do have an erc but maybe it’s only 1%. All things to be very eyes open about.

The Middle east currently dealing with a war and that is and will for a while effect oil prices and that will have an effect on econnomies world wide. We've not long had similar shock with Russian/Ukraine war.

Trump president - and that's not going well though so far US hasn't decended into a civil war.

If it an overwhleming sense of doom it's likley your anxiety but when FIL had it it was sign he was about to have a heart attack - so may be worth going to GP just in case.

Why? The park is free, to go for a walk, and sit in. As are most museums. Of course, there may be factors as to whether you enjoy those things, and are able to get to them.

OP there is ALWAYS something terrible happening somewhere!

Stop watching the news and SM for a while

They won’t do another 6 months payment holiday no chance lance

The feeling prior to Covid isn’t really a quantifiable term. Are we talking about the people who locked away early and washed their shopping? Are we talking about the people who could see something was coming, followed the rules but acted quite pragmatically in that they didn’t wash their shopping or leave deliveries in quarantine for weeks? Or the people who felt Covid was a hoax and did what they pleased?

I think you probably mean the first group. They are right in that this is a war that has a big global impact. Shipping lines are disrupted, the costs of goods will increase, stock markets have crashed. However, we’re not looking at conscription. We’re not looking at air raids (here anyway).

Life is generally going to get tougher for everyone (in the UK). Not having your home or child’s school bombed level of tough but people are probably going to go into fuel poverty. Food prices are likely to rise. Cost of getting to work is going to increase. People are going to feel a lot more downtrodden. People will have less money to spend and the economy will retract. The main presiding emotions in Covid were fear and uncertainty. I don’t think that’ll be the case, people will just feel like life is shit and it’s getting shitter and they are getting poorer. Covid had a huge impact on people’s lives and that is still being felt now. People are probably justified in saying this war will have an impact (economically for us) and it’s going to continue for a while.

I disagree with some of the other PPs to say just step away from it. That doesn’t help everyone. Some people need to understand more to actually understand the risk of the truly bad stuff won’t happen.

I was wondering if the OP meant they had a feeling of impending doom personally or for the whole world.
A lot is going on in the world and uncertainties do cause anxiety for many people.

Let’s not be silly and compare 2026 to the Spanish Armada.

give it time...😂

Do what I do, OP, and teach your social media algorithms to show you crafting, cookery and how to make up a hooded eyelid.

home owners need to be eyes open to the change

Something somewhere is always about to happen/is happening/has happened but there is a very good chance whatever it is/was won't affect you/me

home owners need to be eyes open to the change

If it mortage rates we're fixed for next few years like a large part of the mortgage market these days - and due to ageing population many more than in past own houses outright.

If it's council tax or energy prices well those affect people in rented properties as well as rents going ever up which is probbaly not great with eldest looking to graduate this year.

Surprised myself this morning when husband started up the usual Starmer-bashing - "look, can't you leave him to it? The poor sod is trying to save the world"
People don't trust him to take care of the UK, so I guess the idea of him having responsibilities on an even bigger scale is quite unnerving.

No but petrol and diesel is about to become extortionate. Over £100 to fill up average car.

Omg this, my husband has 3 different ones at a very big loss

Yeah but this has inverted the yield curve meaning it’s pretty likely that the rates people coming off may be lower than the fixed rates available! We’re now in a rate increase environment

there will also be people coming off fixed rates now that can act pretty quick..

In this instance that analogy is wrong, it will affect us due to inflation, energy prices and mortgage rates

Are you me 😆
I keep abreast of current affairs but don't dwell on it because there is literally nothing I can do about it

I do feel like maybe we could be walking i to a recession at some point but too early to say so who knows but I can understand the feeling OP

... not for everyone. We have an EV & solar panels. That's one bullet we dodged. Because no doubt l, these will also be hit by price rises.

Yes smug, but I like to add something positive at least for some people...

You forgot cats.

I don’t understand all these people saying “it feels like before lockdown” wtf?! Covid was creeping here in a perfectly open way a good month before lockdown. You didn’t spidey sense anything. You just got anxious.

it feels quite privileged and attention seeking to be banging on about “something happening” to the uk whilst people thousands of miles away genuinely are waking up to their towns being blown apart. Whilst you fanny around on your phone feeling scared

Also in positive news I am getting divorced and quite looking forward to having my assets valued in the next few months rather than a year ago 😁

Inflation, hike in petrol prices and interest rates go up and down. It’s part of life and why we try to save for rainy days and not live beyond our means.
The weather affects us too, especially when it looks miserable outside we can feel there’s a cloud hanging over us.
Hopefully the world leaders will get their act together and bring some sort of stability again.
Try and stay hopeful, spring is on its way.