The energy prices are a perfect storm of events. The government fixed the top price to help consumers, but it was always going to end. The effects of Brexit and covid coincide with Russia invading Ukraine (where a lot of gas comes from or passes through). Prices were artificially low for a long while. The number of energy companies meant smaller ones went bust when wholesale prices started to climb. The infrastructure needs constant maintenance which seems to have spiralling costs too.
It's been building for 3 years to where we are now. I have no idea how the country gets out of it. That said, I am not an accountant or economist - just about bright enough to realize I'm too thick to know how it could be resolved.
I'm guessing Rishi will step in, but it will be at the expense of something else. It's a weird situation, but then all current affairs feels like that to me at the moment. What won't fix the problem is cooking in pineapple juice or putting water in the oven.
No interesting food to report. Have a cat picture instead. She has just woken up and seemed surprised to see me.
but tl;dr grateful for tattle’s online community and a safe space where lonely gals/guys can just hang out 
but loved what you said re tone of posters, now we are ~always online~ I always feel like it’s easy to forget you can step away, unfollow, choose not to listen to it. Like yesterday I fast forwarded a birth scene in real housewives and was like omg how empowering choosing not to view something that’ll make me anxious 
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