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T_i_B

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16. One thing I've been saying for a while...

Reply to Soph0571 (Reply #10)

Sun Feb 7, 2021, 04:04 PM

Feb 2021

... is that this Pandemic is going to have a big effect on where people want to live. People are going to want houses with gardens and space to work from home. Which in turn will drive people away from the middle of cities and out into the suburbs.

This is going to have a number of effects such as making town centre regeneration more difficult as more people shun flats and city living, driving up demand for housing elsewhere.

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Very much a first world problem, but... [View all] Soph0571 Feb 2021 OP

Preach it! ret5hd Feb 2021 #1

I have to admit I'm getting tired of being stoic about this pandemic Rorey Feb 2021 #2

I live alone too. I have also been worried about those things Walleye Feb 2021 #3

I'm worried about driving out of town Rorey Feb 2021 #6

Well I do have a nice grounds to walk around on in my apartment complexI am a little worried about g Walleye Feb 2021 #8

I live in a flat in the centre of the city Soph0571 Feb 2021 #10

One thing I've been saying for a while... T_i_B Feb 2021 #16

Yeah I know your Kung Fu makes sense Soph0571 Feb 2021 #17

Oh I love city living myself T_i_B Feb 2021 #22

I've started getting anxious about short driving trips. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #18

I know, I am not going to give up masks easily. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #19

Right there with you! jimlup Feb 2021 #4

Teachers Rorey Feb 2021 #7

I'm holding my breath that I actually get it on Wednesday jimlup Feb 2021 #15

I am getting my first shot on Sat and I am holding my breath too. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #20

My big adventure, today, will be taking a short drive Siwsan Feb 2021 #5

Be safe Rorey Feb 2021 #9

I get a bit paranoid about things like dead car batteries. Siwsan Feb 2021 #11

18 here right now Rorey Feb 2021 #13

Take a trip to Naples, Florida NCDem47 Feb 2021 #12

I was a a bit of a germaphobe before this Cosmo Blues Feb 2021 #14

Sorry you have to wait in such frigid weather. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #21

I'm surprised you've got long wait times for entering shops muriel_volestrangler Feb 2021 #23

Always a queue Soph0571 Feb 2021 #24

Intermittent queueing at my local supermarket T_i_B Feb 2021 #25