Will the economy pick up as time goes on?

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People usually won’t ride bikes in rain, snow, and especially below-freezing weather. It’s very dangerous to do so.

Buses have been essential, and will continue to be essential.

Public transport usually is more important in Europe than it is in most of North America.

I just get triggered when they're telling people not to get public transport when they go to work, which will be the only people that would normally use them, because elderly people aren't ready to go out yet as they're still vulnerable, and schools and especially colleges aren't going to be open yet either.

There are lots of bus-drivers at my depot that have been on furlough for several weeks and are desperate to go back to work (driving the buses), and that's what some of them love doing. But if people aren't allowed to use public transport then they're not going to be laying any more buses on.

I'm NOT saying this virus is going to go away overnight, BUT I have a feeling that in about a year's time, the virus is still going to be around but the media won't mention it any more and people will still die of it but you'll hear less about it, because of herd immunity (the thousands of people who survived it). It will just blend in with the other existing viruses and will become a memory. That's what I think. It's no good sitting there relying on an effective vaccine to take place one day, as personally I don't think there will be a vaccine that will work. Even the flu vaccine doesn't always necessarily work, especially in elderly people.

The economy will probably slide further over the next few months. But then it can only go up from there!

Regarding buses I hope they put more on the road as work picks up. They are usually packed at rush hour and if they're limited to 15 passengers (like in my area) they probably won't let me on, and drive right on by.
I might have to walk to work because the bus won't be reliable due to lack of seats (30 minutes each way).

Is your bus company called “Arriva”?

No.

I just wanted to find some info that would be reassuring to you.

I wasn’t trying to be nosy.

Don't be silly, of course you wasn't being nosy, you're just trying to help and be caring like others on this forum.


I did have a little chat with my boss today about how I'm feeling, but he says that there is no sign of the depot or the company going bust because of this, and that next month they might try and run a few more buses again.
And he said that even if the airports do struggle, they will pick up again and flights will start up again even if it's not this year, they won't all completely close down forever.

So he told me that I have nothing to worry about, which is a bit of reassurance. I'm the sort of person who dwells on the past and worries about the future. It's just the way my brain is wired. The way I struggle with crossword puzzles proves I overthink things, as when a clue is so simple I sit there expecting it to be hard and thinking of all these other words other than the most simple.

I think economists believe that economic downturns that result from any sort of emergency such as war or natural disaster lead to faster recoveries than if they are due to fundamental problems in the financial structure (such as 1929 or 2008). There's some reason to hope for recovery within a couple of years. Too many unknowns about the near future, though.