Quiet August so far

The expected Summer rush of customers-heading-for-the-coast and staycationing British families has not materialised. We had a guy in today from a big local tourist attraction and he said it’s been the slowest start to August since he’s worked there. They do charge ridiculous amounts of money to get in (not shy of £90 for a family of four to visit) so I’m not surprised in the slightest, but it does seem to be a worrying trend bearing in mind how much the local area relies on the holiday trade. It started one of those weird conversations that often surfaces at my place of work, where four or five completely different customers, who have naff all in common but have been thrown together by virtue of joining the same queue, all have their little say before heading back to their cars. Some of the theories for this mini downturn in fortunes included “Hidden recession”, “that bitch in No. 10”, “global warming”, “Donald Trump being in bed with the Communists”, and - bizarrely - “the Spanish.” 
All I know is that, trend or not, some annoying little graduate in Head Office is going to haul my arse over the coals when I send in my end-of-month reports, as if I’ve been out on the road with a shotgun firing at anyone who might be signalling to turn into our forecourt. 

RC 10-8-17