All Doomed

Two discrete signs lately that everything is rapidly going to pot. One: one of the numerous types of medication I am prescribed has been held up for, so far, around three weeks because of problems with supply. Two: my local chippy - in fact, the chippy below my flat - has a sign detailing price increases for reasons of the price and scarcity of fish and potatoes, and a new demand for cooking oil to power cars. These are not very healthy events...(see also: Simon on popcultural doom, gloom and inertia)