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So, without being hysterical, if you were going to stockpile anything prior to Brexit...

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Largepiecesofcrookedwood · 13/11/2018 19:56

What would you choose?
I'm not a hysterical sort and I'm not prone to panic. I am however someone who likes to cover all bases, and living in a rural area am already familiar with the concept of "prepping" to a certain degree.
So I don't think there will be no food or medication, but I would like to be prepared for a period where things are not in as plentiful a supply as we are currently used to.
Fortunately we're not dependent on prescription meds but I guess a small stock of ibuprofen and paracetamol wouldn't go amiss, just enough to get through the everyday aches and pains.
I intend to keep both vehicles filled up weekly, something we try and do anyway but are not always 100% on top of.
As far as food goes, I figure things like stock cubes will mean I can still cobble together soups, stews, pasta dishes etc. Flour, sugar, pasta and a few tins and then just try and keep the levels up where possible.
I don't want to end up with 10,000 bottles of bottled water, only to find out there was no issue, but OTOH I'd like to have a contingency in place.
Does this sound sensible, too much or not enough?

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lljkk · 13/11/2018 20:03

Sainsbury's often has supply issues. I mention that, b/c I'm used to going to supermarket & not finding what I want (can be so annoying). I imagine not stockpiling, but rather over-buying a bit each time when I do see things in shop, just in case it's not there next time and we'd quite miss it.

So would mean maintaining a slight over-supply of milk (maybe some UHT), porridge oats, parsnips, broccoli, tea bags, coffee, laundry detergent, bog roll, cheese, cheap biscuits, bananas. Stuff we get thru a lot of.

Largepiecesofcrookedwood · 13/11/2018 20:16

Exactly lljkk, the snow earlier this year rendered our supermarket shelves rather barren within a couple of days, and it was a couple of weeks before things seemed back to normal.
I think your reply was what I was trying to convey, rather increasing our buffer rather than panic buying

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Carpetglasssofa · 13/11/2018 20:17

Stuff we import from Europe with a good shelf life. Wine, olive oil, spices, chorizo, chocolate...

lljkk · 13/11/2018 20:19

Ah jayzus, do we really import chocolate from Europe? I guess that's possible. Poo. Olive oil is a good one, agreed!

Carpetglasssofa · 13/11/2018 20:22

Depends on the chocolate, but yeah, a lot of the good stuff...

titchy · 13/11/2018 20:26

Frozen fruit and veg.... won't be any fresh!

rosenylund · 13/11/2018 20:46

Fondant fancies after today's news

user1495884620 · 13/11/2018 20:47

Camembert and parmesan.

Flowerpower321 · 13/11/2018 20:48

Me? Insulin, not ashamed to admit I’m stockpiling, lack will kill my child in a couple of days, don’t frankly care about someone’s statins or blood pressure pills for a few days but insulin? Literally life or death quickly

CutesyUserName · 13/11/2018 21:02

Meds. I'm on oestrogen restricting drugs and strong painkillers, both of which I'm trying to build up a small reserve in case of supply issues.

Largepiecesofcrookedwood · 13/11/2018 21:32

Oil is perhaps another good shout.
It must be such a worry for those of you on serious medication, it was a worry enough that we may struggle to get regular off the shelf medications.
Hopefully this will all be a waste of time, in which case we will just not have to buy toilet roll for the next couple of years Grin

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