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AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

to ask how you’re preparing for Brexit?

999 replies

CircleSquareCircleSquare · 13/03/2018 15:54

There is so much uncertainty surrounding what will happen with trade deals and goodness knows what else, that I’m starting to wonder about making some sensible plans.

We have put a stop to some planned works we wanted to do to our house, we have downsized to one car and we grow a small amount of veg. We keep some stocks of food in the house but we have a large family so I never feel like we’d have enough.
We have discussed not taking a holiday this summer and DH is taking every training course possible at work in order to diversify his skills should his industry go tits up.

I’m wondering what decisions you’re making in your homes for what could possibly be a really uncertain time for a few years.

OP posts:
Madbengalmum · 13/03/2018 17:08

Sheasks, if you move in certain circles, there are many , many signs of it.

Sheasksmehowthecatsbeen · 13/03/2018 17:10

Which circles? Let me know so I can have a read and make up my own mind. Thank you.

MillyChantilly · 13/03/2018 17:11

No signs of it 'fragamenting' at the moment though, eh?

Part of the Brexiters wet dream. They've fucked up and now they're determined everyone else must fuck up too. Farage even dragged his sorry arse to Ireland to try and persuade them to follow suit.

YouCantGetHereFromThere · 13/03/2018 17:11

Doing a grand tour of Europe this summer while we still easily can.

Oh dear lord. You know people outside Europe can still visit Europe, right?

lakeshoreliving · 13/03/2018 17:12

The word easily is relevant here.

expatinscotland · 13/03/2018 17:14

FA

Viviennemary · 13/03/2018 17:14

I will probably go out for a meal and have a drink to celebrate being free of EU tyranny.

Sheasksmehowthecatsbeen · 13/03/2018 17:15

Lol at 'tyranny'. How did they terrorise you, personally?

MillyChantilly · 13/03/2018 17:16

'tyranny'

Good grief. Swallowed the UKIP rhetoric like a good little girl, haven't you?

wibblywobblywoo · 13/03/2018 17:16

I won't be in it with any of the people who voted for it

Is there a bit of the country that's not leaving then??? Confused

phoenix1973 · 13/03/2018 17:18

I'm digging out my mums flares and the candelabra plus candles for the full back to the 70's experience. I may even seek out some brown patterned wallpaper and Tupperware, not forgetting the bunting.

bigKiteFlying · 13/03/2018 17:20

Overpaying the mortgage mainly and put of some home improvements that could wait.

We are also going on our usual UK holiday - because we can currently afford it and post Brexit if more people stay in UK to holiday prices may go up may not be able to in future.

Don't see how we can do more at the minute - and stuff may yet sort itself out.

turnipfarmers · 13/03/2018 17:20

Nothing, why would we?

Sheasksmehowthecatsbeen · 13/03/2018 17:21

I mean, I'm not mucking in to work together if/when it all goes wrong.

abilockhart · 13/03/2018 17:21

No doubt the usual idiots will approach this with their usual lack of preparedness.

Of course, they will blame everyone else for their mess!

SleepFreeZone · 13/03/2018 17:22

Boffin you sound woefully unprepared.

tortelliniforever · 13/03/2018 17:22

Seriously, if you live overseas and haven't sorted out your postal vote then please do.
I couldn't vote last time and I doubt the government will honour their promises to allow us a vote next time either!

doctorcuntybollocks · 13/03/2018 17:24

I'm trying to bring myself round to the idea of cannibalism.

vandrew4 · 13/03/2018 17:24

Seriously, if you live overseas and haven't sorted out your postal vote then please do
what vote is this for? i thought we'd had a democratic vote, or is this for another issue?

MillyChantilly · 13/03/2018 17:25

Boiled human rump and nettle wine will become the new national dish.

UnicornRainbowColours · 13/03/2018 17:26

Maybe I’ll learn Latin for when the world is taken over by the hell beasts......

MillyChantilly · 13/03/2018 17:27

The hell beasts are already in control. They're called May, Fox, Davis, Johnson, Gove...

Madbengalmum · 13/03/2018 17:27

Unicorn, that is more like it.

Motoko · 13/03/2018 17:27

Ok, cancelling was the wrong word, but why have you discussed not having one this year? How does it affect your preparations for Brexit? Do you have expensive holidays, because if so, you don't have to forego a holiday, you could just have a cheaper one. It would be a shame to miss out on getting away for a bit. DH and I are having a week in Dorset (self catering) for under £350. Holidays don't need to cost a lot.

doctorcuntybollocks · 13/03/2018 17:28

I don't like the look of any of the rumps round where I live. I suppose I'll have to spend the apocalypse chewing on my own arse.