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To feel terrified after reading the prepping for Brexit threads?

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LittleNapRefuser · 28/07/2018 20:26

I have genuinely cried real tears of fear after reading the threads on prepping for Brexit today. I have a toddler and right now I am terrified of what is to come and their future after all this.

I don't really have anyone to talk to about this in 'real life' because most people I know aren't reading the news or don't seem to care.

Should I be terrified? Should I be scared for my baby's future? Can anyone reassure me or offer me an alternative perspective on all this. I don't want to to put my head in the sand but I feel really afraid.

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keyboardkate · 28/07/2018 23:43

Not out of season though Emily. What shall we do in December for a garnish for the prawn and lobster cocktail?

BlackeyedSusan · 28/07/2018 23:44

I heard on the radio that they think the benefits of brexit may not be felt for 50 years. by which point my children will be fast approaching pension age, and I will be pushing up daisies...

Poodletip · 28/07/2018 23:44

I don't think you need to be terrified but certainly concerned.

I remember the Millenium bug. My DH was one of the ones that did a lot of work to stop it happening.

I also remember when people blockaded the fuel refineries and just how quickly everything fell apart. The petrol stations ran out of fuel within 24hrs. The supermarkets weren't getting deliveries. It was a nightmare! I do worry that no deal Brexit could initially mean something similar happens. I've no doubt it will ultimately get sorted out but I think we could be in for some very bumpy times before it does and it would do no harm to be prepared for that.

I also worry about the welfare state, the NHS etc. ending up being what gets cut as we pay the price for it all. I've no doubt living standards will drop. Even Jacob R-M thinks it will be 50yrs before we see any benefit... www.esquire.com/uk/latest-news/a22513246/jacob-rees-mogg-claims-we-might-not-see-benefits-of-brexit-for-50-years/

Aintnothingbutaheartache · 28/07/2018 23:44

Keep ‘em out?

rainbowsandsmiles · 28/07/2018 23:45

Ain'tnothing - posters like you are the EXACT reason people are sick to the back teeth of it all, even some who voted Remain. You're the one who should be ashamed if anyone, not the other poster who has EVERY right to vote whichever way they want. You do yourself no favours. You turn more and more people off with your hysterics.

Avaz · 28/07/2018 23:45

Being prepared is going to involve a lot more than buying extra tubes of toothpaste or tins of tuna.
It will mean big adjustments such as not being able to move/renovate home, or updating your car not being able to afford holidays meals out. Cuts on clothing shoes utility bills, subscriptions and much more

UglyCathKidstonBag · 28/07/2018 23:46

Not out of season though Emily. What shall we do in December for a garnish for the prawn and lobster cocktail?

Holly.

keyboardkate · 28/07/2018 23:48

Ha ha Kath!

Them red berries can be toxic though. But then again there will be NO alcohol available so I'm sure we will be sober enough to push the prickly stuff to one side and enjoy our lobster and prawns and Survive....

Justanotherlurker · 28/07/2018 23:49

Not out of season though Emily. What shall we do in December for a garnish for the prawn and lobster cocktail?

Prawn and lobster cocktail!! are you JRM, we will all be foraging in the woods for fungi and dead wildlife.

My Brexit Survival box will have tinned salmon for an extra £20

Aintnothingbutaheartache · 28/07/2018 23:50

Hysterics? Hardly. I’m merely making a quiet yet firm point that Brexit was and is an absolute farce and I don’t think it’s unreasonable for people to be anxious and unsure about the future, personally, professionally and politically

AllIHaveToDo · 28/07/2018 23:50

@rainbowsandsmiles that's unfair. So it's fine for people to vote how they like but for those that didn't vote for this shite we just have to say nowt and lump it? Denying someone the right to express an opinion of something which will ultimately effect people for generations to come?

Hardly hysterical is it? More factual than anything. And yes people do prefer security and having contingency plans in place than just going with the flow of this crap they call Brexit. Time for you to have one of your grips back.

keyboardkate · 28/07/2018 23:51

lurker, was tongue in cheek....as you no doubt figured out anyway!

AllIHaveToDo · 28/07/2018 23:52

Ya bloody smart arse with your oh so funny grips quips! Nothing of substance to say.

Justanotherlurker · 28/07/2018 23:54

It will mean big adjustments such as not being able to move/renovate home

We already have that covered, a couple of us on this thread have decided to stockpile Lego.

When it comes to an end of the world scenario, being able to renovate your home is one of the priorities that us at Brexit Survivalists TM take to heart, we like to add the personal touch.

For an extra few £ we can actually colour coindernate the lego blocks and not give you the randoms.

EmilyBishopmyconfession · 28/07/2018 23:55

Not out of season though Emily. What shall we do in December for a garnish for the prawn and lobster cocktail?

Indeed.

Holly just will not do.

Dark times. Sad

Aintnothingbutaheartache · 28/07/2018 23:56

Erm....it’s coordinate.....sorry

InigoMontoyaWillcox · 28/07/2018 23:56

I'm glad some of you find it so fucking hilarious! My son has type 1 diabetes. He requires insulin every day or he dies. That stark.

When he was first diagnosed 10yrs ago I was devastated, and terrified that he now had a disease that could kill. However, we learned to live with it and for the most part he lives a normal life. The fear of him dying is still there, it's still a possibility, but I know we are lucky enough to live somewhere with an NHS, and he has access to medical care etc, so I am able to quieten that fearful voice.

Now however, thanks to the fuckwits in the Tory party, a referendum that broke electoral laws, and the most inept govt run by the biggest bunch of clowns ever, there is the extremely likely scenario that we could be facing a shortage of insulin in the UK come April next year.

My son could die. Angry

Yes, of course the EU will still sell us insulin. That's not the problem. The problem is the fact that a no deal Brexit will result in chaos at the ports. Where the fuck do you think the insulin will be stuck? It only takes a day or two of chaos to fuck up the entire supply line.

It's all very well saying "well stock up then!". We barely get enough to last us every 4 week repeat prescription as it is. There is no leeway to stock up! And I doubt the NHS has either the storage capacity or the finances to stockpile enough to ride this out. So yes, it is entirely possible that we could run out of insulin and what then?

I wish I had confidence in this govt to prepare properly for this, but going by their performance in everything so far, I doubt they could organise the proverbial piss-up in a brewery.

So, pardon me if I worry myself sick over this while some of you find it ever so amusingly entertaining. Biscuit

Glaciferous · 28/07/2018 23:56

Yeah and the saying that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing is aptly demonstrated on these brexit/prep threads.

I am curious as to what you mean by that. Could you expand a bit? I agree we should not panic if that's what you are getting at, but we should definitely prepare if able to as it seems that even our government who insist again and again that no deal is better than a bad deal are worried that food shortages may occur.

big adjustments such as not being able to move/renovate home, or updating your car not being able to afford holidays meals out. Cuts on clothing shoes utility bills, subscriptions and much more

Very true. It does seem likely, though, that there will be short term disruptions in the supply chain and therefore if people have a small cushion of extra stuff, the effects could be mitigated to some extent. I would not recommend anyone buys anything they would not normally eat or drink just a bit extra of what they do eat and will keep. The big effects are harder to prepare for and at a personal level there is very little people can do to prepare unless they are fairly well off already (and therefore not in the group who will be most affected).

Aintnothingbutaheartache · 28/07/2018 23:57

🧐

AllIHaveToDo · 29/07/2018 00:00

Who was that meant for Aintnothing?

Aintnothingbutaheartache · 29/07/2018 00:00

InigoMonoya has just made a very valid point if anyone is listening

EmilyBishopmyconfession · 29/07/2018 00:00

@rainbowsandsmiles that's unfair. So it's fine for people to vote how they like but for those that didn't vote for this shite we just have to say nowt and lump it?

Well, yes. Democracy. Or at least approach it constructively rather than having a tantrum.

Denying someone the right to express an opinion of something which will ultimately effect people for generations to come?

You expressed your opinion, as is your right. So did all other voters. Many of them felt differently from you.

AllIHaveToDo · 29/07/2018 00:01

Sorry to hear about your son Inigo. I'm hoping they come to their senses and stop this nonsense

Aintnothingbutaheartache · 29/07/2018 00:01

For myself really

AllIHaveToDo · 29/07/2018 00:02

@EmilyBishopmyconfession hardly a 'tantrum' when the poster said 'you should be thoroughly ashamed' Hmm it's an opinion.

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