To be surprised that some friends are buying extra food because of Brexit?

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I suspect that specific foods may get be in short supply for a short period of time, but there will still be plenty of food in the shops. It is not going to be Armageddon. So this seemed an over reaction to me. Or am I going to be that person in the disaster movie who is laughing saying everyone is over reacting, who ends up dead when the disaster finally hits?

We didnt run out of food during the last war when ships were bombed and supplies could not get through. The EU need us as customers.

Most ridiculous comment of the thread award surely.

Our population is slightly larger than it was during the second world war. Plus our food production capability was completely different. We didn't rely on imports to the same extent.

Also, things are really quite different from the 1940s.

Let me guess, we were fine before we joined though, right? Nothing's changed since then either? 👍🏻

Let's have the Millennium bug for the full bingo, eh?

What you ‘should’ be doing is stocking up on guns and ammo

Oh yeah sterling advice. I'll just run over to our local firearms shop

Remember we live in a country where people called the police because KFC ran out of chicken...
Did they really? Wow!

Went to Lidl last week and the brown had all disappeared

Brown is not as good for storage anyway. It will go rancid far more quickly than white.

If Iceland can grow berries year round in their climate then why don't we

Because Iceland has acres of geothermally heated greenhouses which is not something we have access to, or certainly not on the same scale or at the same low cost.

I’m keeping the tins and freezer spaces topped up and a good level of fuel in my car. I also have a old level of cash in the house. DH has supplies of his medication until Summer
Better to have it and not need it that need it and not have it

Ok. Here I go. Again ...If you actually want to consider doing something about this, imagine you are snowed in for three days. What would you and your household realistically want to eat and drink. Everything. Buy shelf stable or easily storeable versions of that that you can tolerate e.g nut milk or UHT.
Think about hygiene- teeth brushing, sanpro etc.
Think about treats, snacks and entertainment because everyone will be pissed off. Tea/coffee/wine. Whatever.
Think about your pets if you have them.
If you do no more than have three days of stuff in you are already doing better than a lot of people.
This isn't because I think we'll only have 3 days of problems or that it'll only happen over three calendar days. The above however, gives you something to work with and gives you a grace period to suss out how things are in your area without HAVING to go shopping.
If you want to do more head over to the Preppers topic and lurk or ask questions.
On there you don't have to Be A Prepper. You can do what suits you best.
I don't care how you voted. I don't even care if you are full of No Deal bluster as long as, in reality, you are getting some extras in. And do what is necessary to keep out of A&E with avoidable problems - like getting into a fight over fucking bread at Asda - so they can focus on people who actually need help.

Because Iceland has acres of geothermally heated greenhouses which is not something we have access to

Don't you know, all we have to do is BeLeave weally weally hard, and the Earth itself will shift its tectonic plates to benefit the noble British nation?

Interestingly nanny I have always found that those who lived through WW2 are those that are most keen to stockpile. Not just food but everything - bits of wrapping paper, old screws, balls of string, empty jam jars. Same w people who have lived in the ex Soviet Union. I dont think experiencing scarcity engenders a casual disregard for material security.

Yes the element those tectonic plates need us far more than we need them .And then of course there’s Disneyland

I’ve stocked up. I’m not concerned about starving, and I’m not particularly fussy. I just have zero desire to go anywhere near a supermarket whilst people adjust to seeing a lot of half-empty shelves.

I’ve experienced food shortages before. Even mild ones that barely rise to the level of inconvenience cause panic (which makes the shortages worse, which makes people panic more and on it goes until you’ve got a real problem). I expect the logistical issues in the weeks post Brexit will create shortages somewhat worse than mild and I’d rather avoid watching the fallout if I can.

We didn't run out of food during the last war when ships were bombed and supplies could not get through. The EU need us as customers. Strewth, you mean all that rationing was for nothing? Two ounces of butter per person per week, same of tea, same of cheese?

I’ve stockpiled food, toiletries and cleaning products. All of our usual dried goods, but in much larger quantities. I think we should buy another freezer for a big meat order too, DH thinks I’m overreacting.

Mainly because I don’t want to be part of a last minute scrum (thinking back to the queues at our local Tesco and M&S foodhalls a few weeks ago for Christmas).

I’m not expecting major issues, but even if there is a slight delay or perceived supply issue, human nature is to panic and hoard.

I plan to buy a bit extra from now on each week to keep by in case of no deal. Suspect it won't actually be necessary, but then at least we'll have a bunch of stuff bought before food prices shoot up when we leave.

even if there is a slight delay or perceived supply issue, human nature is to panic and hoard.

I think that goes x5 for anybody who has had food insecurity issues in their life or fear of it (which seems to be very potent). Not necessarily the panic, but the fear of food insecurity.

Seriously, don't know if I should laugh or cry at this thread

Jeez. The only reason there will be serious shortages are due to the overreating idiots stockpiling food....

Yes
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/police-urge-stop-calling-kfc-chicken-shortage-dhl-tower-hamlets-a8220321.html

We are not self sufficient in milk as a country. We import the extra from the EU. We could import from further afield but it would be considerably more expensive and difficult because of refrigeration issues and the short shelf life of milk.

We get most of our tomatoes from the EU. We could import from further afield but there are logistical issues why that might not be immediate. Especially if our ports are blocked up with '89 queuing lorries' as the government seem to be planning (badly) for.

The majority of the households in the UK eat pizza at least once a week.

I wonder how long the 'blitz spirit' will last in the face of curry or pizza shortages. I remember how well the public reacted to 'The Great KFC Shortage of 2018'.

The government IS officially advising businesses to stock up on food supplies. The likes of McDonalds might be able to manage that, but I'm not sure how an independant pizza shop would have either the cash flow or the capacity to do so. So it does make a lot of sense for people to at least buy extra of certain products they find particularly important to them. At least as a short term measure as no one really knows how well contingencies are going to work in practice.

It might be different if the official line was that no stockpiling whatsoever was needed by businesses or private citizens. But its not.

Oh come on makeahouse lots of people overeat already and that does not cause food shortages.

It's almost time to start weeding that - - fucking-- allotment again. I think I'll try and grow more stuff this year.

How can people stockpiling food in January cause a shortage in March 29th MakeaHouse?

Btw, our population is less self sufficient for food than we were in 1939 when rationing started.

I'm not quite sure how we can ration ready meals, but I look forward to learning how.

I'm looking forward to threads on MN about how many ways you can serve Cabbage.

nannybeach of course people ran out of food in WW2. What little there was had to be rationed - 1 egg a week, 1oz of cheese, no sugar, little meat, even bread was rationed - and it didn't end until 1954 the year before I was born.