AIBU to ask family to bring their own food?

[borntobequiet]

I have family visiting for Easter. I know they have been "forward purchasing" in case of shortages caused by any no-deal Brexit, as have I. Would I be unreasonable to ask then to bring their own food to avoid depleting my store? The children will eat up all my pasta and pesto in next to no time. And I don't want to waste freezer space on fish fingers, which I never eat.

No farm shops within walking distance for me and I don't drive. Nearest one is two buses and a good walk away. And expensive. Don't fancy spending £10 on bus fare to go and buy some veg.

You do realise that we manufacture food in the UK right?

You do realise that many of the raw materials come from the EU that we use to manufacture food!

@Bluntness100 if no deal is 90% off the table then is TM going to get her deal through? Is that the expected outcome rather than no deal?

As I say often on these threads no one on MN gave a shit about farmers before Brexit no deal reared its ugly head. Perhaps it is a chance for us to rethink what we produce and what we eat and to cut down on waste in the food chain. Uncertainty about Brexit has caused massive worry and disruption in the past year in sheep farming.
As for stock piling well us hardy types can survive on almost anything.

Plenty of shit given here about farming @derxa

FineWordsForAPorcupine

I have screenshotted this to send to Private Eye’s inevitable Brexit Balls.

ADropofReality

Oh noooooooo brexit will be the end of the wooooooorld! Can’t believe people are actually stockpiling stuff. Is that really happening?!

Do keep up dear

@Clairaloulou yep

@LimeKiwi 😂

I doubt this is a serious post and you want to be featured in the Daily Mail. Seriously?!

Is anything even going to actually end up happening on March 29th at this rate?

The only food shortages will be caused by silly people stockpiling.

But is IS quite likely that post-Brexit civil unrest, rioting, looting etc. will result in temporary power cuts. So don't stuff your freezer too full.

The only food shortages will be caused by silly people stockpiling.
People have been stockpiling for months now. Are there shortages yet? No. The reason for this has been explained numerous times on this thread and others.

Calling @TheElementsSong ! Apparently buying stuff in now causes shortages.

Yep Tesco was empty today

Is this post actually real. There will not be any shortages. I doubt there will even be a proper brexit.

Do people seriously not understand how the food supply chain works. In the event of a no deal Brexit do you really think that food will continue to arrive in the UK in the same way as now. Check your food cupboard - how much of your regular food supplies are produced or packed outside of the UK?

Sorry bellini it's obvious that people haven't read the thread before graciously bestowing what they imagine is their highly original wisdom - so they wouldn't read the Dictionary if I re-posted it, nor would any other upcoming highly original posters.

FFS! Seriously? 🤦🏼‍♀️

I would rather be featured in Private Eye than the Daily Mail, thanks.
For anyone who missed it (twice), I’m the OP and my original AIBU has now been resolved because I asked them and they will bring some of their own food if necessary.
In other news, any US trade deal not good news for farmers
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47418505
or NHS
www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/live/2019/mar/01/brexit-latest-news-theresa-may-faces-further-backlash-over-decision-to-give-mps-vote-on-extending-article-50-politics-live
(Other media outlets are available, all reporting the same thing.)

I shop for Easter as I do for Christmas as we celebrate it in a very similar style. I wouldn't be putting fish fingers in the freezer. If you're hosting it might seem odd you've invited them but asked they bring food. If kids are finicky then sometimes it can be useful to say feel free to bring cereal or snacks you know they'll eat...we used to bring stuff like that to grandparents so we knew dd would have stuff to eat...but otherwise I'd be thinking one or two big meals and snacks only. Could they bring dessert for one of the meals maybe?