To ask if anyone is considering stockpiling

[Ninoo25]

Just that really, given that the government asking industry to stockpile food and medicines has been all over the news in the past week, I was wondering how many people are planning on stockpiling themselves and if so what are you going to stockpile and how much?
TBH my main concern is long term medication that I’m on, but as it’s only available on prescription and Dr wouldn’t let me order more than I need, so there’s nothing I can do about that anyway!

OMG

You mean there's even more Brexit stuff?

Shhh, Piglet John. The first rule of Brexit is no-one talks about Brexit.

You really don’t need to stockpile in my opinion. It will all be a damp squid.

You are probably right, but I am hoping for some excitement. I am all prepared for the chaos

It will all be a damp squid.

Mmmmm... squid... 😋

Don't eat it damp, though. Damp squid - eughh.

You really don’t need to stockpile in my opinion. It will all be a damp squid.

I wouldn't recommend having your whole stockpile consisting of nothing but damp squid, though. Good protein, sure. And you'd probably make it last and last, because after a few days, skipping a meal will definitely seem like the preferable option... But still, add some pasta in there, too, at least...

I've had a look through my county's website, and discovered we have an official Local Resilience Forum. They actually have all the same recommendations for everyday preparing (just for normal life in the UK) that the sensible people here are advicing: several days of drinking water and easy to cook food in store; candles, matches, a radio (battery operated or wind up) etc.

I’ve just been to my local Tesco and noticed that there were quite a few empty spaces on the shelves. I was told by a staff member that their store, that supplies them and other stores, had a flood, so they don’t know when they’re going to get deliveries again. It takes very little for your local shops to be affected.

I like to keep stuff in stock, anyway, so it wouldn’t take much to build it up. I’m not expecting a public disorder situation, but I would not be surprised that there will be hold ups in supply of certain products, while the useless government tries to get agreements with EU countries.

Tinned good sales are up by 2.5% on normal like for like sales... so no panic purchasing happening

I really, really hope the government isn't stupid enough, irresponsible enough, to settle for a no-deal Brexit,
or to faff around until we end up with that as the automatic default Brexit.

I hope they are just trying to bluff the EU with all this no-deal talk and UK goverment prepping for it.

BUT for those Leavers who want no-deal and claim that many countries outside the EU trade on WTO terms:

In the event of no-deal / WTO Brexit,
the UK would be the ONLY country in the world trading on pure WTO terms

so it would incur punitive tariffs and - even worse - extensive non-tariff barriers, e.g. detailed customs checks
Hence log-jammed ports and delayed UK exports - to all countries, not just the EU

Mauritania (with GDP only 0.2% of the UK's GDP), which previously did trade only under WTO, has recently signed 20 preferential trade agreements

Dropping out of the EU with no deal automatically means dropping out of international recognition for UK certification checks on our manufactured goods, components, food, even airports, airplanes, ships, pilots, captains, crew ...
Hence UK airports, flights, ships and ports would also be stopped until the Uk negotiates an international emergency fix.

Of course, public fury would force the UK government into an emergency deal asap after a no-deal Brexit
However, best case is a few days chaos; worst case is that it might take weeks and a change of government first.

@BigChocFrenzy

"I really, really hope the government isn't stupid... "

Good luck with that.

Just imagine if Buffoon manages to seize power.

I have just had a thought... biomass.

The trees burned for biomass are shipped in from Canada, iirc (yes, it's cheaper than growing them here). So there is a potential that a crash out could affect power supplies. 😬

You can stockpile squid, though you might do a slight double take at the image on the cans.

War story alert: when I lived and worked in a less developed country that was on rations, there was a thriving black market. One day, I spotted someone selling frozen mini squid off the back of a lorry. I hadn't had protein for ages so I bought some. And ate it. It was delicious. Can't look at tentacles without thinking of it.
Before Leavers jump on me for hysteria, it was a slightly boring war story based on my experience of another country (triggered by comical posts about squid) and I do not expect this to happen after we leave the EU.

eightfacesofhemoon - How come everyone on mumsnet has a cousin who worked tirelessly to prevent the milenial bug. That’s what I would really like the answer to

Er, because it took the concerted effort of a LOT of people, that's why. I was one of them, and I worked in an office full of others doing the same thing. Our company left it to the last minute, so we worked in 2 shifts (covering 6am to 8pm) for about 9 months to get it all done in time.

I wish "fixing" Brexit was as easy ...

(this is my response to a post from page 12, on Saturday at 22:26, but I couldn't let it go!)

This has got to be the weirdest thread I've read...I hate the idea of Brexit and yes I do think prices will rise but I really don't think the government will let Britain get dystopian level bad - it will just borrow it's way out of the shit - personally, it's right up the Tories alley to sucker us into feeling all doom and gloom then when Brexit passes without a hitch "tada" they are the heroes.

Stockpile your favourite European goodies by all means but tinned bloody veg? BRITISH made/grown goods will be available, most Indian and Caribbean goods will be available so rice and fruit will be ok...

I don't have a crystal ball of course but this hoarding of long life goods will just result in people getting sick of of baked beans

I'm planning on getting a good few months in front with the dry dog food we use. It's the only food we've found that doesn't upset his stomach (gasto issues) so if it does prove difficult to get hold of we'll have a buffer. If it proves impossible we'll have enough to attempt to 'wean' him onto whatever is available.

Other than that I'm planning on stocking up the kitchen and bathroom cupboards. We don't have much storage room but I know I can use the space we have more wisely.

I'll just add that I'm not worried about starving / food shortages but if there are things that are going to be difficult to get hold of then I'd like to know I have things on hand that I know how to make a meal of. What I mean is, I'm not a bad cook but I tend to follow recipes rather than be naturally inventive so having stuff I know I can make a meal of will take the pressure off having to improvise. Also, my OH has been made redundant twice before so the thought of that happening again with the added pressure of possible price increases, I'd be daft not to plan.

lifeimplosion Indian & Caribbean food, yes, but not if distributed through an EU-UK link. Don't forget it's not so much where the stuff is grown, it's the distribution links that are the issue. I don't know how much food actually reaches the UK directly without going through an EU port first. Would be interested to find out.

I think the Daily Mash has it about right www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/not-drinking-bleach-is-project-fear-says-brexiter-20180731175825

I saw that Daily Mash article yesterday! They have been really on the nose lately.

I particularly like " I’m not worried about food shortages because I live near a massive Asda.” This sums up the average Brit's knowledge of the food supply chain. (Hint, even if it's from outside the EU, it's probably traded under EU law and has passed through EU countries).

That comment did make me laugh Gabilan. When we had the heavy rain here, the store that supplies all our local Tesco stores, was flooded and you couldn’t miss the empty shelves. A local shopping centre was flooded and part of the roof caved in and a local Asda was flooded. That’s just a few supplies affected by adverse weather and it was only July. Just think how a harsh weather incident in feb/mar, coupled with some supplies from the EU being delayed, will affect shops.

I’m doing a bit of prepping, just in case. I’m sure there will still be food in the shops, maybe just not the food you want or like. If the transition goes smoothly, then great. I’m happy for the gloaters to come on and tell me I was wrong. At least I’ll still have all that lovely food to live off for a while and won’t have to go out shopping, when the shitty winter weather is here.

"I’m not worried about food shortages because I live near a massive Asda.”

Did they C&P that from MN? In all seriousness there was somebody who posted on one of these threads that if the shops didn't have food, they'd just eat in restaurants (and honestly I don't think they were joking).

they'd just eat in restaurants (and honestly I don't think they were joking)

My oldest actually told me he’d just live on carry outs, if he couldn’t buy his favourite foods, in shops! 🤔 The penny did drop, when I pointed out the possible problems with that! 🤣

Btw, he’s 27!