Show me your stockpiles

[SpunBodgeSquarepants]

Not because I'm keeping a list of who has food for when the shit hits the fan... Just because I'm a nosy bitch.

Here's mine - I started adding to it a few weeks ago. It's only me and almost 5yo DS I really have to worry about so I feel its almost there.

It is reasonable to assume the nursery will continue to do its job including feeding your kids. But I would email them if you get chance to ask.
I'd also have a think about what tinned stuff (or freezable if you have room) to have as a small backup. Emphasis on small. Again it's what is reasonable for you , time money and space wise. Nobody can have the perfect preps to fit everything. Nobody.
What is your support system like? Are parents/relatives/very close friends around? If you have them, it's a good "prep" to nurture them generally. Again, as you are able. Your priority is you and your kids.
If on Twitter or similar, follow local news and local utilities. And the nursery/childcare you use. Another good "prep".
In the event that things get really bumpy even for a short while, kids and vulnerable people should be prioritised. All the more reason for everyone else to look after themselves and keep out of the way.

IDoN0tCare no need to look over your shoulder
My stockpiling is doing well too.

I’m just following to try and see if I haven’t forgotten something really useful!
And the lists on this thread also helped H realised that actually I haven’t gone overboard (yet). I’ll now be able to add some stuff wo him grumbling.

careerchange456 I'm worried about school meals too. 2 of my dc are in full time school and entitled to free school meals. They are vegetarian and restricted with what they eat at school as don't like things like curries or any of the veggie options bar jacket potato for dd2 and pizza for dd1. Although dd1 loved the lentil Dahl I made so ill encourage her to try other things. I'm well prepped but lunches are a challenge. They tend to have Philadelphia, crackers, breadsticks, cucumber, Nutella, brioche cheese sandwiches, apple, crisps, wraps. I'll have to see how much Philadelphia and cheese I can get as the dates on both are quite long. Apples and fresh fruit are an unknown but I have plenty of tinned and will get dried fruit too. I'll email school and see if they have a plan.

Shashank Joshi @shashj
"Japanese officials familiar w/ Tokyo’s bilateral talks with UK said there had been growing frustration w/ the British side ... officials say there have been several occasions when British negotiators have come to the table w/out the necessary specialists"

What could possibly go wrong...

Thanks Bellini - nice to have a response from the expert!

Space and money is less of an issue so I can get more stuff in. Network is limited but if things really did end up in worst case scenario, I think my mum would probably end up staying with us for while.

Sorry, half response.

I'd hope that they would prioritise kids but after prisons, NHS, forces, etc I was just worried that children are actually pretty far down the list!

Sparkly I will email the nursery** as well but as a teacher, there's been absolutely no mention of any Brexit related planning so far at school I will have to bring it up but there are some pretty strong leave voices on our staff so Brexit gets a bit contentious.

They should prioritise kids and childcare because of all the angry parents and carers they'd have to deal with if they don't. And also what media types call "optics" - it looks bad on TV.
Glad you can get extras in. Don't fall into paranoia but don't tell anyone (and tell your mum not to tell anyone).

I'm just about to do a favour for the dd of an ardent Leaver that I know. If she (the mum) bothers to ask I will say I can't afford anything much and might get some pot noodles (dd loves them ) if it still looks bad in a couple of weeks. I may then start talking about my holiday in May. Hopefully it won't come up.

Honestly I'm working on the assumption that school meals will be impacted if there is any disruption, since they use the same supply chain as everyone else, and assuming I'll need to provide packed lunches.

They should prioritise kids and childcare

I would not trust that to definitely be the case. It would be the responsibility of local councils, and their contractors. The government will abdicate that responsibility at first in the event of problems and seek to blame it on others. Especially since there will be some areas which will be likely to have successful contingency plans and others which don't.

I would imagine they would be forced to take up the responsibility eventually but only after it being a huge political issue.

Food shortages will be the thing to cause the greatest unrest.

As I said, not so much caring about the kids but caring about how angry working parents/carers are. And how disruptive it is to the economy if kids aren't corralled in school/nursery.

And how disruptive it is to the economy if kids aren't corralled in school/nursery.

If you've got to be off work to look after the kids, you can go to a demostration with the kids...

I entirely get your point @RedToothBrush . And a very large part of me agrees with you. I'm rather feebly trying to do my bit to dial down people's anxiety while at the same time getting them to do something for themselves.
I have a child at school. I would be lying if I said I haven't made contingency plans to send her in with a packed lunch. Or even think about keeping her home and feeding and educating her here.
But I those are "contingencies " to varying degrees. I'm guessing most people could rustle up a packed lunch if they need to.

I really hope that the government prioritises children and vulnerable adults in care. It makes sense to feed them, in order to take the pressure off parents, that may already be struggling. It’s easier for those in power to divert imported food to those in need, than it is for the individual, so I can’t see why they wouldn’t do that.

bellinisurge, i hear you about dialing down anxiety but I do think we need to be honest about how government is trying to outsource responsibility and what the implications of this are.

I DO think nurseries and schools WILL be priortised in the event of it being really bad - BUT I think there will possibly be a delay in this coming online because of poor leadership and general fuckwittery on the matter.

So thinking with that in mind does reduce anxiety but means that people are also thinking about the gap between the government getting their act together and the problem starting.

This government have proved themselves time and again to lack foresight and be proactive and are incredibly reactionary and behind the curve.

Mainly because they try and test what they can get away with and don't know how the country functions on a day to day mundane level of process.

Thing is , Red, i have my long and personal list as to who i think is to blame for this shitshow. We probably agree on a lot of it. But I want people to take what steps they can to have a buffer of supplies in their homes. For that purpose, I don't care how they voted or who they look to for answers. I just want them to keep out of the way if things get tricky. I want them to be more self reliant where they can so that they don't become the problem if things get tricky.
It's as simple as this: I have MS. At the moment, I am pretty well able to take care of me and mine. If I get sick, I don't want the medical profession to be wasting time looking after idiots who got into fights over a loaf of bread. I don't want police officers wasting time dealing with scuffles at Morrison's.
I want my dd to have a normal school life doing normal school things with her mates and with us.

Is that state schools & nurseries as tbh there is no way currently to get food or funding into private nurseries

Bellinisurge, I am with you on this. Blaming someone isn't going to help in the short term imho. We are going to have to get on with things.

But lack of food will lead to protests. Its just what will happen. Cos if there no food, its either that or rioting or stealing. People will DEMAND a solution.

The point is lack of food + 'idle hands' (I use that loosely as looking after the kids is hardly idle) = a mix which is more likely to be difficult for the government.

The government will want to minimise the opportunities for trouble, and thats more likely to happen if people who could be at work, are forced not to.

My little stash is completed now. I have plenty of long life milk, pasta and passata type stuff plus basically one extra of most other things we buy weekly. Just need to make sure the car is topped up and the week before I plan to get done root veg, apples and potatoes and they should keep a couple of weeks in the fridge.
I’ve done this so I’d panic sets in and the shops are like they are on Christmas Eve then we can just avoid for a couple of weeks. If it gets to the point that some are hinting of on here (people stealing food, having a decoy stockpile etc) I think we’re all screwed anyway.
My guess is that at the 11th hour we will either get the deal through or revoke but it will be so close to D day that people will start to panic buy anyway.
How organised are you all with your stashes? I’m wondering whether to do a list with use by dates?!

I’m not organised or listing use bus because I will use the food after Brexit regardless of what happens. If you intend to keep a stash going after then I think most people rotate their stock if that makes sense.

I would recommend that people sign up to Pinterest too, as they actually have Brexit prepping suggestions.

As I've a dd at university Ive been wondering how universities will manage. I've been stocking up stuff for her too. She doesn't have that much room and certainly not much money to 'forward purchase'. She will be home until just after Easter.

Doing a list with expiry dates is a good idea, especially if it's not being kept in your kitchen cupboard. That way it's easier to stock rotate.

For those thinking that if it all goes well then you will donate to food banks, then please really do keep an eye on use by dates, they can't give anything out of date and many have storage issues. It's a laudable aim, but do it without making things more challenging for them.

Same here, Kitten, my son is in second year (small) shared house. DD is a graduate living in penury down in The Smoke, again in a small shared hovel. They'll be affected by shortages and price rises, just as they're trying to make their way in the world and become economically active and useful.

One of my boys lives and works in England and can only flat share. I have genuinely been trying to work out how much food i can carry to him, if things get bad. I’ll be going by boat, instead of plane to visit him, so at least that will help. Btw, I do visit him regularly, so it’s not like I’d be going just to prevent him from starving to death. Though I am an Irish mammy, so naturally if he goes without food for longer than an hour, I worry.