Will you be disappointed if Brexit goes smoothly

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Genuine question to the Preppers - how will you feel if Brexit goes through with no significant shortages or civil unrest? Will you heave a sigh of relief and sleep better at night, or feel a tiny bit flat and disappointed?

It's the slightly excited tone of some of the Prepper threads that has me wondering this. As if having a reason to hoard is fulfilling some squirrelesque instinct, which my be thwarted if the hoards prove unnecessary?

Surely everyone will just be relieved if it went smoothly. But people are prepping for price rises as well not just for civil unrest.

Relieved and cautious.

I agree... too many fans of the walking dead

Im not a prepper (you will find out why shortly) but I’d be pretty pissed off if I found I had to eat tined food for no reason.

If you've always been a prepper I can understand that Brexit might be exciting in a way. They probably feel they've been mocked for so long that this is their chance for vindication.

I've never been a prepper but I'm putting extra stores by bit by bit as No Deal seems more likely every day, and we all know how people freak out over a bit of snow. Better safe than sorry but if it never comes to pass I'll be mightily relieved.

I 'll be shocked but delighted if Brexit goes smoothly.

Will you be disappointed if price rises mean you're eating a less varied diet of tinned and dried foods than me but paying 3 times as much?

I'm not a prepper myself but my take on it was that the prepping is more for dealing with the inevitable price rises and possible shortages due to import restrictions in the immediate aftermath rather than for a massive societal disintegration?!

I'd love to have the cash, space and organisational skills to prep but it's just not the case here.

I'm not prepping simply because I have some critical corporate insight into this and know it's not required. I do agree that some threads show a level of excitement, and I'm also curious how those people will feel when they find their hoards were not necessary, because when you try to say something you get vitriol in response.

I can only think it will be similar to those who hoarded thinking the world will end when we hit the year 2000 and then found out it won't be required.

Erm life will go on as before?

I do find it bemusing when people hide behind a twinge of fear and potential change by poking fun. But hey, whatever makes you feel good

I personally think price rises are inevitable for a little while at the very least. I personally will enjoy not having to think about the food shop much for a while. Win win either way.

Prep, don't prep. Nobodies arsed. I prefer to channel my feelings in a more productive way to you. I have the space and the money and it'll all get eaten anyway. We have little control over this sorry shower of shite so why not control something you can?

I haven't just food prepped. We've also cleared all credit cards. After what happened to Grainger games I know what they're capable of doing. Is clearing credit cards a knee jerk reaction as well?

All win win imo.

I won't be disappointed if my stockpile's not needed. I'll be pleased that my shopping bills are a bit less while use it all up.
I've only stockplled stuff I normally use. It's not spam!

I'm not prepping, but why would anyone feel embarrassed about buying a few extra tins, even if it turns out not to be necessary? If Brexit doesn't happen, or if the withdrawal agreement is signed and we get a transitional period, that food will get eaten anyway - or it can be donated to a food bank. That's a win-win outcome.

OTOH if there is no deal, and there are food shortages, people who scoffed at the preppers are going to look a bit foolish. A diet of humble-pie is not going to be very satisfying.

No but a bit of me thinks that if things are going to be bad I'd rather they all were bad at once, rather than slowly one after the another... I think that would be worse...because you'd get downtrodden rather than cross and wanting a change.

But obviously I'd rather it went well!!

I’ll be relieved. There seem to be gleeful people in both camps and they are beyond irresponsible.

As with a lot of Brexiting pride is involved. A lot of people are too proud to admit that the whole thing is a disaster, and on a lower level a lot of people are too proud to think 'oh shit, maybe I should stock the freezer and buy a few bales of toilet paper just in case'.

Damned pride.

As a 48%er Labour Party member, I shall be pleased if all is well. It's not exciting. The food will all get eaten, the toiletries etc will all get used, but I think I will keep bigger reserves than before anyway, in case I lose my job. Anyone who has witnessed the callousness and incompetence of the UC system in action will understand me.

I'll be relieved beyond belief. Especially because I will be able to use my stockpile for when I get moved onto UC and have a five week wait.

Those preppers will be so disappointed!

It’s relatable, like when the trains resume after a tiny amount of snow; or the mood when Y2K didn’t hit.

Preppers are IME people with too much time on their hands and mild to medium hyper vigilance that they have transferred into an exciting news event.

Brexit bingo card is coming along nicely here!

or the mood when Y2K didn’t hit.

Well in the case of Y2K we had people working for years to fix it. And it worked. With Brexit the opposite seems to be the case. Most of the people in positions of power seem to be aiming for the most catastrophic outcome possible.

We are five weeks or so away and the most likely outcome at this point seems to be no deal.

I'll be fine with it, although I realistically can't see how it will be fine at this point. At the best, it'll just cause price rises so buying long life goods and treats helps me temporarily offset that.

It's just a matter of whether it's a slow decline or a fast and brutal one at this point.

I'll be relieved, although still worried about the long-term implications.

I will also be pleased that I don't have to buy as much during my weekly shop for a while! My DC will be thrilled at the number of meals containing chickpeas they'll be eating in the near future.

The preppers are in earnest but most of them love an excuse.

To be fair, it is pretty benign and a good distraction for people who need control in their lives. And what’s the worst that could happen? They end up with a generator and shit ton of chopped tomatoes.

I'll be delighted if I don't need my small stockpile. I'm worried prices will rise beyond the limits of our budget and we will not be able to feed our DC adequately. We have a stash but it won't last that long. So I have everything crossed that everything will be fine. I am preparing so that we have free food for the start of BREXIT but I, like most other people trying to gather up a few supplies, do not have enough food to keep my family going for a few months nevermind a few years, so obviously want the food to continue coming and the prices to stay reasonable.

I would be relieved. Would keep the well stocked cupboards though as two autistic children and single parenting and EDS make life exhausting sometimes

Preppers are IME people with too much time on their hands and mild to medium hyper vigilance that they have transferred into an exciting news event.

Living in an earthquake zone it is considered irresponsible and anti-social not to prep. Because you should be able to support yourself for 72 hours so that the emergency services can deal with the elderly, people with disabilities, the injured, homeless and sort out infrastructure.

If I believe Brexit will cause supply issues, price rises and possible panic buying, it is irresponsible NOT to prep. Unfortunately I will be in the UK at the time, not my lovely safe earthquale zone. And yes, there will be a decent margin of error in the cupboards.

Hope for the best, plan for the worst.