To be terrified of no deal Brexit

[elprup]

Having just watched the headlines, it really does seem that Boris is hellbent on taking us out with no deal. The fact he’s thrown down the gauntlet to the EU stating that he won’t come to the table unless they drop the backstop - well of course they’re not going to do that, and Boris won’t back down, so we will be leaving with no deal.

What do you think will be the repercussions of this? I’m terrified I’m going to lose my job and my home. If I’m worried then I can’t imagine what people reliant on various meds are going through.

I think I might stop watching the news as it just makes me anxious.

[Helmetbymidnight]

i mean believing without question what a Govt Website tells you about medicine and equipment shortages following their flagship policy...according to Gove

ignorance is bliss, innit.

[Mamamia456]

Jasjas1973 - Because there's no point worrying about something that may or may not happen, that I have no control over. That's not just with regards to Brexit, that's with everything. If I am worried about something and it is within my control then I can do something about it, but things beyond my control, if I worried about them it wouldn't solve the problem, it would just make me ill. What's the point in making yourself ill through worry. Life's too short for that.

You may not believe what the NHS are doing with regards to medication but that's up to you.

[NoWordForFluffy]

But I am enjoying beginning to harvest the fruits of my labours from the garden. Does that count as a frenzy?

In all fairness, @prettybird, my bloody courgettes are sodding frenzied; they're taking over their bit of the allotment!

[Helmetbymidnight]

what i object to is people who know fuck-all - thats you mama - telling others that they are scaremongering or there is nothing to worry about.

just another brexiteer who doesnt get what theyre doing to the country.

[jasjas1973]

You may not believe what the NHS are doing with regards to medication but that's up to you

I have a healthy skepticism about the abilities of Govt's to do the right thing, based on past performance.

It wasn't so long ago they were telling us all that blood products from the USA were safe or look at the numerous scandals affecting NHS trusts, from care of the elderly, to MH services, to maternity services.

Of course you can do something about it, you can support Remain and write to your MP.

[Socksontheradiator]

@nowordforfluffy i love courgettes! Had some for out tea tonight, chopped and stir fried in olive oil with onions, celery, mushrooms, peppers, garlic and haricot beans (rinsed baked beans - cheap!) But if curry powder and garam masala and a slug of red wine. Delicious....but for 4 of us still only used up 2 courgettes :-/

[Socksontheradiator]

Argh kindle changed my bits, ours and ofs. Bloody thing

[Mamamia456]

Helmetbymidnght - l have said that I'm not worried - sorry if that's not what you want to hear but there you go, and yes some posters on the brexit threads are scaremongering to suit their own agendas. Someone's niece on here is worried about medication to the point where she's losing her hair. None of us know if there will be a supply shortage of medication come November or not, but perhaps if she has a look on the NHS website it might just put her mind at rest or would you rather she spent the next three months worrying.

[prettybird]

Nowordforfluffy - my courgettes are doing sweet FA - 3 plants and barely a courgette from them (the 2 yellow ones produce a lot of tiny courgettes which then don't fertilise and start to rot; thought the green one was doing better but its fruits have started to do the same thing ).

The 2 cucumber plants in the greenhouse on the other hand.....

(Is it possible to eat too much tzatziki? )

[Mamamia456]

Jasjas1973 - You were the one who said you didn't believe the NHS website and that the Government was lying, so not sure what you're getting so worked up about.

Why would I lie about being ill, on that premise are you lying?

[NoWordForFluffy]

We're freezing courgettes and the plants have barely got going yet! We've been away for a week so I'm expecting many many courgettes to be ready!

Our cucumbers are doing well too. And no, go for your life with tzatziki! We're eating plenty of kachumber, sadly not with homegrown tomatoes yet.

[prettybird]

I've had 5 homegrown tomatoes (but very small ones even though they're Ailsa Craig ) but a whole load more have started reddening (or yellowing or blacking ). First time I've grown from seed myself with a greenhouse - although the sickly Ailsa Craig was donated by a friend.

The 4 chilis on my plant are going red - hoping the plant will start flowering again to get some more.

[llangennith]

I haven't grown tomatoes for the last three years when my three plants were heaving with tomatoes and then I lost everything to blight😢

[NoWordForFluffy]

I had bloody loads of little green ones last weekend, at home and at the allotment. I'm interested to see what's happened in my absence!

I have 20+ chilli plants. A few were in fruit last weekend. I think I'll have ripe ones in the next couple of weeks. It's the first time I've grown chillies from seed, so it's all trial and error!

[BlackeyedGruesome]

Fuck off you bastards with your courgette talk. Of three plants there is one left that had 4 tiny leaves last time I looked.

[BlackeyedGruesome]

[bumblebeejockstrap]

blackeyedgruesome i guess with your gardening skills, you are a remainer?
Or are you hoping to feed yourself .

( Not bashing, my courgette are similar to yours)

[NoWordForFluffy]

These were my courgette plants 2 weeks ago. They were bigger last week. I'm anticipating that they'll have taken over at least my plot, if not the entire site, by the time I'm back there tomorrow! 😂😂

[bumblebeejockstrap]

nowordforfluffy hhmm bragging a little. Definitely not giving you any recipes when you are choking in courgettes 😂.

[NoWordForFluffy]

😂😂😂

Fine! See if I care when all I can see are courgettes everywhere I look!

This is our first year having an allotment. I'd really recommend it to people. 😁

[Peregrina]

Clearly a lot of you are growing Leaver fruit and veg, which are deliberately thwarting your plans. This applies to my raspberries which have been disappointing this year.

[bumblebeejockstrap]

Seems courgettes are a popular choice. If you Brexit, it will be interesting to see how it affects someone living of pickled courgettes all through winter 😉.

That's the darn thing about them, they don't freeze well 😀.

[NoWordForFluffy]

We've frozen ours. It'll either work or it won't!

We should have a whole range of frozen homegrown veg to see us through winter. I'm going to put more carrots in tomorrow as I have a bit of space coming free.

[Socksontheradiator]

My mum used to peel and slice, then blanch and freeze courgettes. Freezer was full of little bags of them. I think she steamed or stir fried them to serve.