Why do people here have a stash for Brexit?

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I can see the point if it's medicines or medical supplies, but I've seen a few threads here where people are stashing tuna, toilet rolls and sweets!?

Are you all fucking mad?

I'm a total remainder but come on, I know it'll be shit but you'll still find asda and tesco will be open

Adding to my post above - anyone else here remember when the inflation rates were more than 20% in 1970s? S*itty times.

Isn’t it crystal clear?

Yes I do, @Curiousjean67, I was a child and I remember my father prepping. It was all used up.

@AutumnCrow thank you, yes I think I need to get some in regardless.

Beef doesn't come from cattle but People have different opinions and life experiences. Those seem to be your points. Oh yes, and everyone on here has 21 years worth of bog roll.

21 years of toilet roll? AMATEURS!

If you are saying "preparing for Brexit is crazy" that's your opinion and you are, of course entitled to it. But you might want to have a word with the Government because they are doing it. For many billions of pounds.

I think that stockpiling creates a bigger problem.

Has anybody answered why they care if other people have 21 years of bog roll in their shed? The just in time system means new bog roll will be on the shelves imminently. My March stockpile just got eaten. Nobody died, no food got wasted. I'll build up my tinned fruit again and supplies. We'll eat them if there are food shortages. If not, we'll just eat it instead of going to the shops.

That would be a bingo @TheElementsSong ! Buying a can of beans in August causes a shortage of beans in November!

@AutumnCrow it's such a shame that the generation "now" hasn't done research into what 'could be' and they are headed into a total disaster without knowing what will face them. Saying that, there's little the generation that remembers those times can do to prepare then in the massive scale. We can prep on individual basis, but on national level....holy sit. We are headed towards a total disaster. It'll take a lot for people to take on streets, but after Brexit and when the impact of it really hits home - we'll see the people out on the streets again.. In Europe, people have never stopped protesting visually, Brits are more reserved, but when the sit hits the fan, they will be out. (I hope)

What bigger problem? Currently, all our trade agreements are in place. Our ports do not need customs checks. All supplies bought now will be replaced. Supplies bought on 31st October may not be.

Why stockpile them noodle?

If that dam bursts my town is likely to be cut off because the river goyt runs around it and is already flooded. Thankfully we are well uphill of the river, although downhill from the canal that the reservoir serves, so we should be ok as far as being flooded goes but I think there's a high risk of being cut off. That being so, I'm very grateful that I have my stash.

why they care if other people have 21 years of bog roll in their shed

Well, howwud has explained that they think stockpiling causes a "bigger problem". They have not explained what the "bigger problem" is that they're thinking of, but I think it is safe to assume they're not blaming stockpiling for influencing plate tectonics in the Philippines. Therefore, I deduce that the "bigger problem" is the old "stockpiling now CAUSES (see Dictionary) shortages later".

I assume they have raised the 21-year stock of loo roll because this example is clear evidence that such stockpiling, 21 years ago, caused the general population to endure 2 decades of smelly anuses.

Oh wait, that didn't happen.

Because if there are food shortages or food becomes more expensive, my family will have food to eat that was bought more cheaply 2 months before. I will have the basics of some meals to last a couple of weeks until everything settles down. It doesn't affect you in any way whatsoever. If you want to go to Tesco on 1st November, go ahead.

"I think that stockpiling creates a bigger problem."

How does stockpiling when plenty is available create a bigger problem?

I remember the sugar shortage, I remember people hoarding. That was different - there was a shortage, people ran out and bought all the sugar so there was then no sugar expect in the pantrys of a very few who had bought way more than they needed to the detriment of everyone else. The point is sugar was in short supply at the time they hoarded it. Now we have plenty food available, there are no food shortages, anything we buy now will be replaced in the supermarkets - effectively we are helping SOLVE a potential problem by reducing demand should shortages happen - so how are we making the problem, worse?

Waiting for an answer... I suspect this may take a while.

TheElementsSong
plans to buy up hundreds of thousands of tonnes of unsold lamb in the event of a no-deal Brexit could be unworkable because there is nowhere to store it, BBC Newsnight has learned.

capacity could not be increased quickly, because planning and building a new cold-storage warehouse takes about three years."

They didn't look very hard - Lidl are here already;

London Gateway Logistics Park
"range of build-to-suit solutions, from 100,000 sq ft to 1 million sq ft, with fast delivery times following agreement for lease."

"new 230,915 sq ft distribution centre - available for occupation in November 2019 - chilled conversion available."

www.londongateway.com/logisticspark/lg231-a-spec-build

'Halo' temperature controlled facility-completed in 24 weeks, under budget, and within 8 months of first planning permission;

www.londongateway.com/news-media/news/halo-temperature-controlled-facility-to-reduce-food-miles

In fact, London Gateway has an LDO with Thurrock Council until Oct 2023 - planning permission could be granted within 28 days - I should claim a 'finder's fee'.

Are the army going to requisition this from Lidl to store all the lamb? Where will Lidl put all the stock they have probably stockpiled so they don't have empty shelves? It's probably the reason the Waterhouses were built. For their own stock, not for excess lamb.

noodlenosefraggle
Are the army going to requisition this from Lidl to store all the lamb

Masses of land available to build new warehouses - plus one of my links was an empty warehouse; (scroll down)

www.londongateway.com/logisticspark/the-logistics-park

Perhaps they should store it on the hoof and persuade people of the benefits of eating mutton again.

In the war they did requisition private supplies of eggs. My grandmother had to give over most of her chickens' eggs.

Grandad had ferrets for rabbiting.

Of course Bellini is only going to share with people useful to her. Why the duck would anyone share with people who won’t be helpful at all? That would be an excellent way to waste a stash.