Do any of the people who laughed and rolled their eyes at those of us stockpiling six months ago care to comment?

[StealthPolarBear]

I seem to remember some rather scathing comments. I wonder how many are quietly buying a few extra bits each week and smugly congratulating themselves on being prepared. Forgetting the scorn and contempt.

While I don't think you're weird to stockpile, I can assure you I am still not worried and will not be buying extra...
I have a few weeks of extra fat on me and I'm sure we won't be starving to death

The medication issue is indeed worrying though

I would be more worried about medication too. However, I stockpile because I know that things can get very bad very fast.

Lemon good plan.

Yes, I agree the medication is most worrying - and although that's not a pressing issue for me and mine, because none of us are on long term medication - my mum is about to undergo some cancer treatment - so it's a worrying time. We'r just praying she doesn't need any chemo or anything past October time.

This thread and many others make for pretty sad reading (and I'm not being funny here - I feel truly sad about how people are treating each other)

This is exactly what politicians strive for. To divide and conquer. I have never witnessed so much division.

But yes, I've put a few bits aside every week. My supposed stockpile will not leave others short. Nor is it panic buying. As others have said, that's what happens when people raid the shelves last minute.
So sad that some can't comprehend that buying bits months ago actually leaves stuff for those who didn't

Blueshadow

I would be more worried about medication too. However, I stockpile because I know that things can get very bad very fast.

This. Anyone listen to any of the Robert Harris interviews today? Food for thought.

Wishing your mum all the best zebras
For people who aren't stockpiling, is it because you don't think brexit will happen, or is it because you already have lots of food in because that's your normal? Do you believe without a doubt that there won't be shortages? I'm curious. A friend of mine (single, male, no dependents) simply says he can't be arsed. He also thinks that what we currently produce here will be enough to feed us all.

Do you have a link. flippineck?

Thanks socks

Nope. No plans to stockpile. Food shortages won't be on everything, we'll survive?

sparkles- um- I guess the idea was that we'd prosper, not 'survive.

Why would anyone with two functioning brain-cells choose 'survive' over 'prosper'?

Even JRM gives it fifty years.

@IDontBelieveYou BJohnson lied about not wanting a GE. He does. It's his game plan - and so is his attempt to blame the need for it on other parliamentarians.

But he knows he's been rumbled and is rattled.

"Sunlit uplands" and "make Britain great again" soon gave way to "Blitz spirit" and "stockpiling food and medication" didn't it.

Oh, and my personal favourite "I don't care if I lose my job, I'd rather we had sovereignty." Huh.

"I don't care if I lose my job, I'd rather we had sovereignty."

Please tell me this is apocryphal, and nobody is actually dumb enough to say this? Unless they’re a multi-millionaire?

Hasn't crossed my mind to do this... I don't really understand what's going to happen to toilet paper?
(Obviously different if you're on medication)

Tolles - I'm afraid that has reportedly been said by Leavers refusing to believe they were wrong.

Here. www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/six-in-10-brexit-voters-say-economic-damage-is-price-worth-paying-for-quitting-eu-a3601476.html

Zebra

Sorry, not specifically. He was on Today and 5, talking about his new book. Chilling stuff. Probably somewhere on iPlayer.

Fuck sake, zebras

Zebras - Someone on mumsnet said it or you read it in a newspaper?

They have been stockpiling on MSE for at least 6 years , ....they would just love a disaster

Tolleshunt - Reading that article, apparently 1in 5 remainers also think it's worth losing their job to stay in the EU. Bizarre from both leave and remainers.

No remainer or leaver i know is prepared to lose their job over this.

The only survey i read, found that most leavers thought that £50 was a price too much....

Slogans are easy until your house is repossessed.

Oh, I think it's bravado - the insistence that their fight for brexit is 'worthwhle' - some greater good that is 'worth' losing your job over. Because the EU is Satan personified, no doubt.

I seriously think some think we're back in WW2 - only they're not quite old enough to have actually experienced WW2 - the over 80s demographic who actually recall WW2 voted remain iirc.

You see them regularly in the QT audience.