Are you still prepping even though no deal has been blocked?

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Is it worth still prepping even though no deal is now highly unlikely?
We have food allergies to deal with and not getting the food my children need is my main concern but finances are tight and I don’t want to stockpile more than necessary.
Chances are I will panic and go to the shops today and start a stockpile of the allergy safe foods at least.
Who else is still stockpiling regardless of the likelihood of no deal brexit?

I'm still doing a bit of 'forward purchasing' I refuse to call it panic stockpiling though, just being sensible.

It's always sensible to have some supplies in just in case regardless of deal or no deal Brexit, including some bottled water and food that doesn't need cooking, hydrating, refrigerating or freezing. There are many different scenarios where a few days "bugging in" could be a lifesaver.

I'm a general prepper so Brexit is just another possible thing. Like heavy snow, me being ill (I have MS), that kind of thing.

Thanks all. I discussed with DH and we think it will be sensible to have a supply of the allergy foods / milks at least and a supply of long life goods. I’m not talking masses of foods but a bit of advance purchasing of things we would buy anyway and which won’t go out of date quickly. If there are no issues we can eat it all anyway so nothing will be wasted.

A 3 day buffer of food and hygiene stuff is manageable and sensible. Hard to buy in a bulk, easier to manage in drips and drops over several months.
We don't have several months before 31 October but it's not my fault if people have been keeping their head in the sand.

@Longships why bottled water? Genuine question, I'm curious as to why you might need this?

We always have more than a 3 day buffer in the house anyway. The only things we would need is a couple of fresh items (salad and bread) and I could make my own bread and live without salad.
I’m really more concerned about allergy safe foods for my children as we generally only have a weeks supply in the house at any time and I would prefer a 3 week supply as some of the items are imported from Europe.

@eenymeenyminyme , water doesn't always come out of the taps (this isn't a Brexit thing). My late Mum lived in a Northern town where it was necessary to boil water before drinking for a long time. I remember sitting in A&E with her in that place (unrelated health problem) where the staff had to offer bottled water to the patients because we couldn't use the taps. That was about 3 years ago. In the UK.

It’s not been blocked.

BJ could refuse to ask for an extension. Or an extension may be denied.

We are still on course for No Deal as it stands.

@bellinisurge so it's just a common sense thing then really, not a Brexit thing? Makes sense anyway I guess, you never know when there might be a problem with water supply!

We live in a rural area where shops close in the early evening and are not close as it is so I always keep a full storecupboard.

Water can go off for all sorts of reasons. Digger goes through a main, heavy traffic collapses old water pipes, problems at treatment plants... All sorts really. Or you have to turn your supply off due to a burst pipe.

I live in Canada, we've just been pummeled by a hurricane.
Prepping is a way of life for us, as we also get tornadoes, severe snow storms, ice storms, etc where we can lose power for weeks at a time.

I would always suggest having 72 hours supplies on hand, as a minimum. You never know what your own personal disaster could be, but it's worth it to have the basics covered.

I'm a general prepper anyway, I have the room and like to have a stash. As it stands, food bills are going to be cheap as chips until next year now. Happy Christmas.

I think it is always wise to do a little forward purchasing, especially when you have buffoons at the helm!

I've always prepped a little with non perishable food just in case I can't be arsed to go to the shops.

I don't know what's going to happen and you can always put stuff you haven't used that's getting near the use by date in a food bank collection.

I thought no deal was still the default? It was legislated against a little while ago as well and that ended up meaning sod all.

If No Deal is all we have to worry about, I'll be a happy bunny.

Legislation nothing. We are scheduled to leave and there is no deal in place.

I thought the whole hoo ha was because BJ was determined to go for a no-deal and everyone else said hang on...

will probably happen anyway as our politicians are a bunch of useless backstabbing whatnots.

In case of no-deal, war, supplies being disrupted, extreme weather conditions, etc. it is helpful to have something in the cupboard.

@eenymeenyminyme Chemicals required for mass water purification come from Europe and have a very short shelf life so the water companies only have so much stock at one time. It is something that would absolutely be prioritised if there were port delays but there could still potentially be short term outages.