Prepping for Brexit thread

Living_proof

dreaming wrote: »

I wonder if foodbanks are preparing? I must find out about my local one.

I have been thinking this myself Dreaming and raised the foodbank issue some weeks ago. A lot of them are run by church groups who may not have the storage space, freezers, etc. to physically store for the future. The situation seems bad enough at the moment as it is without the uncertainty of supplies. It's just a blessing that shortages, if there are any, will be after the very worst of the winter weather - I don't know how many rough sleepers there are in the town and it would be horrific if anyone perished as a result of all this.

I see they did a dry run down in Kent with 89 lorries which were to be representative of the 10,000 using Dover daily. The logistics of intensive customs checks taking place on both sides of the Channel is pretty scary but I guess it used to happen 45 years ago.

Goldiegirl

betterlife wrote: »

I popped into Asd* today to change some school trousers that didn’t fit my son, I thought I’d have a look around at there grocery’s as I normally do an online Tes*o shop so thought I’d compare a few prices whilst in there. I was quite surprised at how many empty spaces there was on a late Monday morning (as I would of thought shelves would of been stocked already) there was no tinned potatoes of any kind, no ground black pepper, loads of empty spaces on herbs & spices shelf, lots empty spaces on rice and pasta, cheap tins of veg was very sparse. The cheaper brands of flour only a couple packs left. Also I remember someone commenting (here or prepping thread) about supermarkets being low or running out of milk, my local coop has had barely any milk for 3 days (having deliveries not sure if not getting much in or selling out fast!) Sainsbug has apparently had same issue and asd* had no green top today? Not quite sure what’s going on there?
Back to the tinned and dried goods, I’m wondering if more people are actually stocking up than we think? Or perhaps less is getting to supermarkets and being stored in prep?

I'm not sure I'd read too much in to it - I used to do my shopping on a Monday, and the shelves were often quite depleted on a Monday, so I switched to Tuesday. If the shelves remain depleted throughout the week, then there may indeed be some change in customer behaviour going on. I haven't noticed any issues with milk so far. I'm intending to go to Sainsbury's tomorrow so I will report back.

Living_proof wrote: »

I have been thinking this myself Dreaming and raised the foodbank issue some weeks ago. A lot of them are run by church groups who may not have the storage space, freezers, etc. to physically store for the future. The situation seems bad enough at the moment as it is without the uncertainty of supplies. It's just a blessing that shortages, if there are any, will be after the very worst of the winter weather - I don't know how many rough sleepers there are in the town and it would be horrific if anyone perished as a result of all this.

I see they did a dry run down in Kent with 89 lorries which were to be representative of the 10,000 using Dover daily. The logistics of intensive customs checks taking place on both sides of the Channel is pretty scary but I guess it used to happen 45 years ago.

Freight going through Dover has increased greatly in the last 40 odd years. Also, 45 years ago, the systems had been in place for decades, so everybody knew what they were doing. In a no deal scenario, we will be quite literally be changing overnight - there's huge potential for large scale disruption. I live in Kent, although not near Dover. But the knock on effect, if traffic backs up through the county could also impinge on day to day life here. This is one of the reasons I've taking my preparations very seriously.

Today, we walked to the shopping centre, and I've bought my cleanser, toner and moisturiser, as I was getting low, plus some extra to put aside.

I've also ordered some powdered milk, as a precaution against shortages.

A bit later I will do my yogurt order. I've been using Easi-Yo sachets for a few years now. I started using them at a time when I needed to eat an exceptionally low salt diet, and Easi-Yo is very low in salt compared to other yogurts. I generally order about 6 weeks worth. This time, I'll order a few extra, then do a similar order at the start of February and March. I should then be ok for yogurts until the end of April.

I realise that I'm very lucky to have the time to prepare, the space to store things, and sufficient money to buy in advance.

As always, the least well off will be hit hardest. It does concern me that foodbanks may fall short. From this week on, I'm going to buy a couple more tins, and put them by to donate to the local church foodbank at the end of March. It's a drop in the ocean, but it may help a bit

Mr_Singleton

mumf wrote: »

Just like us ! People have got out of the habit of ' putting food by' ,as our parents,and their parents did.It was normal,as times were a damn sight tougher than now.

Your so right.... I remember granny telling everyone how she stock piled food.... 1939 to 1945 if my memory serves.

mumf wrote: »

Food is plentiful,and relatively cheap.Shops are open 24 hours.This lulls folk into a sense of false security,I think

What a difference 74 years makes. Anyway back to stock piling. As you were people.

SunnyGirl

Hi All,


I don't post on here at all but do read and have done my bit of stocking up the cupboards, although as I live alone it hasn't taken too much doing. Like many others on here I have always kept things 'in stock' as it were. For me it comes from my parents (Now aged 85 and 78) and that I at one time had a husband and 3 children at home. I always bought one of everything and a spare so as not to run out of crucial things! I continue in a much more scaled down version to this day.


Anyway the point of my popping in was to say that I did an online Asda shop this afternoon and they were out of stock on tinned potatoes. At first I too wondered if people were stocking up for whatever reason but then I remembered that Jack Munroe (of Cooking on a Bootstrap blog and books) has brought out a new book all about cooking with tinned food. It was reading her blog that made me think about using tinned potatoes in the first place and I wonder if many others have done the same? A bit like the 'Delia Effect' when Sainsbury's ran out of fresh cranberries or when the little omelette pan she used sold out in hours maybe.


I wish you all well with your prepping and thanks for the advice you've all given

chirpychick

SunnyGirl wrote: »

Hi All,

Anyway the point of my popping in was to say that I did an online Asda shop this afternoon and they were out of stock on tinned potatoes. At first I too wondered if people were stocking up for whatever reason but then I remembered that Jack Munroe (of Cooking on a Bootstrap blog and books) has brought out a new book all about cooking with tinned food. It was reading her blog that made me think about using tinned potatoes in the first place and I wonder if many others have done the same? A bit like the 'Delia Effect' when Sainsbury's ran out of fresh cranberries or when the little omelette pan she used sold out in hours maybe.

Jack's book isn't released until May so I don't think this is the reason, though I also cannot find any tinned potatoes. Perhaps something to do with a bad crop?

SunnyGirl

chirpychick wrote: »

Jack's book isn't released until May so I don't think this is the reason, though I also cannot find any tinned potatoes. Perhaps something to do with a bad crop?

It could be. My Mum was saying the other day that a lot of crops from the hot summer aren't going to be as big as usual which could have something to do with it. I'm no gardener though and know bu**er all about when potatoes are planted/harvested/processed ha!

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It must be such a wonderful feeling to KNOW we're all wrong, to have the certainty and absolute conviction that none of the preparations we've collectively made is needed, it must be such a comfort to be so totally sure all will be well.....

humptydumptybits

I wonder if the milk situation might be because alot of farmers said back in the hot summer that they were using feed that they should be storing for the winter. I wonder if some dairy herds have been "dried off" (not sure of the technical term) to save on winter feeding?

Goldiegirl

RE tinned potatoes, I got a couple of tins in Aldi last week

maryb

Seed potatoes will definitely be in short supply. I got an email back in October from the people I always order from asking if I wanted to reserve (and pay, of course) immediately because they already knew they would not be able to meet normal demand because of the poor potato harvest.