Prepping for Brexit thread

VJsmum

Mmm I think it could be stopped, i still think it might be. I do wish we could get a vote on the final deal - if it's good, I'll vote for it...

but i guess the thread is about prepping... I just wish I knew - or someone knew - what we are prepping for.....

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

Have noticed that A*DA seem to be charging £1.15 for f&v that used to be £1 :eek:

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We can only make a guess VJsMum until it happens (or doesn't) the biggest problem seems to be the rift and absolute bitterness that is beginning to show between both groups of voters, the remainers seem to want someone to blame and the leavers seem to be trying for the moral high ground. It was such a close result and you can't blame half a nation for not agreeing to vote leave just as you can't feel smug for a 4% victory if you did vote leave, we'll have to see how it all emerges as we go along. I wish I had the ability to look into the future and bring all of us some peace of mind but we will still have a government of some kind, laws to be obeyed, a police force and in extremesis the armed forces if there is much civil unrest to enforce those laws and we won't starve because we will still grow some of our own and have trade with other parts of the planet than Europe. I wish I had answers but all I can do is say 'Hold your nerve, it probably won't be as awful as any of us think it will and life WILL go on' and we'll see if I'm anywhere near correct!

Primrose

We're eating a lot of red peppers now which mostly seem to be from Spain or Italy so I.m growing quite a few of my own in a sunny garden this year and when they ripen they will be sliced and bagged up in the freezer.


Gas and electricity are undoubted going to be more expensive. We eat a lot of casserole type dishes in winter and I think looking out for a good asutomati slow cooker will save the cost of cooking in an oven.

The one thing we won't compromise on is good quality bread. Our Panosonic automatic breadmaker really works for its living and produces good quality artisan breads cheaper than the shops but the cost of quality flous will go up. Not much to be done that . You can hardly grow your own! But it also produces lots of different cakes which are better than shop bought.

I think food coats will inevitably rise. The best protection is learning how to cook imaginative and tasty dishes using inexpensive ingredients and batch cooking, to reduce the amount of fuel used.

I think it would be sensible to cut back on debts too. Nobody quite knows what the future will bring but it does not seem a good time to be going mad with credit cards. However retailers will continue to feel the pinch. When even ppundworld goes into administration you realise retail may be an unreliable sector in which to work so if ai worked in that area I would definitely be getting my finances in order and setting up a redundancy "emergency fund".

I would also be stocking up on essential domestic household dry goods, laundry liquid and such goods whenever I found bargain offers. Having twice been in a redundancy situation I know how omfortimg it is not having to spend money on essential items if your cupboards are well stocked.

Oh, and I'd come to advance arrangements with familand friends about reducing the nightmare that often surrounds the exchanging of costly Christmas presents. Christmas spending often totally derails bidgets which are already under strain.

Nargleblast

A few words of wisdom? Firstly, the prepper's mantra - prepare for the worst but hope for the best.
Secondly - if you constantly focus on the negatives in any situation, you often end up getting just that (one of those weird putting thoughts out to the Universe things).
And finally - we are in the final eight months of sorting out leaving the EU. Nobody ever said it would be an easy process, it is completely new territory for everyone as no country has ever dropped out before. People will naturally be anxious about what is ahead, but we should not let ourselves be dragged into headless chicken mode, panicking. By all means, sort your finances, stock up on foodstuffs etc, but we will still be trading with the EU when all this is over. They will still want to trade with us, and if they slap heavy tariffs on us then we will do the same in return, so nobody wins. It is in the interest of all 28 countries to sort out a workable arrangement, whatever that is. Some stuff may become slightly dearer, but other stuff may become cheaper, who knows? Just don't let yourself get dragged into mass hysteria - remember, it is in the interests of the powers that be to have the population unsettled and frightened, because it gives them more control and hides other serious stuff that could be going on without us knowing. This time next year we will probably be doing the same old stuff and worrying about the same old things. And a prepper can handle anything that happens.

mardatha

I keep saying this we lived for a long time without being in the EU and we will manage just fine doing that again. The current total guddle is a problem until we get things sorted out again. If somebody wants to sell a product and somebody else wants to buy it, then mankind will find a way to make it happen. Been doing it since the Romans lol

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yes we knew what it was like to be free from those shackles but then again we had the experience of parents and grandparents who fought two long wars to keep our freedoms. The younger ones don`t have those experiences and are a bit frightened but sometimes you just have to be brave and that takes courage

It is awfully like me and moving house, scary by myself at my age and scary to expand and go to a 1/3 of an acre and a big enough house but nothing wrong with a good adventure, better than sitting back in a comfortable hole,nothing wrong with opportunity, change and a challenge, bring it on

I am not stashing anything, no need, there is more to fear from tempestuous weather.

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I'm using up all our stores before we move but I shall replace judiciously when we have moved, I'll have a decent space to keep them in but I'll be selective in what I keep and not just go for whatever is cheapest and on offer. Things to give flavour and interest to everyday staples will be top of the list so herbs, spices and sauce /relish ingredients along with canned pulses fruit and veg and some good oils and flavoured oils will be the bulk of it. I'm also going to dedicate a whole freezer drawer to flour and rice and I'm only going to keep in various kinds of lentils rather than beans as they take little time to cook. We have a fantastic wholefood shop in the little town we're moving to so I will be able to build up supplies a couple of things a week with my weekly shop.

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I went to the wholefood shop in the city today and got some flavoured TVP mince, we don't mind it replacing meat (I know some of you don't like either the idea or the taste) and it will go into the box to take when we move. It's a good source of protein and I dress it up with lots of flavour and it's cheap (under £3 for a decent sized pack) and reconstitutes to at least double it's volume and keeps for a long time. Ideal preparedness food IF you can take it!

moneyistooshorttomention

...and personally then yep...it does look rather like we will get "Brexit" in name - but in practice = darn all happening that's any different (at least if Theresa May has anything to do with it). It does look somewhat like we will still be dictated to by Europe if she has her way. What British politician runs something past a foreign politician (ie Angela Merkel) to start with?!!!!

In that case - the politicians might just as well get rid of her imo - sooner the better.