Prepping for Brexit thread

Whitefiver

euronorris wrote: »

I dried chillies last year by simply placing them on a shelf in the fridge. Wasn't intentional, just never got round to using them and the next time I looked, they had dried out. lol

We open freeze our chillies, and when frozen pop them in a bag in the freezer. Works well with our Lemon Drop Chillies - still using last years crop as this years are still a bit green.

dreaming

MrsLurcherwalker wrote: »

It will be what it will be until we get to the end of October just make what preparations you feel are sensible and don't be drawn into the increasing sense of panic that will inevitable ensue from here on in. Only buy what you KNOW you'll use, it's so easy to see 'offers' and buy them because they're cheap or because you might like them, perhaps but aren't familiar with brands etc. If you invest in equipment or utility clothing/wet weather gear buy the best you can afford, it's an investment that you'll not regret in the future and will last for years. Keep abreast of the news and situation regarding Brexit every day and don't by spooked by all the negativity being poured out by people and businesses and also parliamentarians who are opposed to Brexit of any kind and try to find a balanced place in life where you know you'll cope no matter what the situation is if we do leave with No Deal. We've all become a little indulged and spoiled by the ease of life in these times of plenty and I understand why there is fear over change but I can remember life before joining the Common Market and it wasn't deprived and grey and sad, it was good and can be again we just have to work hard to make it so in all our futures.

I agree with this Mrs LW. Since the March deadline came and went I have been using up some of previous stores ut replaing it on a like-for-like basis just to keep the stores up to date. Have also started adding a few more "winter-warmers" (lentils/soup mix/oats etc.) but actually I would be doing this in the Autumn months anyway. I try to read a number of sources for news and try to pick my way through what is being said, although I often think it is like trying to knit treacle.
The only thing I would comment on in your post is that things were ok before joing the Common Market. They were, and they will be again I am sure. The only problem is that we have lost so much our own resources for manufacturing and a varied agricultural system that it will take some time (and possibly some "hard" time) before we can either organise these deals that the PM keeps on about or build up our own supplies again. So it isn't going to be a quick fix, and may not be" all over by Christmas" but people live through far worse.
I am keen to read the rumoured government leaflet about what steps to take (or not as the case may be). I have a suspicion it will be akin to the Protect and Survive leaflets of the 70's and mainly window dressing. We might just as well have Corporal Jones from Dad's Army shouting "Don't panic, don't panic".

gfplux

A few days ago it was announce that Government wanted (ordered) all local councils to appoint a local (no deal) Brexit Czar

Perhaps we will shortly get some local guidance about what to stockpile.

Rosie78

Thanks all. In my mind I was thinking if I had a stash of supermarket vouchers, and my sibling was struggling, then I could give them a few of them to help with the shopping.

You know what? Poo to my DH, I’m getting some stocking up done and if he doesn’t like it, he can lump it!

I do already have six months stash of shampoo, soap, smellies etc already, so I’ve made a start.

I just want to be sure that if the worst comes to the worst, I have at least a little for us and for sibling if needed.

Nargleblast

The fact is, we should always have a decently-stocked store cupboard not just for Brexit reasons but other reasons too- supposing you were ill or injured and couldn't go shopping? Supposing the main wage earner lost their job or there was a hold up one month in getting paid? Supposing bad weather prevented you from getting out, or delivery vehicles couldn't get to the stores - the winters of 2010 and 2011 come to mind.

It is sad to hear that people who have lived here for years are suddenly getting abuse, and it's absolutely disgusting when that abuse comes from people they know and previously got on with ok. It just goes to show, in difficult times you often find out who your true friends are, and who you can really trust.

Nargleblast

Dreaming I remember the Protect and Survive campaign, the biggest load of bull's testicles ever. In a nutshell, when you get that four minute warning of a nuclear attack, you are supposed to rip off all the doors in your house and use them, with sandbags, to construct a fallout shelter.

I shall be watching the media ramp up the hysteria in the following months with the same degree of cynicism.

DryTheRain

gfplux wrote: »

A few days ago it was announce that Government wanted (ordered) all local councils to appoint a local (no deal) Brexit Czar

Perhaps we will shortly get some local guidance about what to stockpile.

Re Czars - I wouldn't hold my breath. Mon ami works at the council, already teetering on the brink of broke, and there's been no mention of extra funding for such a position, nor how they intend to recruit. That normally takes at least a couple of months, nor is it clear who might have the expertise to do the job.

My best guess is we'll either get another clueless SPAD from central govt, or maybe someone co-opted from the Police and Crime Commissioner's office. But the local plod aren't exactly rolling in money either, other than Friday/Saturday nights our large town's police presence is one PCSO on Thursday afternoons!

Sigh. It's a good job we've appointed ourselves our own brexit czars :beer:

In shopping news, amazon have some good deals on atm. Brita cartridges reduced to six for twenty squids, and also supersized knorr classic instant soup for £6.71 I'm not sure which flavour(s) to go for though, any recommendations please?

dreaming

Nargleblast wrote: »

Dreaming I remember the Protect and Survive campaign, the biggest load of bull's testicles ever. In a nutshell, when you get that four minute warning of a nuclear attack, you are supposed to rip off all the doors in your house and use them, with sandbags, to construct a fallout shelter.

I shall be watching the media ramp up the hysteria in the following months with the same degree of cynicism.

Yes, I was working in local government at the time and the department I worked in was quite involved with it's distribution. Even then it was seen to be a pointless exercise but the powers that be had to be seen to be doing something to bolster the belief that they knew what they were doing and had a plan. I was very young and impressionable then so it did worry me a bit but the intervening years have honed my cynicism somewhat so I tend to take a great deal of government announcements with a LARGE shovelful of salt (must add that to the prepping list) and just do what I can in my own small way.

mumf

I think it was Ronald Reagan who said , " the scariest words in the world are: I am from the Government,and I am here to help. "

In a strange way,I am looking forward to seeing how big a mess it will be.

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I do so wish that news items on Brexit would be a little less based on negatives like how much food and 'flowers' (for heavens sake when did flowers become an imperative?) we import and how difficult it will be for the suppliers to keep on as normal and start looking at what we DO produce here and what will STILL be available if we do leave under No Deal conditions.