Prepping for Brexit thread

euronorris

It is much busier than normal in the supermarkets at the moment as it is still the school holidays. I often pop to one of the supermarkets by work on a lunchtime, and it has been notably busier since the start of the summer holidays.


And yes, we have bank holiday coming up AND for a lot of people (like myself) it will be payday.

unrecordings

nannywindow wrote: »

We can survive food wise but I am a bit concerned about DH's cancer meds. He does get his 3 monthly oncology injection in Oct, but it's his daily tablet that worries me as it can't be prescribed for more than 1 month at a time. But we will get through it one way or another I'm sure.

Back when March was 'it' I insisted on a 60 day supply of my supporting meds & got them. Assuming this has come from your GP, try forcing the issue through your oncologist (unless of course that daily tablet is actual chemo rather than support - but worth a try anyway)

GreyQueen

Lyn, I suspect the fact that we're at the start of the Bank Holiday Weekend is the explanation for your shopping companions and the type of goods they are buying - hostess and treat food for guests in the next few days?


I only have a pushbike so, if I want to buy groceries, I have to run a calculation of weight and volume against need for the coming days and any extras I plan to tuck away in stores. A big pack of TP won't weigh much, for example, but it will utterly fill my rear bike basket. I can't just set a day on the calendar and go buy several trays of cans, I have to work out how I am going to get them home.


Re customs being awkward, this is already done for the sake of making a point at Gibraltar and many items which are shipped into the UK aren't perisables at all, so there wouldn't be a problem of loss of perishables but there would be a severe problem of trucks not being where they should be and not picking up their next cargo for the 'back haul'. Acquaintaces in road haulage tell me that the back haul is where you start making money, not so much on the outbound journeys. Trucks and drivers are expensive and it they're sitting in a queue at a port, there will be knock-on effects all down the line.


I suspect that business folk in EU countries are tearing their hair out at the prospect of problems bringing goods to market in the UK post-brexit and will be enraged if their politicos put obstacles in the way of their business.


Commerce tends to happen in spite of politicians, not because of them, something which TPTB would do well to remember.

maryb

Lidl £5 off £25 spend voucher in Metro today and Mail tomorrow. Might help squeeze out a bit of budget for increasing stocks

nannywindow

Thanks unrecordings that's good advice and something I'd not thought of doing. It's not a chemo tablet but he must take this one every day and at the same time without fail. He doesn't seem that bothered at the moment ( it's more me ) so trying to get him into gear will be another thing entirely. However that avenue is duly noted and stored :A.

MrsL it was busy last Friday in Tesc*s too ! I try not to shop on a Friday or Saturday as I don't like crowded places, but I had to take my Dad who seems to thrive on lots of people around. I know where to go though should I need soup, beans or mushy peas as he has a hoard of them hidden in his conservatory .

unrecordings

My last tin of beans is hidden in a roll of £20 notes :beer:

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HWK has taken himself off to the allotment to pick plums.....on what is going to be a very hot day when I'm NOT going to be making jam! I think I'll get the dehydrator going and see if I can dry them down to use in crumbles over the winter although that will make the house hot too but is the lesser of two evils as I can go outside and leave it to do it's own thing.

I really miss the big chest freezer we didn't have room for here and am going to take a good long look at space to see if I can fit one in somewhere as I think we need it with all the allotment produce, perhaps not a huge one but definitely a medium sized one where I can keep the amounts we still seem to be growing.

SunMoonStars

You can freeze hard cheese. I have frozen a block of cheddar should the fridge sections be understocked. Although my preferred brand is produced in the UK, I suspect that this would not matter in the event of panic-buying. The shelves would be emptied, regardless of where the foods are produced.

adindas

euronorris wrote: »

Always, always, always keep a good stock of toilet rolls. All it takes is a nasty stomach bug to sweep through the household and you'll be up s*** creek, without a loo roll!


Been there, done that, and had to make a mad dash (and quite risky one lol) to the shops and back. No desire to have to face that again. Stomach bugs sweeping through the house can happen with relative ease as well!

Well with a bucket of water and your finger it will still do the job. :D:D:D:D
You might get a choky finger but you could still clean it, thereafter.

I have seen the people in the developing worlds are still doing that to this date.

gfplux

The publicity about stockpiling is growing.
Hopefully there is still plenty of time to continue prepping.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/aug/24/quarter-of-uk-voters-precautions-no-deal-brexit-stockpiling-medicines-food

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A quarter of UK voters have started taking precautions against the adverse consequences of a no-deal Brexit, including stockpiling food, toiletries and medicines, according to a new Opinium/Observer poll.

While 75% of those questioned said they had taken no special action, the remaining 25% said they had taken one or more of a series of measures listed by Opinium, which also included altering travel plans and delaying major purchases.
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