Friday 22 February 2019

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So im running round prepping and scaring the family into doing the same...lol ...my mothers response? ive being getting an extra crate of wine every week since xmas , bless Brexit on the piss .
Actually im just kidding im not prepping for Brexit , im prepping for Universal Workhouse , I would normally be stocking up now as i dont have to pay the water rates till April but i expect this devious sly government will try a huge Universal Credit push , hoping that nobody will notice the extra deaths it incurs and use Brexit as the excuse .
I did ask my daughter about her views on a second referendum , she is a staunch Remainer but she said that in the event of a second referendum she would vote leave on the grounds of democracy , we voted the powers that be should accept that . Didnt expect that one, but it shows she was well brought up...lol
Meanwhile im quite enjoying spreading wit and wisdom on the 48% Preppers group on Facebook , come and join in , theres so many panicked people on there who need talking down to common sense and between you lot theres about a 1000 years of common sense and hard times that at a time like this its good to share around.  Havent quite got my head around the dopey ones who are buying there third freezer , have 100 Frey Bentos in the cupboard  and own 10 cases of chick peas , a thing theyve never used before . But the attitude seems to be we must buy as much as we possibly can , because if nothing happens we can always afford to give it to the Food Bank ..go figure . Theres also those on a limited income who are crapping themselves because they dont have the money to stock up , there anxiety levels are scary . 
The more i look at the current situation , the more i realise that it wont be food that will be the problem , we may have lack of variety and the cities may well struggle with civil unrest . The big problems i think will be lack of consumer goods , daft shortages of things that are sitting on a dockside because theyre not a priority , the stuff you just order off amazon because its broke or you want an upgrade . Cant see this being a problem for me, but for huge swathes of the population who are used to having what they want when they want it this isnt going to go down well . The rude awakening that the £1 in your pocket cant buy what you want here and now ....

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  1. I'm a member of the 48% group and the garden spin off group. You're not wrong about the panic posts, some are bordering on tin hats!

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    1. bit weird isnt it ...theres a house at the bottom of the road has had a delivery every day this week from a different supermarket , maybe its payday but i do wonder...lol

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  2. I haven't been stockpiling (no room), but I have been making sure that supplies of everything haven't got run down and I am planning on growing more edibles this year. I did, however, buy a huge box of Yorkshire Tea yesterday and stick it at the back of the cupboard because tea is a scientifically proven cure for everything!

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    1. i must admit im of the same view regarding tea , ive usually got a couple of boxes stashed .

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  3. Your daughter should be in Parliament - accepting what was voted for seems to be such a problem for so many people.

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    1. my daughter has a politics degree but wont enter politics because she says she doesnt want to be a postergirl for single mums ...shes sticking in local government and creeping up the ladder very slowly

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  4. I am loot forward to all that good stuff exported is offered to UK buyers. Never understood why we export lovely fish and then the shelves are full of rubbish from Vietnam etc.

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    1. I think the most screwed up bit of the whole EU is the agricultural policy

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  5. Not much prepping going on here, I keep in a good supply of most things as I never know when I'm going to be within reach of a supermarket. I don't have enough spare space to go 9n mad shopping sprees.

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    1. It would make a great headline ...Boat sank by Frey Bentos..lol

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