Soldato
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Anyone stocking up on canned food etc.. Brexit?
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Possibly to placate young Greta as she yachts around the world and to help reduce food miles.
They have significantly lower food standards than the EU (and the UK) to the point where a lot of it would be classified unfit for animal consumption over here let alone human consumption. There's genuine fear that if the UK enters a trade deal and no longer has to meet EU standards then our government will sacrifice British standards just to get our foot in the US banking sector, thus flooding our market with unsafe US food.
That's one of the (currently) banned practices they use to cut costs/corners yes.
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''The coming winter was going to be a hard one and not because of the weather.
As England descends into economic chaos, sixteen-year-old Barry Mortimer's life turns upside down when his father moves the family from their cozy home in the city to a grim, brick mansion on the outskirts of town.''
''Noah's Castle (1975) tells the story of a family trying to survive during a total collapse of the British economy. Money is worthless, unemployment skyrockets, and food and other goods become scarce.''
He stockpiled up canned goods.
As England descends into economic chaos, sixteen-year-old Barry Mortimer's life turns upside down when his father moves the family from their cozy home in the city to a grim, brick mansion on the outskirts of town.''
''Noah's Castle (1975) tells the story of a family trying to survive during a total collapse of the British economy. Money is worthless, unemployment skyrockets, and food and other goods become scarce.''
He stockpiled up canned goods.
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That's my point. We've long been spoiled with cheap supermarket meat everyday. That isn't sustainable in a growing population.
Again, that's a societal and attitude issue today: the sense of entitlement to something that really cannot be justified. I genuinely believe that in the not distant future we'll all be living on meal replacement type food like huel. Our demand for variety has diminished our perspective over the decades.
Your sarcastic comment summarises the whole view. It's absurd to you that things not usually grown in large quantities here in the UK could be considered exotic or luxury. The comment that we're the 5th largest economy is not relevant... why aren't we all driving around in high powered vehicles spunking co2 everywhere and flushing stuff we don't really need but indeed just want... Because well we can? We don't do that because we care about our environment, our pockets and the sustainability of our actions. If you think our consumption of luxury food is sustainable, go visit the 3rd world and tell them that. This isn't even a brexit related issue, it's an overpopulation issue met with a lack in technology to meet the demand.
Fine try and make it all nviron,metal grounds. Started to see that more and more from leavers now the reality of food shortages are appearing that it’s all fine as we all should be vegetarians and eat swedes and turnips all winter anyway.
Revisionism in its finest as I never saw any mention of that from the leave campaign
Revisionism in its finest as I never saw any mention of that from the leave campaign
So basically the vegetables we (in general) stopped eating once immigrant vegetables like carrots and potatoes arrived here, well at least they're true to form xD
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One of the upsides of being a compulsive hoarder is that my freezer stocks will last 2 months, let alone canned and pot foods.
I'm the kind of wack job that buys bog-roll and soft drinks by the pallet, so can ride out this "storm" until Christmas.
I'm the kind of wack job that buys bog-roll and soft drinks by the pallet, so can ride out this "storm" until Christmas.
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Well stocked freezers have limitations when the power goes off unless you have a generator. I mean, the power WILL be going off, won't it? It's probably because I don't watch too much TV I have not been made aware of this added no deal Brexit disaster in the offing...
I've not been on here for a bit, it seems the paranoia is rising exponentially 
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Everything is being turned off on November the 1st apparantly, Water/Power/Food, nothing will be available and everyone will be murdering each other over Maoams and Haribos, apparantly. Or more likely it will be just another day and absolutely nothing will change in your day to day life.Well stocked freezers have limitations when the power goes off unless you have a generator. I mean, the power WILL be going off, won't it? It's probably because I don't watch too much TV I have not been made aware of this added no deal Brexit disaster in the offing...
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Well stocked freezers have limitations when the power goes off unless you have a generator. I mean, the power WILL be going off, won't it? It's probably because I don't watch too much TV I have not been made aware of this added no deal Brexit disaster in the offing...
They laughed at me when I bought my portable Gene.... Look at me now!
that is a good point though, should go down and fill a jerry can for it. In all seriousness though I do this sort of thing for reasons far beyond a mere Brexit. In my opinion it's just Y2K v2 electric bogaloo.
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One is not concerned about price while shopping at Waitrose (or M&S or Fenwick Foodhall).
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They laughed at me when I bought my portable Gene.... Look at me now!
In all seriousness though I do this sort of thing for reasons far beyond a mere Brexit. In my opinion it's just Y2K v2 electric bogaloo.
Running a generator will just attract all the looters would it not?
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Remind me of the benefits while we have even temporary shortages in supply?
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Not if you run the Generator in a sound-proofed attic, piping the exhaust into output the AC unit uses.
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Well stocked freezers have limitations when the power goes off unless you have a generator. I mean, the power WILL be going off, won't it? It's probably because I don't watch too much TV I have not been made aware of this added no deal Brexit disaster in the offing...
A number of people on the stockpiling Facebook page have reported that they've lost hundreds of pounds of food because their freezers failed. Some of these people struggle to feed their kids at the best of time.
This thread isn't about the discussion of Brexit. It's about the stockpiling of food in anticipation of the cataclysmic effects of Brexit. FYI I didn't vote leave.
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More from the 48 preppers page:
Shock news that food shortages might actually be caused by people panic buying
That's right, should I feed my friends and family??
Shock news that food shortages might actually be caused by people panic buying
Yep if a no deal Brexit doesn't cause a shortage then panic buying will, so it's win win either way for remoaners. Maybe even a double whammy.
Great for the supermarkets also, they should get a good pre-Christmas boost. The Facebook group was probably setup by a savvy supermarket marketing team.
Great for the supermarkets also, they should get a good pre-Christmas boost. The Facebook group was probably setup by a savvy supermarket marketing team.
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