I'm hoarding nothing don't see what all the fuss is about the problem is we have become to reliant on imports, most food is flown in anyway and passes through customs even from the EU. The only hold up will be government not getting there finger out quick enough to train and staff these places properly as always they thought it would be a walk in the park get what they want and leave.
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Just look for alternatives to items in short supply. Shortage of fresh food imports could actually give a short term boost to British farmers. There was something I saw a couple of days ago suggesting that EU goods vehicles will initially just be waved through at the ports as they are now.
Nissans to you too I'm already hoarding one. I'm not commenting on the what ifs and buts. There's already been too much speculation, scaremongering and outright lies on all sides of the 'problem', which is why we're in the situation we're in. By 'we' I mean the UK.
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I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
We have also lost a local greengrocer. Ironically that was due to the local bank branch closing due to "lack of demand". The area was always busy, bakers, chemist etc. all in the same parade of shops. Always a queue in said bank. Chemist and bakers still going, but for how long? Anyway, sorry, gone OT.
I'm hoarding nothing don't see what all the fuss is about the problem is we have become to reliant on imports, most food is flown in anyway and passes through customs even from the EU.
30% of our food overall comes from the EU. Most of that is by road, it's a lot cheaper than air.
Just look for alternatives to items in short supply. Shortage of fresh food imports could actually give a short term boost to British farmers. There was something I saw a couple of days ago suggesting that EU goods vehicles will initially just be waved through at the ports as they are now.
In the medium term, British farmers may grow some of the things we currently import. But relative to the OP, they won't be doing it next month. And secondly, the reason we stopped buying food locally grown and started importing it en masse from the Netherlands is because we can't grow it as cheaply, so even if we do grow more of our own, costs are going to go up.
@B3 It's unfortunate that the short term impacts would coincide with the 'hungry gap' in home grown produce. Fresh fruit and veg could become very pricey until UK production ramps up in June/July. Frozen fruit and veg is probably your best bet for the interim. For lettuce you'll have to grow your own Things we can't grow but that do store, like tinned tomatoes, may be fine and may be not - depends how much the SMs have hoarded. Things like aspirin - all imported from China - until the tariffs are sorted may sit in containers at the port unable to be moved until Duty is paid (whenever we work out what that duty should be). That scenario could apply to a lot of stuff, in theory.
I am still hanging on to the hope that the Government is not going to allow the 30 MPs in Parliament who think crashing out would be a jolly good wheeze to actually do it. And if they can't stop them, then the rest of the MPs will contrive some way to bring down the Government rather than let it happen, even if Her Majesty's Opposition do continue to swither on the fence because they can't think of a way to stop 'No Deal' without stopping Brexit.
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The only hold up will be government not getting there finger out quick enough to train and staff these places properly as always they thought it would be a walk in the park get what they want and leave.
"You don't stop gardening because you get old, you get old because you stop gardening." - The Hampshire Hog
I'm already hoarding one.
I'm not commenting on the what ifs and buts. There's already been too much speculation, scaremongering and outright lies on all sides of the 'problem', which is why we're in the situation we're in. By 'we' I mean the UK.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
KT53 said: In the medium term, British farmers may grow some of the things we currently import. But relative to the OP, they won't be doing it next month. And secondly, the reason we stopped buying food locally grown and started importing it en masse from the Netherlands is because we can't grow it as cheaply, so even if we do grow more of our own, costs are going to go up.
@B3 It's unfortunate that the short term impacts would coincide with the 'hungry gap' in home grown produce. Fresh fruit and veg could become very pricey until UK production ramps up in June/July. Frozen fruit and veg is probably your best bet for the interim. For lettuce you'll have to grow your own
Things we can't grow but that do store, like tinned tomatoes, may be fine and may be not - depends how much the SMs have hoarded.
Things like aspirin - all imported from China - until the tariffs are sorted may sit in containers at the port unable to be moved until Duty is paid (whenever we work out what that duty should be). That scenario could apply to a lot of stuff, in theory.
I am still hanging on to the hope that the Government is not going to allow the 30 MPs in Parliament who think crashing out would be a jolly good wheeze to actually do it. And if they can't stop them, then the rest of the MPs will contrive some way to bring down the Government rather than let it happen, even if Her Majesty's Opposition do continue to swither on the fence because they can't think of a way to stop 'No Deal' without stopping Brexit.
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
Did anyone see Panorama last night? " 85% of those in a survey have little or no confidence in our MPs "