A thank you to Brexiteers.

[Spymaster]

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[bimble]

Ok. Now that doesn't say what you said it does does it?

i don't know what you are trying to say.
Are you suggesting that it IS possible for food shortages to exist in a post brexit island without all of the shops being 'Genuinely Empty'?

 

[The39thStep]

It was probably inevitable that this thread would see some argument about the definition of "food shortages."

I doubt we'll ever see the shelves completely cleared of Pot Noodles, Uncle Ben's Rice etc., but it'd be time to start taking about shortages if there was a persistent lack of fresh fruit and veg.

At least you've had a go at answering the question about what 'food shortages' might look like. How are butchers, greengrocers, bakers smaller shops etc doing or do posters only shop at supermarkets?

 

[Spymaster]

i don't know what you are trying to say.
Are you suggesting that it IS possible for food shortages to exist in a post brexit island without all of the shops being Genuinely Empty?

You've realised exactly the mistake you've made, which is why you just edited your post.

Naughty, naughty.

 

[bimble]

At least you've had a go at answering the question about what 'food shortages' might look like. How are butchers, greengrocers, bakers smaller shops etc doing or do posters only shop at supermarkets?

Oh sweet city boy . I can buy fray bentos at the post office but thats it, none of the above specialist retailers within many miles of here.

 

[bimble]

You've realised exactly the mistake you've made, which is why you just edited your post.

Naughty, naughty.

what are you talking about ?

 

[Spymaster]

what are you talking about ?

Post #4829 previously quoted 2 of my posts. Now there's only one.

Why did you edit out the other one?

 

[The39thStep]

Oh sweet city boy . I can buy fray bentos at the post office but thats it, none of the above specialist retailers within many miles of here.

Couldn't live like that tbh.

 

[bimble]

Post #4829 previously quoted 2 of my posts. Now there's only one.

Why did you edit out the other one?

eh? i dont know . I just meant to quote the one that said GIVE ME A BELL WHEN THE SHOPS ARE EMPTY

 

[bimble]

Couldn't live like that tbh.

i see. well people do, lots of us. It's called the countryside its great if you like that kind of thing.

 

[Spymaster]

eh? i dont know . I just meant to quote the one that said GIVE ME A BELL WHEN THE SHOPS ARE EMPTY

So your interpretation of me saying in response to you banging on about food shortages, "give me a shout when shops are genuinely empty", is me actually saying 'there are no issues at all here, brexit island is faring well', is that what you're saying?

 

[bimble]

So your interpretation of me saying in response to you banging on about food shortages, "give me a shout when shops are genuinely empty", is me actually saying 'there are no issues at all here, brexit island is faring well', is that what you're saying?

yes!
am i mistaken?
Do you now think there are brexit Issues with food supply in the UK ?
Astonishing.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

pressures on the NHS? give me a shout when the hospitals are full

 

[The39thStep]

i see. well people do, lots of us.

i see. well people do, lots of us. It's called the countryside its great if you like that kind of thing.

Yes seen it .

 

[bimble]

Yes seen it .

Can you walk around your large garden naked and singing really loudly and out of tune? If not, then your priorities (specialist retailers within a convenient distance presumably) are clearly different from mine.

 

[Spymaster]

yes!

Are you pissed?

am i mistaken?

Yes.

Do you think there are issues here as a result of brexit?

Of course. Travel and trade between the UK and EU just became marginally more complex, and of course, touring pop groups are feeling the pinch, but food shortages have not been a problem, nor will they be.

Edit> (You edited again)

 

[bimble]

marginally more complex.
Plenty of calories tho.

 

[Spymaster]

marginally more complex.
Plenty of calories tho.

Aha! You've answered my first question obliquely.

 

[SpookyFrank]

I had to buy dried rosemary instead of fresh today. Let the games begin.
But honestly it is a bit grim now going to either of my local supermarkets & has been for some time, never once seen them looking fully stocked for weeks. My both local towns are fairly small towns & I wonder if that has anything to do with it idk.

Rosemary grows everywhere I just nick it from other people's garden walls tbh.

 

[bimble]

Aha! You've answered my first question obliquely.

You are correct on this one oblique point.

 

[mojo pixy]

I can see mostly countryside from my front door, and I travel through miles of it to get to work. I walk in it with alarming frequency.

There are two greengrocers in the nearest town (population ~15k) plus I should add several places to buy fish.

The town also has two supermarkets (Morrisons and Lidl), and both still seem reasonably well stocked (edit: also a small Co-op, likewise currently replete) The other nearest towns all have a decent range of independent retailers, if you know where to look. Plus a dozen or more supermarkets between them, but I never use those so have no idea on their stock situation tbh.

We are by the sea though. Maybe we have smugglers again, but now they're working for Morrisons.

One thing about the countryside - there's plenty to forage from it, if things really went to shit. Bearing in mind most people don't know their Alexanders from their Hemlock I think I'll carry on at the shops for a bit though.

 

[bimble]

Rosemary grows everywhere I just nick it from other people's garden walls tbh.

Other people's garden walls are not a thing here. I have to rely on my own ailing rosemary plant or tescos and neither are well.

 

[Raheem]

I used to have a rosemary bush, but it got buried in snow and died. Natural causes, nothing to do with Brexit.

 

[glitch hiker]

The trouble with making claims like this is that when the the UK supply chain inevitably does not collapse in "two to three weeks", Richard Burnett's going to look like a bit of a tit.

I've made a diary note for the 24th of August, "check if UK supply chain has collapsed".

It's probably worth a moment of twitter related embarassment to highlight credible claims that if true would prove molten

 

[MrSki]

So is anyone willing to post how their lives have improved by Brexit? We are 7 months into it & can anyone claim a benefit yet? Or do we have to wait 50 odd years?

 

[Badgers]

Or do we have to wait 50 odd years?

Only 40-50 ish

 

[bimble]

So is anyone willing to post how their lives have improved by Brexit? We are 7 months into it & can anyone claim a benefit yet? Or do we have to wait 50 odd years?

I am not a lorry driver so i have nothing.

 

[Raheem]

Presumably you can take it slightly easier if you're a shelf-stacker.

 

[two sheds]

I used to have a rosemary bush, but it got buried in snow and died. Natural causes, nothing to do with Brexit.

You're just in denial

 

[MrSki]

I am not a lorry driver so i have nothing.

Not yet?