[rusticgal]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

I have to do my food shop tomorrow and the thought is filling me with dread

me too...

[Denver]

The French have said the ban will be lifted in a matter of hours

[Alf]

We could be Venezuela by next Christmas, so enjoy this one.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Zizu

Although Sky News did say that supermarket shelves would be affected given that there’ll be no food coming into the county for at least two weeks ..


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I think most people would have food for at least a week in their cupboards ..? I probably have about a months worth by the time we reach the bottom of the freezer it might not be what we want to eat but January is a diet month anyway

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Alf

We could be Venezuela by next Christmas, so enjoy this one.

[bitontheslide]

i'm happy to report that i have enough toilet roll to last until next christmas, so all is fine in my household

[Cherie]

Will we know if people are panic buying, it is Christmas so overflowing trolleys are the norm

[Alf]

If the Frogs are closing the border then don't by french. No French cheese, no French wine.

Get a nice piece of chedder instead and Australia could do with being helped out, and they do a good wine.

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Alf

If the Frogs are closing the border then don't by french. No French cheese, no French wine.

Get a nice piece of chedder instead and Australia could do with being helped out, and they do a good wine.

We can still play Sacha Distel can’t we .

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by Alf

Australia could do with being helped out, and they do a good wine.

Most global goods come via Europe so you'll need to make do with a bottle of the Monk's Finest I'm afraid Alf.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by LukeB

Then panic buying shouldn’t be encouraged, that makes people go crazy and ott and think of those who will be left out without stuff? We should be sensible with this not selfish.

Agreed.

[arista]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

there might be a temporary shortage of a couple of days, but economics start coming into it too. The french exporting to the UK wont be impressed at no money coming in. The drivers wont be impressed at being stuck in a carpark over Christmas It will be resolved in a couple of days

Good news France will soon
all trucks through.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by arista

Good news France will soon
all trucks through.

That’s big of them given a lot of their drivers are stuck this side

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by LukeB

Then panic buying shouldn’t be encouraged, that makes people go crazy and ott and think of those who will be left out without stuff? We should be sensible with this not selfish.

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I agree

In general I agree too and if you look back to spring, I'm very much against needless panic buying. However the Dover situation means - according to some inside scoops I have but shall not disclose - there will almost certainly be genuine shortages this time (alongside shelves emptying as soon as people realise).

I haven't and wouldn't say stuff like this on social media and encourage a supermarket stampede, hence only sharing with my nearest 'n' dearest here on TiBB .

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

there might be a temporary shortage of a couple of days, but economics start coming into it too. The french exporting to the UK wont be impressed at no money coming in. The drivers wont be impressed at being stuck in a carpark over Christmas It will be resolved in a couple of days

Indeed but put it this way - a 2-day backlog of trucks at Dover will not take 2 further days to clear... it's a massive bottleneck under the best of circumstances and we're looking at a double-whammy of Brexit confusion combined with tens of thousands of trucks that will still be in the country well beyond the time that they were expecting. It's a storm in a T-ruck.