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February 17, 2019 Longrider General News, Humour, Political 14

…In them thar hills.

First there were the warnings: if the UK leaves the European Union without a deal, supermarket shelves could go empty, medicines may run out, civil unrest might explode.

Then came the Brexit Box: an emergency chest created by a Leeds entrepreneur containing 60 freeze-dried meals and a fire starter, and sold to those so concerned a no-deal divorce might end in a minor apocalypse, they were willing to shell out £295 for such a bit of kit. Don’t laugh. Some 800 people have already bought one.

Now, comes the survival course.

A special weekend to be held at the government-backed Emergency Planning College, in North Yorkshire, will teach attendees how to cope if Brexit all goes a bit Armageddon.

Oh, FFS! Okay, on the one hand, where there’s a mug, there’s a dollar to be made and relieving mugs of their money is, I guess, a moral imperative, so as a business plan we should be applauding the initiative. However, I suggest not signing up. Brexit is the new Millennium Bug. Things will carry on pretty much as they did before despite the doom mongering.

So, as you were, chaps.

14 Comments

  1. In a few years there’ll be radio adverts boring the pants off the rest of us, but those souls eager to shell out, sorry, piss, £295 up the wall, will be told they were miss-sold (actually they deserve to be fleeced for believing such rubbish), and on a no win no fee basis they are entitled to lots of lovely compo.

  2. I’m thinking of marketing a snake anti venom kit for those who are reckless enough to fly in commercial aircraft post Brexit. There are bound to be snakes on planes, right?

    I find it deeply significant that among all the warnings of dangers and shortages, no one has mentioned snakes on planes. Coincidence? I think not … >};o)

  3. imo best gullible loon is still bloke on BBC R4 Food Programme before Tim W:

    “I’m stockpiling Chickpeas and Corned Beef in case of No Deal”

    tbh can’t decide if he’s a loon or he was trolling Al Beeb

  4. I’ll be alright: I’ve watched “28 Days Later” and “The Walking Dead*” so I know what to do.

    *This one might have been The Parliamentary Channel – it’s difficult to tell.

  5. I have an emergency kit, 3 days food (dried and tinned) 40 litres of water and spare clothes in a grab bag.No, not because of Brexit but because I live in New Zealand where there is a present danger of earthquakes.There have been several in my 4years here.Sensible planning and actively encouraged by a sensible Civil Defence organisation. Stockpiling food because of Brexit is stupid and the gullible deserve what they get.

  7. Yes, emergency kits. An afternoon with a shopping trolley in Tesco’s putting aside canned goods etc is probably cheaper than these ready made kits. Just ensure you’ve got a safe means of heating your reserve food and making a cup of tea (I have a camp stove with spare gas canisters). Spare batteries and a small stock of candles are a good idea, especially in Winter. A couple of heavy bladed kitchen knives are also useful.

    We keep such a reserve as a matter of routine in BC because of the major Earthquake risk. Came in handy when the power cuts hit the other week. As did the UPS backups. We were snuggled up watching Netflix for three hours while everyone else in the neighbourhood was shivering in the dark with no internet. Best hundred bucks I’ve spent in a long while.

  8. Ihe Indie really isn’t very Indie any more unfortunately. When it comes to Brexit, it appears as though Anna Soubry is writing most of the articles these days, so utterly laced with BS that they are.

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