I wandered into the livingroom this morning with my cup of tea, to find the Daughter had the TV on BBC news and there were big banners in bold red screaming "BREXIT FOOD SHORTAGE" with pix of green beans, broccoli, etc., on the screen as the announcer was warning that there were impending shortages.
The Daughter was just kind of wincing. She says once the herd (aka the general population who are customers in her shop) sees this kind of report there's going to be a run on food at her store. Says it happens everytime there is some strident Brexit news. She says the Irish who come in seem to load up on canned goods and oatmeal, the English up here buy long-life milk and booze, and the locals buy bags of kale and other perishable foods. (!) The Chinese and the students seem oblivious and just get what they usually get. She says she can tell at work when there's been a less strident announcement sometime during the day, because the herd gets a kind of restlessness and generic anxiety about them. Says they probably don't even realize they are doing it, but when you see a lot of people in the same situation all day you (and your co-workers) notice it.
Her store gets a lot of their produce from South Africa, so it's only going to be congestion at the ports that messes with their supplies.
I have to admit, I bought an extra bag of oatmeal today. And a carton of powdered milk.
And I've just planted more salad greens in the hydroponics in the kitchen.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47028748
