Rather pay than give in

A filter jug might be better than bottles (more plastic to be recycled).

Having lived off mains, a good system for filtering drinking water, from a rainwater tank, was essential.

Will add some bottled water to the shopping list.

One thing that hasn’t been reported widely - the chemicals we use to purify our tap water here aren’t stable enough to keep for more than three days so there’s a slim chance water supplies might be affected. I’m getting purifying tablets just in case, and a couple of rain butts for the garden.

There are delays in Calais as well www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/dec/12/brexit-stockpiling-causing-10-mile-tailbacks-calais

Agree with you Amberspyglass. I’m a bit shocked that I can no longer take my dog to Northern Ireland without the same checks as if we were going to France. I can’t see the U.K. staying intact now.

I voted Remain and I hate the idea of Brexit, but if this is what we’re getting then we need to have clarity about what to expect 1 Jan and we just...don’t. A big part of me wishes that Theresa May’s soft Brexit deal had gone through instead of all the campaigning to overturn the result (of a non-binding, consultation referendum!), but if we’d just sat down and taken it I wouldn’t have been happy either.

Once it happens, at least we can deal with it then. I’m concerned that Johnson will pass the buck of any issues onto Covid, but I think he’ll face a vote of no confidence at some point in 2021.

We won’t get back what we’ve lost in leaving the EU, but at least we’ll know where we stand. If we enter the 2030s as a United Kingdom of England, Wales Scotland and NI then I’ll be VERY surprised.

Brilliant spot, Callistemon!

Pantglas2
I make that about 3 golden moments in the past week, don't you?

Another silence is golden moment......well spotted Callistemon!

Well spotted Callistemon

Very eagle eyed of you Callistemon and yes, you are right!
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Callistemon keep it to yourself; no one's noticed yet.

You are correct Callistemon

GagaJo

Dover on Friday. Imagine all the imported food etc in that crush.

Online orders for non food items made now may not arrive till March.

So, yes. Looking great. All the worries are just project fear.

I'm a bit confused and I know I need an optician's appointment - but is that the port at the top of the picture? If so, aren't those trucks heading towards the port not from it? The cabs are facing the lighted area in front and are on the left hand carriageway.

I may be wrong, as I say, I need new specs.

Guidance covers Northern Ireland as well? Blimey. I have taken my dog to Norn before which involved driving onto the ferry, leaving him fed and watered in the car then driving off again.

Progress!

Thanks for your post Ellianne. The pet travel issue is of great interest to me. Sounds reasonably straightforward.

And breathe!
The thread seems to have cooled down, thank you for sensible posts.

Probably not of much interest here, but a step in the right direction for pets. All agreed. Phew, not as bad as expected!
Now to sort out the people issues.
www.gov.uk/guidance/pet-travel-to-europe-from-1-january-2021

I voted Remain and long ago washed my hands of the whole sorry saga. I have reached the couldn't care less stage.

Read my comment Jane ?

It's not just covid. Many organisations have been trying to ship in good before Brexit - so you have Covid, additional Christmas stock and Brexit stockpiling going on.

The view from America www.nytimes.com/2020/12/09/business/britain-ports-brexit.html#commentsContainer

amymorris01

Refreshing post!

I voted Remain but I am fine that Leave won. It was a vote. Nothing I can do about it nor would I want to..

I have some friends and family who wanted Brexit. And we do all speak to each other still!

I think it's very sad that people are losing friends because of how they voted,

I never said 'No one is happy--are brexit supporters'.
Having heard truckers talking about delays they said that there were holdups due to Covid affecting staffing and also out of date and slow software at Felixstowe in particular but other ports too.

I voted leave and am not changing my mind. I just wish they'd get on with it.
Sorry my view is not very popular with other gransnetters so many people have had a go at me but i still stand by my vote and Boris.