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I predict.....

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Anja Fri 07-Dec-18 13:04:07

Theresa May will lose the vote on Tuesday.

Do you agree?

And then what will happen next........let’s see whose prediction is the closest. Perhaps let this thread run about 2 weeks and see who got it right, or nearly right.

Declare a winner just before Christmas.

Over to you ?

oldbatty Fri 14-Dec-18 12:23:20

I was in hospital the other day and the staff were ringing round their mates trying to get them to do a shift

crystaltipps Fri 14-Dec-18 12:37:58

Its amazing how many Leavers say immigrantion was nothing to do with their vote. They won’t mind keeping freedom of movement then?

oldbatty Fri 14-Dec-18 13:10:14

They have got movement from Africa...ooh the irony.

Nicenanny3 Fri 14-Dec-18 13:26:12

MaizieD well who knew shock horror we are not going to starve that's for sure, project Fear ? will soon be project Hysteria soon with silly people running around like headless chickens.

Fennel Fri 14-Dec-18 14:19:16

Or go back to WW2 methods - all spare land used for growing veg. Chickens and rabbits in our backyards.
And what about our pet cats and dogs? Many of them were 'pts' during the war, people couldn't afford to feed them.

GrannyGravy13 Fri 14-Dec-18 14:52:18

It is rather cold in SE Essex today, must be because of "Brexit" ??❄️❄️

crystaltipps Fri 14-Dec-18 14:56:31

No must be the fault of the EU and that pesky foreign weather.

Labaik Fri 14-Dec-18 15:56:26

'MaizieD well who knew shock horror we are not going to starve that's for sure, project Fear ? will soon be project Hysteria soon with silly people running around like headless chickens.'...are we talking about the government departments that are actually making contingency plans for a no deal Brexit....strange that they should be doing so if it is all hysteria from the remainers.

Anja Fri 14-Dec-18 16:01:34

Buy a ferret?

GrannyGravy13 Fri 14-Dec-18 16:02:10

Labaik, I would hope that any responsible government (and I do use this term tongue in cheek with regard to all members of the H of P at this present time) would be advising its various departments and civil servants to have contingency plans for all eventualities of "Brexit".

lemongrove Fri 14-Dec-18 16:12:51

All the ‘what will we eat’ have given me a laugh today on GN, if nothing else.
As a nation we could all do with shifting some weight.

GrannyGravy13 Fri 14-Dec-18 16:18:56

lemongrove- you should patent the "Brexit diet plan" I could definitely benefit from losing some pounds!!!

Saetana Fri 14-Dec-18 16:40:54

I think something most of us could agree with - whether leaver or remainer - our current crop of politicians are, for the most part, political pygmies at a time when we need them to be giants. I find these days its a case of voting for the party I think to be the least worst rather than the best, and I am sick of the idiotic posturing that goes on in the House of Commons involving politicians from all parties.

Jalima1108 Fri 14-Dec-18 17:39:42

Anya lemongrove
In order to please both competition organiser and winner:

The Queen's grocer Fortnum & Mason has launched "Proper Beans", gourmet beans available in six flavours. (Funnily enough, it was to Fortnum & Mason, back in 1886, that Henry J Heinz first sold seven varieties of his infamous baked bean).

Jalima1108 Fri 14-Dec-18 17:42:13

or Gabriella
(fight it out between you!)

GabriellaG54 Fri 14-Dec-18 20:07:30

lemongrove
hmm
I bought 4 tins yesterday and the price has gone down to 32p. shock Unheard of for quality beans.
If we get a Brexit agreement before December, then we can claim early.
As someone said upthread, beans = hot air. Well, that's good news IMO as hot air rises and also keeps you warm. winkgrin

GabriellaG54 Fri 14-Dec-18 20:13:36

I've made Tom Kerridge's recipe for baked beans on sourdough but couldn't eat them as they had crispy lardons in it. Mind you, after taking the bacon out they were pretty delicious but Waitrose has the edge for time taken to 'cook' and value...IMO, of course. grin

MaizieD Fri 14-Dec-18 20:59:49

'Toxic hot air'Gabriella
Not nice to be around....

GabriellaG54 Fri 14-Dec-18 21:56:26

I voted to leave and also voted UKIP in locals. Reasons? Immigration from certain countries and the continued string pulling from Brussels bureaucrats who seem to be in bed with those in France and Germany.

GabriellaG54 Fri 14-Dec-18 21:57:20

Well, ya know what to do then don't ya...? grin

GabriellaG54 Fri 14-Dec-18 22:00:25

Stop hangin' in my space. Don't respond. grin

oldbatty Fri 14-Dec-18 22:02:33

Please tell me which immigrants you object to? Which countries?

Anja Sat 15-Dec-18 08:53:29

Jalima I have seriously considered you request. Could you please provide me with a link so I may investigate further.

Jalima1108 Sat 15-Dec-18 10:43:58

Actually it was an old article from about 2014; I'm not sure if Fortnum and Mason are still selling these very special beans.
They could have a few tins lurking in a dusty cupboard somewhere, probably out of date - but tinned food lasts for years, doesn't it?

Alternatively, you could buy Waitrose at 32p a tin and replace the labels with something classy wink

Jalima1108 Sat 15-Dec-18 10:46:30

Anja You could, as an alternative, have sent them an Imperial Hamper each, but unfortunately they are sold out.
Only £6,000 - each
www.fortnumandmason.com/products/the-imperial-hamper?taxon_id=767