Petrol Shortages

[NorthernLights24]

 

How are things where you are? Is the self-fulfilling prophecy coming true?

[Bobby Connor]

Jimmy Calderwood* ‏ @Caldo1

Hoping the suntan oil doesn't get delivered in the same tankers.

[King Street Loon]

Tesco in Westhill was a joke today.

 

My car showed zero miles left in the tank before I went offshore last week. And when I went to fill it up today I encountered mass hysteria on the forecourt and cars queuing out to the roundabout.

 

It's nuts, you gain no benefit in filling up to the brim just now.

You run out, you run out.

 

[NorthernLights24]

What is utterly brilliant about the whole situation is the unions have to give 7 days notice of a strike, which they haven't done so yet

[tutankamun]

Everytime I encounter a petrol station I stop and top up my tank. Plus I have 100 litres of fuel stashed in my garden shed, right next to my BBQ.

[Dynamo]

Anyone on here who has 'panic bought' is an idiot and its you that is causing the problem. Do you realise the strikers give 7 days notice and the next talks aren't even taking place til the weekend AT THE EARLIEST.

 

What the government were playing at yesterday no one knows. Extra pennies in the bank before the end of the tax year??

[Betty Swallicks]

Anyone on here who has 'panic bought' is an idiot and its you that is causing the problem. Do you realise the strikers give 7 days notice and the next talks aren't even taking place til the weekend AT THE EARLIEST.

 

What the government were playing at yesterday no one knows. Extra pennies in the bank before the end of the tax year??

 

 

Clever move to detrct from the budget.

 

Morons are buying fuel today and will need to re-fuel come an actual strike day.

[muttondressedaslamb]

It's just a way of the government to get more public opinion against the unions.

[spamspamspam]

It's just a way of the government to get more public opinion against the unions.

 

 

sure was... that and it made the cash for dinner at no10 scandal (which he should actually resign for IMO) disappear to page 10.

 

backfired on them this time though, even the most Tory cunt of papers are saying they got it wrong.

 

All part of the ineptness of Cameron and co. Quicker the referendum/general election comes round the better.

[OddJob]

I filled up the tank yesterday morning but i had to as i was practically empty. I certainly wouldn't be panic buying that's for sure, as you say Dynamo they're bloody idiots

[BrianFaePerth]

Everytime I encounter a petrol station I stop and top up my tank. Plus I have 100 litres of fuel stashed in my garden shed, right next to my BBQ.

 

Fuckin hell, it must take you ages to get anywhere

[fatshaft]

Anyone on here who has 'panic bought' is an idiot and its you that is causing the problem. Do you realise the strikers give 7 days notice and the next talks aren't even taking place til the weekend AT THE EARLIEST.

 

What the government were playing at yesterday no one knows. Extra pennies in the bank before the end of the tax year??

Ridiculous as that sounds, was my thoughts today as well

[zig-a-zig-ah]

Anyone on here who has 'panic bought' is an idiot and its you that is causing the problem. Do you realise the strikers give 7 days notice and the next talks aren't even taking place til the weekend AT THE EARLIEST.

 

What the government were playing at yesterday no one knows. Extra pennies in the bank before the end of the tax year??

 

If only it was just the idiots on here..

[Dandyjam]

Was at Asda at Bridge Of Dee this evening, queue for petrol was tailing on to Garthdee Road. Ridiculous.

[Ke1t]

 

How are things where you are? Is the self-fulfilling prophecy coming true?

 

 

Plenty petrol here.

[tutankamun]

Plenty petrol here.

 

Plenty petrol here too.

 

A lack of petrol is not the issue.

[granite sheep]

It's just a way of the government to get more public opinion against the unions.

Funny you should mention that, on BBC Breakfast today, the Minister For Energy got torn a new one by the presenter, conversation went a bit like this:

Presenter: So, who is at fault for the crisis at the country's pumps?

Minister: RARG EVIL TRADE UNIONS, LOONY LEFTIES, ETC, ETC

Presenter: I think you'll find that it wasn't the unions that went out yesterday and told everyone to fill up jerrycans, and top up their fuel tanks, wasn't it?

Minister: ah....er......uh..... (shocked realisation on the minister's coupon as he realises that he's been owned by BBC News)

Viewers round the country- :hysterical:

[Stoney]

Pretty sober enough todrive Panyway

[Iraq_Red]

80% increase in sales this week compared to last week and an extra

[The Boofon]

80% increase in sales this week compared to last week and an extra

[Henry]

i dont watch the news

 

Well, I am stunned.

[tutankamun]

is this also why the prices are about 1.38 a litre now?

 

No

 

(other than potential profiteering going on)

[Dynamo]

Any potential striker called off for Easter, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/#TWEET118472

 

The British public are stupid.

[robbo]

heard a brilliant conspiracy theory earlier today.

 

were coming to the end of a financial quarter and uk spending was down from projected figures. so somebody in power mentions "possible fuel strikes" and the key phrase which is guaranteed to do the opposite - "dont panic".

 

as soon as people heard dont panic, they went out and spent hundreds of thousands on fuel that wasnt really needed but will have likely put actual spending closer to the projections.

 

ive got maybe 1/5 of my tank left so i was planning on topping up soon but all the bastard pump near me are empty. see if i have to get the fucking bus to work till i can get petrol...heads will roll

[Jonty]

Apparently some woman in Yorkshire has got burned as she was transferring fuel to an open container in her kitchen. With the gas switched on.

 

Now you have a Labour MP tweeting that Francis Maude should resign over it, as if he is responsible for a members of the publics stupidity.

 

Christ...

[StandFree1982]

Apparently some woman in Yorkshire has got burned as she was transferring fuel to an open container in her kitchen. With the gas switched on.

 

Now you have a Labour MP tweeting that Francis Maude should resign over it, as if he is responsible for a members of the publics stupidity.

 

Christ...

Someone somewhere has been cut and seriously injured themselves using a knife, does that mean that Jamie Oliver / any other chef should resign because they mentioned using a sharp knife to cut stuff with?

 

It's natural selection. Natures way of cutting out the weak from the strong. If you are stupid enough to get 40% burns from decanting fuel in your KITCHEN with the GAS ON....you probably shouldn't be allowed to breed.

[Crossbow]

Someone somewhere has been cut and seriously injured themselves using a knife, does that mean that Jamie Oliver / any other chef should resign because they mentioned using a sharp knife to cut stuff with?

 

It's natural selection. Natures way of cutting out the weak from the strong. If you are stupid enough to get 40% burns from decanting fuel in your KITCHEN with the GAS ON....you probably shouldn't be allowed to breed.

 

She was tragically slow as she was doing it for her daughter - can't win the darwin award as already bred (and still alive).

[tightbreeks]

filled up the wife's car on tuesday at the asda at the jewel in edinburgh. lucky, coz i've heard a few stations ran out for a while in the past few days.

 

jerry cans? where are you going, paris-dakar!

[fine-n-dandy]

Doesn't affect me as I drive a diesel

[Bobby Connor]

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