cosmic dave Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 (edited) I've got to do a 12 mile round trip to get diesel this morning because the stupid goverment has caused panic to win public support against the tanker drivers, how gullible do they think we are ? Oh and take our minds off the budget... Edited March 30, 2012 by cosmic dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbird Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 My van's very low on diesel but I refuse to queue, might have to though, need it on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmic dave Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 Birches on alford rd is the only garage with any round here. Had to queue but now have enough fuel for work til tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldfruit Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I don`t beleive the Government are totally to blame. People seem to panic anyway and exactly the same thing has happened before when possible strikes have been announced. It is people being selfish and panic buying that causes the fuel shortage. I`m ok as i filled up yesterday morning on my way back to the office . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbird Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Its totally ridiculous, when I get the van and jerry cans filled today I'd better call round the supermarket and stock up on bread and milk just in case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Unfortunately it is all down to a lack of common sense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldfruit Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Its totally ridiculous, when I get the van and jerry cans filled today I'd better call round the supermarket and stock up on bread and milk just in case So where you gonna find room in your van for your dob? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbird Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 So where you gonna find room in your van for your dob? I've took the mirrors out and it's fuel of diesel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DN18 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Managed to get to a petrol station with no queue this morning on the west side of Scunny Drove straight in next to a vacant pump Yet on the other side at the retail park it was #chaos #panic Hope you get topped up OK Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmic dave Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 I don`t beleive the Government are totally to blame. People seem to panic anyway and exactly the same thing has happened before when possible strikes have been announced. It is people being selfish and panic buying that causes the fuel shortage. I`m ok as i filled up yesterday morning on my way back to the office . All goverments know people are selfish and they exploit that to there advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I was driving around from 5:45am til 6:30 this morning and found petrol at the 6th station I stopped at!! Needed petrol though-Exmoor observing tonight!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbird Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I've heard there were people sleeping on the forecourt of the petrol station in Mablethorpe ready to get fuel this morning. There was a bit of queue in Louth, not too bad, at least they had diesel, and it was quite amusing to see two old guys, who were old enough to know better, squaring up to each other because one had jumped the queue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Somebody who works with me, his mum runs a local petrol station and when she got to work this morning there were 4 cars all ready there waiting for her to open up. Completely bonkers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Graham Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Well I live in Ipswich down here in rural Suffolk and today Sainsbury's garage ran out of fuel due to peoples stupidity. I was filling the works truck up yesterday because it was empty and the guy on the oppersite side of the pump to me just managed to squeeze in a total of £7.00's worth of Diesel into his BMW. ???????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 It's sad but the world revolves on Fuel, I actually filled up yesterday put in £52 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I went to our local Morrison's when I went to work at seven the other morning, drove straight up to a pump in the van, filled up no drama. The same night, everyone's gone mental. Coming home tonight from Derby, via Breadsall, Heanor, Langley Mill, every garage closed including Tesco's. Have people not noticed the price has gone up two pence a litre as well!....Since the "panic" started. Muppet's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Just seen on the news that Unite will not strike over Easter so thats good news, might put a stop to all this panic buying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fluke Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Just seen on the news that Unite will not strike over Easter so thats good news, might put a stop to all this panic buying. Doubt it Mick, the morons will continue for a while yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mark Payton Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 i will be on the hunt for diesel tonight. The government must accept some of the blame. Remember the public sector strike, the government made a point of saying that the strike would do nothing but inconvenience hard working parents who have to take time off to look after their children. they tried the same ploy here and the less intelligent members of public fell for it. political rant over... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 You might be more successful early in the morning, 07.00 - 07.30ish. A bit of a pain, but most of them won't be bothered with getting out of the bed before ten on a Saturday. Not after a skin full, a kebab, and a punch up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mark Payton Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 just come back from tesco, filled up ok, i was running on empty. plenty of hootings of horns. its pitiful really, a bit of a crisis and we all regress 60,000 years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Strings Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Much relief with the not striking over easter news, I'm of to the Isle of Mull and which will require two tank fulls for the round trip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Hope the dispute doesn't interfere with Kelling Spring - I've gotta drag a caravan there and back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glider Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Glad I work from home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fluke Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 (edited) This guy's so right! Er ok, so the photo I uploaded ain't showing Edited March 31, 2012 by Fluke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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