[Closed] Petrol-grabbing idiots!

you are not stuck in traffic.

you ARE traffic.

Aye they are..... imagine no petrol and you cannot go to work and its sunny what exactly is the problem ?

you are not stuck in traffic.

you ARE traffic.

And some of those people filling up today would have been doing so anyway. But some of them don't need to. So they are idiots.
(and they're inconveniencing me)

I foresee a couple of working from home days!!!!

hmmm i wasnt going to fill up any differently from normal but i'm near the redline and got couple of hundred miles to do in next 48hours.....

probably fill up on the way to work tomorrow as normal, no point adding to traffic for the sake of it

ha ha they are indeed! we all are i'm afraid

im currently in the nice position of not needing fuel again until next friday. but then i will also NEED it...

wilst i've dreamt of moving all the way out into the country, sometimes there are benfits to living on the edge of a city and commuting by bicycle...

oh and getting the shopping delivered!

Even if the tanker drivers go on strike they have to give 7days notice. So why, in the name of Jehovah, is everyone filling up today?

because warsi, maude and cameron are whipping people up into a frenzy about it

[url= http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/fuel/9170708/Fuel-tanker-strike-drivers-told-to-keep-jerry-can-of-fuel.html ]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/fuel/9170708/Fuel-tanker-strike-drivers-told-to-keep-jerry-can-of-fuel.html[/url]

[url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17533151 ] Petrol strike threat: PM advises topping up[/url]

[url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/mar/28/fuel-tanker-drivers-strike-cameron ]http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/mar/28/fuel-tanker-drivers-strike-cameron[/url]

so the mail can get all outraged and side with the government and try and get the current narrative onto ed milliband and the unions and away from their own funding crookedness
or perhaps its osbornes plan to get everyone filling up before the new financial year starts in april so his books will look better with all those lovely tax receipts (maybe a bit tinfoil hat)

either way the government are making this much worse than it is

hmmm i wasnt going to fill up any differently from normal but i'm near the redline and got couple of hundred miles to do in next 48hours.....

probably fill up on the way to work tomorrow as normal

I am probably going to have to become a petrol-grabbing idiot just because everybody else has become a petrol-grabbing idiot. That's what annoys me.

I hope there isn't panic buying. I commute on a motorcycle with a tank not much bigger than a peanut and have to fill up every other trip into the office including tonight 🙁

Some people get so up tight when I ride past the queue, pull up behind a car at the pumps and fill up while the driver is in the shop paying. Their evil looks so upset me.....

Petrol stations seem to be fairly empty of people around here, is it a regional issue?

it's a ****tard issue.

if you know there will be queues, why go in the middle of the day?

get up early or go out after tea, bet you'll be one of the only people there.

Mrs. Pinkster is currently in Betws-y-Coed taking a minibus full of students on study tour. Apparently all the fuel stations in the area (not many, I know) are empty at the moment and she's got to get them back to Nantwich tomorrow.

BUT THEY'LL HAVE RUN OUT BY THEN!!!!!!!!!! ARE YOU MAD?!!!!! PANIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIC!!!!!

i filled up today because the lights been on for 4+ days.

HTH

Well, I've been running on vapour for two days, so I'm going to go and brave the localish Tesco. Wish me luck, I'll report back here in a bit.

[smug] I ride to work and my car currently has 250 miles in the tank[/smug]

I should probably put it in the garage tonight!

I'm with 'thomthumb' and 'cougar' running on vapour!

i filled up today because the lights been on for 4+ days.

I filled mine on Monday.. To the brim 🙂

This may be paranoid thinking, but to my mind the petrol stations here have started doing what they used to do in Australia.. Fuel prices creep up by a few pence in the week, hit a high at the weekend when everybody is filling up for trips away, and then drop again on Monday. No doubt there'll be some similar price manipulation going on currently..

Do all those people sat queuing do so with their engines running?

I've been ill at home for the last 2 days and probably missed all this petrol panic malarky but have to get to gatwick at the weekend to see my ill dad and car is already on the red - am I going to have a problem?

apparently its illegal to store more than 10L in your home

can we have francis maude arrested for being a bell-end?

Has some bad news about the economy been released today showing slightly lower growth than originally forecast and so they create a panic situation with which too boost the economy?

everyones buying ready for the next riot

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its da real ting innit

Kimbers +1

Has some bad news about the economy been released today showing slightly lower growth than originally forecast and so they create a panic situation with which too boost the economy?

Now that's just being cynical 😉

I saw an old bloke the other day fill up his car and 3 jerry cans, the only shortage is going to be caused by these morons

Luckily if push comes to shove I can work from home, but some of these idiots are just going to make it worse for the people who really [u]need[/u] to go to work (doctors, nurses, firefighters, police etc)

"people who really need to go to work (doctors, nurses, firefighters, police etc)"

I thought they got 'priority' last time?

If thats the case Mrs FD will be taking my car to the petrol station too 🙂

Oh and I commute 100 miles daily, fill up 1 x per week...

So we're talking about the possible chance of tanker drivers going on strike, which might make petrol expensive for a while?

*thinks*

Right now we've got state sponsored murder going on in Syria, we've got a flatlining economy and this government are going to hike fuel taxes by 3p a litre in a few months. Oh and there's some nasty business about two-tier democracy going on, whereby if you're wealthy you get to have dinner with the PM and if you're not, your local MP tells you to get stuffed because it's all to do with the defecit innit.

Priorities ladies and gentlemen...indeed, were it not for me being banned from the bike on doctor's orders, I'd be out riding in them sunny hills using precisely no petrol whatsoever for the remainder of the warm wave at least.

[shocked at people in general] Apparently, several petrol stations in North Liverpool are out of fuel already. [/shocked at people in general]

were it not for me being banned from the bike on doctor's orders, I'd be out riding in them sunny hills using precisely no petrol whatsoever for the remainder of the warm wave at least.

+1

The lemmings are out in their cars, and I want to be away from the lemmings.

I'd be out riding in them sunny hills using precisely no petrol whatsoever for the remainder of the warm wave at least

That's certainly working for me this week 😀

Oh, it's Maude's fault is it?

Hateful twerp.

Maude does seem to be Call-me-Daves human shield at the moment. You totter off out there and be abused by everyone on my behalf, there's a good chap

Damn - what do I do after work....

rush and fill the car up, or go to the gunshop and buy more Ammo?

i filled up today because the lights been on for 4+ days.

hang on....
light on = ~30 - 50miles left maybe?
4 days, therefore conservative estimate means you do < 10miles per day

so why aren't you riding instead 😛

I'd been on an overseas holiday when the last great petrol strike occurred with no knowledge what was going on (as I avoid TV/newspapers generally).

Got on the flight back home and was sitting over a wing so a [s]stewardess[/s] cabin crew was sat facing me for take off.

CC "you back to work on Monday?"

Me "yes"

CC (smuggly) "you probably won't be cos there's a strike and you can't get petrol"

Me (much MUCH more smugglly) "I commute by cycle and don't own a car, ner ner".

Forget the fuel, food is where its at!

Stocking up on beans, beer & wet wipes tonight......;-)

jesus i'd be ashamed enough of that smarmy air hostess shite talk the first time that i don't think i'd repeat it for a second.

there's a reason folks dislike cyclists.

beans, beer & wet wipes

Wow - that's a sophisticated night in, except you forgot the strawberry Angel Delight. 😉

is it because they're all whiney middle class cockbags?

binners - Member

Maude does seem to be Call-me-Daves human shield at the moment. You totter off out there and be abused by everyone on my behalf, there's a good chap

maybe nick clegg is suffering shell shock from having done the job too much lately

still were not talking about the economy following that other cameron down a long dark hole in the ground so the tory plan must be working!

Me (much MUCH more smugglly) "I commute by cycle and don't own a car, ner ner".

Surely that's nothing to be too smug about 😉

I get a car and fuel for free, commute down the stairs to work and if I have to go anywhere and there's no fuel, I just go back to bed and get paid all the same

is it because they're all whiney middle class cockbags?

Me (much MUCH more smugglly) "I commute by cycle and don't own a car, ner ner".

Nicely blown - you were in there, she was giving you the come on and everything, but what sort of air hostess is going to go out with a bloke who can't even afford a car 😆

jesus i'd be ashamed enough of that smarmy air hostess shite talk the first time that i don't think i'd repeat it for a second.

there's a reason folks dislike cyclists.

And folk dislike cyclists coz they feel inferior 🙂

This government are an untrustworthy bunch of shysters who wilfully manipulate the media in order to misrepresent facts or divert attention.

The last government was an untrustworthy bunch of shysters who wilfully manipulated the media in order to misrepresent facts or divert attention.

Serious note -

The only surprise is that the public assume that the opposition won't turn into a self serving shower of barstewards the minute after they're elected, perhaps it's time to pressure our MPs to change the system rather than allowing the system to change our expectations.

Almost as serious note -

I've gone and ordered some new tyres for my AM bike, which I'll be taking to Scotland in June. Incidentally, it'll be the first time I'm allowed to ride after three months of medically enforced layoff so I'm really looking forward to it. If I cannot get to work because of fuel strikes, I'll sit at home and catch up with cycle maintenence.

as above, she sounded like she was angling for a day in bed with you if you ask me. and you blew it with some 'i'm fitter than you love boollocks'

I filled up my car and a jerry can this morning. Car because it was red lighting, jerry can cause it was empty and so is my mower. No queues at all, about 9:30 or so.

And I'll be stuffed if the gas station shuts cause the car is a diesel and the mower is gasoline...

Nicely blown - you were in there,

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any port in a petrol-shortage-induced storm.

I need fuel for work. Have gone over my milage allowance for the year...back in january, so i've been subsidising the NHS to drive to the clinic/domicillary visits that ive been sent to.. to stop peoples feet rotting off. Im not going to whine or whinge about it. I drive a vehicle on the roads, its my job, and it gets me to the hills for my riding fix.

My Career choice, im part of the problem, Fuel is getting low, but dont whine about it, dont whine about people filling up while they can! Our love affair with the petrol engine and our need to flatten the land with tarmac to facilitate its use is our bloody fault!

Go fill up, have a moan about the price, have a moan about the queue, have a moan about having to drive around to find fuel due to everyone else having more than a pair of brain cells to rub together and get on with it like everyone else...

If desiring beer fags [b]football[/b] and carol vorderman is normal I'll stay weird thankyou.

Forget the fuel, food is where its at!

Stocking up on beans, beer & wet wipes tonight......;-)

How come people panic buy bread, but never panic buy yeast and flour..?

camo16 - Member
Apparently, several petrol stations in North Liverpool are out of fuel already.

Not surprised at all, they love a good crisis to moan/panic about.

And before you say anything I've been working in Liverpool for 15 years and have observed it first hand :.>

Mind you I don't "get" a lot of the stuff blokes lust for. If desiring beer fags football and carol vorderman is normal I'll stay weird thankyou.

Well, I'm back.

I deliberately took a late lunch in the hope it'd be 'off-peak' but Tesco's filling station was a bunfight. When I left I counted fifteen cars queuing to get onto the forecourt in addition to the eight or so at pumps.

Tempers were fraying; one guy tried to queue jump in front of me, seemed shocked when I didn't give a bloody inch and then lent on the horn at me instead.

I commented to the woman on the register that it was a bit mad out there, she said it'd been like this non-stop for three days.

People are idiots.

i didn't realise people were being that idiotic!! I better get down there before it all sells out

first i've heard about this petrol issue was today. interestingly i'm in qatar working, and the petrol here's about 18p (1 Qatari Riyal) a litre!

PeterPoddy - Member

Forget the fuel, food is where its at!

Stocking up on beans, beer & wet wipes tonight......;-)

How come people panic buy bread, but never panic buy yeast and flour..?

Beats me too Pete, beans and beer is all you need 😉

Mr overshoot, true there is a bit of that mindset going on.....but the only winner is the oil trade ......panic buying when shares drop cause a problem then people buying a months worth of fuel in 4 days ...easy and us tools fall for it all the time

beans and beer is all you need

i've booked a hotel on exmoor for 5 days over easter. the van has at least enough in it to get there. worry about getting home later!

Me (much MUCH more smugglly) "I commute by cycle and don't own a car, ner ner".

And how was your in flight meal, any pubes stuck to it after it's couple of laps around the toilet bowl?

Brimmed both of ours last night which must make me one of the panicking hoardes...

Some quite angry people, some spectacularly poor driving at the pumps and lots of old giffers putting less than a tenner in having faffed around getting near the pump in the first place. It'll keep smwbo's car going for 3 weeks and me for 6 days or so.

Best get the tin hat out in case the locals come round and try to nick it.

Good god, I've just witnessed it 1st hand. nipped to supermarket for the food shop and the van was low on juice so thought I'd fill up, queuing 20 deep with gerry cans in hand for when they've brimmed their cars. Asshats, there should be a cull of the cretins!

Just filled up, no queues, no fuss, straight up to pump.

Surrey/Hants borders.

I thought I'd fill mine up as it was about a quarter full and I'll be using it for a couple of longish drives this w/e, and I got paid today. Popped along to the usual place about half a mile away, and virtually every pump was covered, so I went to the next nearest and a few pumps were locked, but I filled up, and took the opportunity to give the car a good jet wash too, so all's good here, for about a month until I need to fill up again...

Love the general trend of people starting their post on the defensive:

"Well, I was going to fill up anyway, but you should have seen all the idiots filling up etc."

Massive denial of being as selfish and panicky as everyone else.

Quick buy as much as you can because the strike is going to start tomorrow so all petrol stations are going to be totally dry ... 😆 ... not.

Love the general trend of people starting their post on the defensive:

Defensive or no, doesn't change the fact the tank's been empty for two days.

Quick buy as much as you can because the [s]strike is going to start tomorrow[/s] [b]everyone else is panic-buying[/b] so all petrol stations are going to be totally dry

FTFY.

Defensive or no, doesn't change the fact the tank's been empty for two days.

Why so desperate to appear "cool"?

Surely there is nothing shameful about being cautious, even if it is mis-placed?

I [i]am [/i]cool, no desperation required.

Why so desperate to prove otherwise?

...not desperate enough to start a thread depicting how cool I am, obviously.

in urban areas they should charge a set minimum figure of £50 irrespective of the amount of fuel put in the tank for cars - that would reduce it somewhat

never understood the drive up and stick £10 in the tank stategy of maintaining a cars fuel amount

hopefully in our lifetime the majority of car users will 'eventually' switch to electric cars with 100mile range - more than enough for the school run, supermarket run, yoga run, retail park at the weekend run, coffee break at the trendy chorlton deli run

bloody idiots just been to tescos to fill up for work tomorrow and you cannot get near the forecourt at 19.45 normally very quite at this time of night

...not desperate enough to start a thread depicting how cool I am, obviously.

Either your reply is misplaced or you're mistaken as to who started the thread.

in urban areas they should charge a set minimum figure of £50 irrespective of the amount of fuel put in the tank for cars - that would reduce it somewhat

Sucks to be a motorcyclist in your Utopia.

never understood the drive up and stick £10 in the tank stategy of maintaining a cars fuel amount

I'll often do that if I'm close to running out and it's a more expensive station. I only fill up where I can get the best price.

There's also the theory that filling a tank costs more fuel to lug the weight around. Though that's probably offset by driving to the station twice a week to put a couple of pints in.

never mind petrol....the drought has hit Yorkshire so I'm stocking up on water...before everyone else does! 😯

hey - at least your pension fund will be benefit from it!