Crap [UK] Fuel Strike inc?

[Bodhi]

£90 gets me about 500 miles these days since I switched to the evil black stuff. £80 used to get me about 380 when I had a proper engine, now I have a slightly higher range to make up for the more expensive insurance, servicing and fuel I now need. Diesels, ain't they great!

Although I did buy a 3-litre one. And it goes......quite quickly

 

[JingleBells]

I filled up yesterday as otherwise I'd not have got home, a full tank is about £80-£85 and that'll do me around 570 miles, however aside the trip to the shops the shortest I'll drive is 90 miles to get to one of our offices - or 200 if I'm needed in Staines so I rarely get near to less than 50 miles in the tank. I drove past 3 petrol stations at lunch just now, all queueing up!

This weekend I'm aiming to do a 250 mile round trip to watch the football, and at Easter I'm aiming to be at my parents house so if there is a strike I'll be hit (and just have to work at home).

As for the strike, Unite have put out a document summarising why they're threatening strike action, it is not about the money it's about ensuring safety standards are met in an industry where cost cutting seems to be key.

 

[Calaen]

All the garages around here are out of fuel! The Asda hyper market wad gridlocked for hoyrs today, because there is only 1 lane out, and it was Bering blocked by people queing for the petrol station. Its crazy.

 

[Lamp]

Garage near City Airport today was charging £1.56 for diesel!

 

[Raven]

It really is well played by the fuel companies. farm the mugs.

 

[Wazzerphuk]

Might have a gander at Tesco 24hr later when it gets late, see if they've got any.

 

[rynnor]

Weird - no massive queues here in hertfordshire so far.

And why would they when theres another week of normal deliveries at least?

 

[old.user4556]

Humans are cunts, what can you expect.

 

[- English -]

petrol stations are normal here in denmark

 

[Tom]

 

[BloodOmen]

Ah, I think I'll cycle past the local petrol station during rush hour wearing a troll mask tomorrow playing full blast from ipod speakers.

 

[Appollo]

£90 to fill mine, yummy V-Power!

 

[chipper]

not happy went to put some in tonite after work and the 5 i visited are backed up to fuck. fucking dumb pricks its cos of them panic buying that there will be a petrol shortage gonna have to get up at stupid o clock to fill up now so i dont have half hour wait to do so

 

[cHodAX]

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/201...ng-fuel-in-york-kitchen_n_1390470.html?ref=uk

40% burns.

 

[Raven]

Decanting petrol in a confined space with the oven on...

Darwinism?

 

[Wij]

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/201...ng-fuel-in-york-kitchen_n_1390470.html?ref=uk

40% burns.

And the strike is off anyway. Muppetry.

 

[Raven]

Very well played by the petrol companies.

Stick prices up, get the mouth breathers panicked into buying fuel.

Surprise surprise the strikes get called off a few days later. I doubt they will drop in price though...

 

[- English -]

Apparently there's a petrol station in Blackburn with a sign outside saying "Asians only"
lol

 

[Embattle]

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/201...ng-fuel-in-york-kitchen_n_1390470.html?ref=uk

40% burns.

Yeah sadly though this is more a case of being rather stupid, clearly there weren't enough health and safety signs warning people that doing something like this with a naked flame around isn't advisable.

 

[Moriath]

pouring a flamable liquid that evaporates at room temp into an open jug in an enclosed area next to a cooker thats alight .. lol

def stupidity