Drago's murder deathkill slaughter massacre panic petrol buying watch!!!

[byegad]

I did 65 miles on my Dahon Speed-Pro. with20" wheels and 24 gears it was good for that. test rode a Brommie and it was no where near as comfortable.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Commute time varies on a lot of things. My nephew had a 'discussion' with a Job Centre a while ago because they wanted him to apply for jobs within x miles
He said he could not unless there was a bus or train
He was told he could buy a car and the fact that the DVLA think that someone who has occasional blackouts due to epilepsy is not a good person to have controlling 2 tons of metal doing up to 60 is a suitable person to hold a driving license - was not thought to be relevant.
He said something about disability discrimination and a manager changed the options.

Anyway - what was the topic???

 

[DCLane]

When I worked, a bit of snow would see people phoning in en masse reporting their inability to get to work. Some of them lived as far away as 3 miles.

We had a now ex-colleague do that. They lived a mile from work

It was pointed out to them that someone, i.e. me, had ridden past their house that morning having done 12 miles in the snow. And that they were expected in within the hour.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Well Sod's Law is operating for us again. Neither Mrs 26 nor I have been on a trip away for 2 years (Covid + other stuff). So we booked a trip for next week some months ago. Paid up and all now. Furthermore we will actually use the car for once. Very unlike me indeed and not a frequent thing for Mrs 26. So now we are facing a trip across the widest bit of Englandshire and "will there be petrol?" is the question. We will get there as already have enough in the tank but will we be able to do what we want when we get there and will we be able to get back? I'm hoping the numpties will have panicked enough and the few lorry drivers will have topped up most petrol stations by the time we need to come back. But if I don't report back in just over a week's time you may fear the worst

 

[midlife]

Just checked the Ka and there's enough to get me to work and back until Wednesday. Hope it's all sorted by then....

 

[Biker man]

Well, Friday is the day for click and collect. I loaded Bruce in the car and off we trundled.

The petrol station in the next village had the lemmings queuing out onto the road. I managed to use my XC90 to intimidate my way past the mortal people to get by and continued into town, only to find the petrol station at Tesco was in a similar state.

It's little odds to me personally, as I have a near full tank and if that dries up Mrs D's car is powered by electrons, but it seems the lemmings have heard "please don't panic buy, there is plenty to go round" as "for the love of all thats holy, brim up now before armageddon arrives!" Fools.

Not interested in any political aspect of this, I created this fine thread for you good folk to report back in how the petrol panic buying is up your end.

Seen it all before it will pass just sit back and it will go with the wind.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Seen it all before it will pass just sit back and it will go with the wind.

How do people already struggling deal with the situation in the meantime?

 

[Biker man]

How do people already struggling deal with the situation in the meantime?

Not by whinging like you about everything.

 

[classic33]

Not by whinging like you about everything.

How then?
Given that he's unaffected by it.

 

[Biker man]

How then?
Given that he's unaffected by it.

Buses and trains are still running or bike or use your legs .

 

[potsy]

I decided my 70 mile leisure trip wasn't worth near emptying my tank for, should have plenty to last for a week or two for the days I don't cycle to work.

Sure by next weekend it will all have calmed down

 

[Landsurfer]

Our local Shell garage is refusing to sell petrol to anyone unless they also purchase 40 toilet rolls and wear a mask ...!

The mighty Transit is down to it’s last 540 miles of fuel .... disaster !!

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I did 65 miles on my Dahon Speed-Pro. with20" wheels and 24 gears it was good for that. test rode a Brommie and it was no where near as comfortable.

But did you queue for petrol as well?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

As mentioned above. A minimum purchase amount , say £30 of fuel. Would stop a number of these nobbers.

 

[cyberknight]

Well Sod's Law is operating for us again. Neither Mrs 26 nor I have been on a trip away for 2 years (Covid + other stuff). So we booked a trip for next week some months ago. Paid up and all now. Furthermore we will actually use the car for once. Very unlike me indeed and not a frequent thing for Mrs 26. So now we are facing a trip across the widest bit of Englandshire and "will there be petrol?" is the question. We will get there as already have enough in the tank but will we be able to do what we want when we get there and will we be able to get back? I'm hoping the numpties will have panicked enough and the few lorry drivers will have topped up most petrol stations by the time we need to come back. But if I don't report back in just over a week's time you may fear the worst

we are expected to turn up no excuses, in fact one guy battled through snow drifts etc and was half an hour late and it was put on his record , our company are knobbers like that