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

[Drago]

I fear you have missed the point I was making, possibly my fault for which I apologise.

Im not discussing the source of the income, because that's an irrelevance - the point is that the disparate level in wages illustrates the warped values that society places upon its members.

Those who contribute the most value are often themselves the least valued.

Which brings us back to tanker drivers.

This isn't a serious point, but it is illustrative - if tanker drivers were paid like pro footballers people would be queuing round the block to apply. Conversely, if footballers were not paid a salary there wouldn't be any shortage of people still lining up to play a good, entertaining, sporting game for free.

 

[cyberknight]

A couple of thoughts have occurred to me about all this, firstly thank you main stream media for creating this fuel shortage and panic buying, secondly just how much extra revenue revenue has Boris and his gang of corrupt dumbo’s raised due to the idiots who have caused this by panic buying and draining the storage tanks of fuel stations the length and breadth of the UK? Perhaps there’s some sort of a cunning plan to get some money in to the government’s coffers by working hand in hand with the various media outlets, just a thought, oh and while we’re at it, who on earth is going to let somebody loose in an HGV on Monday who passed their test last Friday, nobody’s going to do that, what’s the combined cost of a tractor unit and trailer? I’m guessing around £160,000 to £180,000 add in the ADR test, then let them loose in a moving bomb with 25,000 litres of petrol swishing around inside, it just ain’t happening.
Thank you to all you news outlets, you’ve screwed us all over once again

Haulage firm said 250,000 each

 

[cyberknight]

That's nothing, when I were young, I left school at 5 and was working down local pit and sweeping chimneys in my leisure time.

You got leisure time? Slacker!🙂

 

[Pale Rider]

Interesting fuel fact for the day - its a against the law in Spain to run out of fuel on a motorway, the Autovia.

I did motorway breakdowns years ago, running out of petrol was a common cause.

Not so many motorists were in recovery organisations as nowadays, so we were often called out by the police.

One job involved a nurse in a Mini Clubman.

As I arrived, one of the traffic cops was in the back seat with her, apparently showing her his handcuffs.

Poor lass was visibly distressed.

Different times, but I gave the copper a bollocking, which I probably wouldn't risk now.

Several drivers complained when told they would have to pay more for a gallon of fuel delivered to them at the side of the road than the cost at the pump.

 

[Drago]

Several drivers complained when told they would have to pay more for a gallon of fuel delivered to them at the side of the road than the cost at the pump.

Were you ever tempted to then say, "ok, if you don't want it then...", and then climb back in the cab and prepare to drive off?

 

[Fab Foodie]

The 2 stations in Deal have not had any since Friday afternoon. The one in Sandwich is only serving emergency services/workers, Wimps has been told not to go to work to conserve petrol and has abandoned her long-standing meet with friends in Brighton. I put fuel in the camper (half a tank) Friday afternoon to go away to meet friends and family at the weekend and am hoping there's enough in the mighty Dacia to get me to Heathrow tonight (and hopefully back on Thursday night.

Madness, utter madness.

How's it with you?

 

[fossyant]

Back on subject, there is fuel locally and queue;s have calmed down, although Esso forecourt was busy at 7pm last night. I'll go fill up on Thursday as I'll need the fuel for a weekend away.

 

[fossyant]

Was fuel locally last night. Went through £25 of it at weekend (Wales and back), so have enough for the week. Will cycle to work for the days I am in work this week (Tuesday and Thursday). I do need to find 'super' before next weekend as we're off MTB'ing in Wales, and my car does not like E10. MrsF has enough for wotk this week, but no more.

 

[Pale Rider]

Were you ever tempted to then say, "ok, if you don't want it then...", and then climb back in the cab and prepare to drive off?

It got to the point where I would take the money in advance, which is not the way we liked to deal.

With a police job, the coppers are essentially relying on us to remove the hazard from the hard shoulder, so that was always in the back of my mind.

I did bollock that one copper, but the other point is the police dispense the work so the idea was to maintain a good relationship with them.

I don't recall ever leaving anyone beside the road, but I did take less than the going rate on a couple of occasions.

Back at the garage, we had a drawer with a few largely worthless watches left as security for breakdown work by drivers who had insufficient money.

We used to call them 'marginal motorists'.

 

[mjr]

A few observations which made me think it hit West Norfolk before North Somerset and the panic was mostly spreading through Friday:

West Norfolk, Wednesday pm: Bought fuel for a trip. Price up 2p or so but nothing unusual.

West Norfolk, Friday am: empty stations and entrances being coned off.

North Somerset, Friday am: The car's range prediction was borderline for the rest of the trip so I bought £15 to make sure (because overnight refilling while parked isn't an option, unlike an EV). Price same as before. I queued to wait for the car in front to leave the pump but it looked like the driver was just a bit slow in the shop. No queue to get into the station.

North Somerset, Friday pm: entrance to one station closed and customers directed to queue in the neighbouring shop (possibly closed?) car park. Looked like a long queue. Price up another 5p.

North Somerset, Saturday pm: passed a different station and it was closed, with two small delivery vans queued in front of the building, presumably awaiting the next delivery.

Rugby Services, Sunday pm: queue back out of the station onto the access road. Looked like they had petrol but not diesel. Price up another 2p.

Fenland, Cambridgeshire, Sunday pm: two stations I passed and could see into were closed.

 

[potsy]

Back on subject, there is fuel locally and queue;s have calmed down, although Esso forecourt was busy at 7pm last night. I'll go fill up on Thursday as I'll need the fuel for a weekend away.

Tesco has fuel but there is quite a queue for it, main problem is people wanting to go shopping have no way of getting into the car park without getting caught up in the fuel queue

 

[theclaud]

I blame golfers. Probably

I can get behind this.

 

[mjr]

Tesco has fuel but there is quite a queue for it, main problem is people wanting to go shopping have no way of getting into the car park without getting caught up in the fuel queue

That's bad design which should never have been approved and now they're stuck with it, Tesco should be marshalling a fuel queue in their car park, like the filling station I mentioned in a post above.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Not by whinging like you about everything.

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

Thanks. I'll pass that advice on if anyone asks.

 

[welsh dragon]

I doubt very much that there is a fuel shortage round here. Most people here are farmers and are laid back. I havnt filled my car with petrol for 2 months now. 2hen I go shopping sometime this week and fill it up we shall see but I don't expect to see stupid queues