Petrol running low

oldagetraveller

" but the moment the strikes were announced"
But strikes have NOT been announced, have they?:(
All that's happened is a ballot for industrial action IF necessary.

TadleyBaggie

I was on half a tank which would normally last another week or so. However this weekend I'm driving from Hampshire to Yorkshire and back again so needed to top up. Garage close to my work was fine, it was full but I was filling up within a couple of minutes.

stevemcol

sharpy2010 wrote: »

Call me selfish if you want, but the moment the strikes were announced I went and filled my tank to the brim. Considering everyone else was going to do the same, I merely did it before there started to be long queues.

Sharpy2010, I'm sure you're a nice person but I hate what you and like minded people have done. You and the idiot politicians have caused a problem where none existed. I've behaved reasonably and as a result, my car is now parked outside my house in the red.
Still, I'm looking forward to using my bike for a while until the fuss has died down.
There was no real problem in 2000 but a similar band of drama queens caused chaos.

Hate to say it but you did ask....Sharpy2010, you're selfish.

frosty

I live in aberdeenshire and no one seems to be panic buying,passed 2 petrol stations,only 2 cars in each.

sharpy2010

stevemcol wrote: »

Sharpy2010, I'm sure you're a nice person but I hate what you and like minded people have done. You and the idiot politicians have caused a problem where none existed. I've behaved reasonably and as a result, my car is now parked outside my house in the red.
Still, I'm looking forward to using my bike for a while until the fuss has died down.
There was no real problem in 2000 but a similar band of drama queens caused chaos.

Hate to say it but you did ask....Sharpy2010, you're selfish.

This is, I guess, the point I'm making... You couldn't meet a nicer person than me. I'll help old ladies across the road, direct lost foreigners to where they're going, and all those other stereotypes you might want to mention.

But, in the end it all boils down to human nature, which is self preservation. It's a shame, but thats the way it is.

Actually, I didn't particularly ask if I was selfish, as I know I am in certain situations. But I'm also a good, decent person too.

No one is perfect, I suppose.

gardner1

sharpy2010 wrote: »

Call me selfish if you want, but the moment the strikes were announced I went and filled my tank to the brim. Considering everyone else was going to do the same, I merely did it before there started to be long queues.

how many miles do you drive in a week

brokenant

It might be selfish but has to be done, and will be by me after today. Went to fill up the shogun at lunch as normal on payday, visited 9 petrol stations, 6 completely dry, 2 unleaded only and the last one with 30+ cars queued (tesco unfortunately). Must have been running on fumes as it took £120 of diesel to fill.
I did notice a lot of people putting in less than 20 litres, there the ones making everything worse.

vax2002

Same people would be first in to a lifeboat, first out of a fire, first to grab the aid in a disaster, first to fill up in a crisis. Why, because they are survivors and the rat race is survival of the fittest.
Morals wont get you to work or save your job when the sackings come for not been able to get there.

Wig

I LOLd this morning on my way to work as I saw a queue of traffic going into tesco's for fuel backing out and blocking the lane 1 on the main road, I was in lane 2 and had just overtaken everyone up to the lights waiting to go straight on, when I realised what all the traffic was for, oh boy did I have a good chortle at all the fools panicking when they have to give 7 days notice of a strike. 400 yds further on was a Texaco with similar if not identical prices to Tesco and only 2 cars queueing for that one, they were inside the forecourt too.

I have about 5 litres of petrol in my tank and I'm happy as Larry as I only use about 20 ml of petrol each day so I have enough to last me about ummmm 9 months ..... The rest of the time I use LPG

All those cars driving round with full tanks will slowly reduce the queues at the pumps LOL.

sharpy2010

gardner1 wrote: »

how many miles do you drive in a week

Maybe 50 or so, I don't rely on my car, but I want it available to use in an emergency situation.