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Fuel Shortage

aardvaak
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For some unknown reason there is a shortage of Unleaded & Diesel in Ipswich today.

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  • Johno100
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    Don't know about unleaded, but it's harvest time isn't everybody filling their tractors up?:D
  • Strider590
    Strider590 Posts: 11,874 Forumite
    It's about time there was another shortage, gives em change to double the pump prices.
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  • aardvaak
    aardvaak Posts: 5,836 Forumite
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    Johno100 wrote: »
    Don't know about unleaded, but it's harvest time isn't everybody filling their tractors up?:D

    Farmers don't use ordinary Derv they use Red Diesel delivered to the farm
  • aardvaak
    aardvaak Posts: 5,836 Forumite
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    Strider590 wrote: »
    It's about time there was another shortage, gives em change to double the pump prices.

    Why would that be good if they want to "double the pump prices"?
  • agrinnall
    agrinnall Posts: 23,344 Forumite
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    aardvaak wrote: »
    Why would that be good if they want to "double the pump prices"?

    http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/economics/supplyanddemand1.htm
  • Strider590
    Strider590 Posts: 11,874 Forumite
    aardvaak wrote: »
    Why would that be good if they want to "double the pump prices"?

    Good for them, not for us.

    I swear the "powers that be" carefully arrange these shortages every now and then, often just before an increase in price. We get a "shortage", the prices double, the shortage ends and the price drops to 20p more than it was before the shortage.

    The water companies do exactly the same, why whine about water shortages and use it as an excuse to increase prices.
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  • motorguy
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    aardvaak wrote: »
    For some unknown reason there is a shortage of Unleaded & Diesel in Ipswich today.

    Havent you heard?

    Ipswich has been cancelled due to lack of interest.

    They're just draining the fuel before they tow it out and sink it in the north sea.
  • patman99
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    We all sneaked over from Colchester and syphoned it off.
    Never Knowingly Understood.

    Member #1 of £1,000 challenge - £13.74/ £1000 (that's 1.374%)

    3-6 month EF £0/£3600 (that's 0 days worth)

  • aardvaak
    aardvaak Posts: 5,836 Forumite
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    motorguy wrote: »
    Havent you heard?

    Ipswich has been cancelled due to lack of interest.

    They're just draining the fuel before they tow it out and sink it in the north sea.

    Ipswich has been cancelled due to lack of interest.


    Well I could believe that!
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