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robatwork

facade wrote: »

(I remember when you could clear the supermarket shelf by rushing upto the sugar, putting 3 bags in the trolley and mentioning there is none left in the next town because of "The Strike" :D)

To bring this back to motoring - the fuel "shortages" 10-15 years ago were really no fun. The first couple really were shortages, with no choice but to sit in long queues at the petrol stations, or go out at 2am and still sit in long queues, or not go to work.

The next few panics were just that - word seemed to go round a town that all the local stations were running low and suddenly huge queues again. 5 minutes listening to the news made it obvious there weren't really shortages though, and a day or two after the queues, forecourts were deserted.

I don't miss that time.

Moto2

robatwork wrote: »

To bring this back to motoring - the fuel "shortages" 10-15 years ago were really no fun.

On the contrary, as a home based technician at the time, I thought it was a wonderful time