Petrol is avialable here thread

[pigbite]

BBC News - Woman seriously burned decanting petrol

I feel very sorry for the lady concerned but decanting petrol in an enclosed space with an active heat source nearby is a bit silly to say the least.

 

[bluenitsuj]

what petrol shortage ??
No shortage of petrol just a load of panicbuyers getting more than usual.
Eastbourne has plenty , Asda is open and have another delivery tomorrow morning at 5am. They have just been caught out by people getting twice as much as they normally get plus pratts filling containers in their boots as well

Kings Drive Esso and Tesco Lottbridge been out all morning so there is a shortage compared to normal. Tesco just had a delivery and massive queue again. Are there any in Eastbourne without queues?

 

[CHAPPERS]

Er, hang on. There's no petrol in here. Damn you Spielberg and your cryptic thread titles.

 

[pigbite]

Er, hang on. There's no petrol in here. Damn you Spielberg and your cryptic thread titles.

Thank goodness. Imagine the mix of petrol, an encosed thread and some poster or other spewing vitriolic fire from their kidneys....

 

[leigull]

I feel very sorry for the lady concerned but decanting petrol in an enclosed space with an active heat source nearby is a bit silly to say the least.

Close to becoming an entrant into the Darwin Awards

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Is this like the famous "Hurry up and join the queue for Play-Off tickets, because they'll sell out if you don't" thread?

Just trying to help LB.

 

[Gazwag]

Bexhill town centre was having a delivery at 8:30 this morning when I drove past

 

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

Kings Drive Esso and Tesco Lottbridge been out all morning so there is a shortage compared to normal. Tesco just had a delivery and massive queue again. Are there any in Eastbourne without queues?

BP Hailsham, petrol and diesel and no queues at 10-15 today

 

[surrey jim]

BP on Gyratory has petrol. walked past 20 mins ago. There was a very short que to get into forecourt.

 

[Blues Rock DJ]

"que?"

 

[Magicman]

Asda petrol station at the marina is now closed , no fuel left.
I just had to go to the independent garage on Eastern rd for diesel for the cab and all they had left was the "super" brand diesel at an eye watering 154.9 . (no regular diesel or unleaded left)
Got myself 40 quids worth of the good stuff .

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

Only seen 1 garage in Eastbourne which has ran out (Esso opposite the Hospital) but that was expecting a delivery this afternoon. Tesco on Seaside had queues but i only had to wait 5 minutes - 6 staff members were directing people to prevent traffic jams.

Only stuck £20 in, no point in filling up a huge amount as they wont be striking anytime in the next week.

 

[Falkor]

Cant find any in Deal today will check again tomorrow

 

[Wilka]

 

[00snook]

BBC News - Woman seriously burned decanting petrol

Woman seriously burned decanting petrol

A woman suffered serious burns when petrol ignited as she was decanting it in the kitchen of her York home because her daughter had run out of fuel.

The woman, who is in her 40s, suffered 40% burns in the accident on Moorgate in the Acomb area on Thursday evening.

She has been taken to the burns unit at Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield.

A fire service spokesman said: "Her daughter asked her mum for petrol because she had run out. The cooker was on and the fumes ignited."

Station manager Lee Smith, whose Acomb crew attended the fire, said: "The people were cooking their tea and dispensing petrol from a container to a glass jug.

"The vapour then ignited, the jug was then spilt which obviously ignited as well and the person involved in the decanting was consumed by the flames.

"Her daughter phoned 999 and was obviously extremely distressed."

Severe burns

The woman was treated by ambulance personnel in her kitchen before being taken to Pinderfields.

Her condition is not known but a North Yorkshire Fire Service spokesman described the burns as severe.

Two firefighters wearing breathing apparatus extinguished the fire in the kitchen and removed the remaining petrol.

A North Yorkshire Fire Service spokesman said: "Members of the public should take extreme care when handling and storing petrol and be aware of the risks associated with incorrect use and storage of fuel.

"Never bring petrol inside your home. If you do smell petrol fumes in a garage or outbuilding ventilate the area and make sure nobody smokes or turns electrical switches on or off. The slightest spark could cause an explosion."

It is not known if the woman had been storing petrol in advance of the threat of industrial action by tanker drivers but news of the dispute was followed days later by government minister Francis Maude advising motorists to fill up jerrycans in case of a strike.

This was subsequently clarified by transport minister Mike Penning who said jerrycans could store 20 litres, more than the amount advised for safe home storage.

North Yorkshire Fire Service on Thursday issued a warning about the storage of petrol at domestic properties.

"Fuel should be stored away from the house in either a shed or a garage, well away from people and anywhere where it might be close to a naked flame or other source of ignition," it said.

Darwin Awards?

Think they only apply for people who actually kill themselves tho.

 

[crodonilson]

Plenty in Lyme but prices pushed up to 149.9p per litre of Unleaded and 171.9p for Diesel.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

As has been said. That woman's actions are almost Darwinian in their stupidity.

 

[willow147]

Pulled into a petrol station in Dymchurch this morning (just after 8:00), there was no-one else on the forecourt. Filled up, paid and was on my way.

 

[public school boy]

All buffoons. No strike action next week or over Easter. 7 days notice needs to be given before the strike goes ahead if at all. I expect that Mr Osbourne is wringing his hands with glee as he counts the extra coffers that keep rolling in. Certain petrol stations have bumped their prices up. No queue today for me as I filled up after the early morning rush.

 

[Garage_Doors]

Darwin Awards?

Think they only apply for people who actually kill themselves tho.

And have no children (report mentioned her daughter).

Cooking tea and petrol fumes, bet that tasted nice.