jakarta
Well-known member
Media Bollocks, plenty of oil being refined, a slight distribution issue has been presented as a disaster as per the UKs toilet rolls misery a couple of years back...
[News] There's no need to panic buy petrol
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Quite. What is the point telling the public about something when doing so will trigger either nothing or panic buing madness. There is no way anybody's life is made better by 'news' like this.
Imagine the media had kept schtum? You turn up and can either buy petrol or not. If not, you go somewhere else where you will be able to buy petrol.
The other view of course is this: you cannot censor the media. If people abreact to bad news that's their problem.
I'm in the former camp. I consider that 'censorship' for the public good is good. The trouble is, of course, governments would use a 'national interest' censorship rubric to protect their own arses from legitimate criticism.
So on the whole I suspect we will need to let the media do their job, and suck up the consequences. Grrrr!
I just hope they don't report a family of paediatricians living in Moulsecoomb or the whole place will soon be up in flames,
People - cah!
mejonaNO12 aka riskit
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You can buy more toilet roll than you need.
You can only fill up your car a finite amount.
It's not really the same.
You can only fill up your car a finite amount.
It's not really the same.
- Jul 10, 2003
- 27,766
Look on the bright side, at least you can wipe your arse this time 
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
- 36,014
rationing doesnt really solve anything with a panic, because everyone goes out to get their ration.
after a weekend of shrill papers, calls for the army to be drafted in, the problem will resolve monday or tuesday when everyone has full tanks. trouble is this weekend anyone low or on fumes is stuffed.
Withdean11
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Annoyingly I need to fill up today ahead of the weekend. Is Diesel affected too?
hart's shirt
Well-known member
Like I said, they just need to check your fuel gauge. People will be filling up that already have plenty.
Cheshire Cat
The most curious thing..
My car can only hold a finite amount of bog rolls - even if I empty it and refill my house also has a limited amount of space
vegster
Sanity Clause
- May 5, 2008
- 28,272
Had to drop Mrs V on Portslade this morning huge queues at the petrol stations on way there, no petrol at any petrol stations on the coast road back to Worthing at all.
Looks like supply chain " issues " for other products could get considerably worse in the next few days if we are short of juice. Talk about a Perfect Storm.
Looks like supply chain " issues " for other products could get considerably worse in the next few days if we are short of juice. Talk about a Perfect Storm.
Fat Boy Fat
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- Aug 21, 2020
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Do you actually mean what you're saying, if so go away and have a think about it to see the flaws in your plan!
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
So I take it the Shell one at the roundabout on Shoreham beach is out?
vegster
Sanity Clause
- May 5, 2008
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Yes, cones out and plastic " out of use " covers on the individual nozzles.. You might get lucky and find they have that super premium petrol that costs 10p more a litre... I just had a peek as I drove by, the lack of cars told the story.
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
Thanks…..supposed to be off to Devon on holiday today…don’t have enough in the tank to get there…then of course I have to top up get back again….*ugger!
Not helped locally with the holmbush one closed again
