PANIC buying PANIC, PANIC!!!!!! (merged)
13 September 2005, 12:09 AM
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Huge queues at every station I passed at about 10:00 this evening. Tesco's at Brookfield Farm had massive queues. Something I have noticed is that quite a few of the garages had run out of diesel. I filled up at my local Gulf garage which was nearly empty 
13 September 2005, 12:27 AM
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I gotta drive from preston to bristol tonight. so i thought its 11:40 ill go fill my car up ready for the trip as by now all the panic buying would be over.. Well was i wrong! tescos was qued around the car park.. and in the end i found a shell garage and after a 20 min que got 2 a pump. Then i saw the notice "payment must be made in advance before pumps will operate!!
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13 September 2005, 01:25 AM
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Just stuck a few quid in the tank as the gauge was in the minus. No queue to be seen at the station... £5 should last me for a week or two with the 0.8 miles I cover to work and back 
I should work further from home
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13 September 2005, 07:30 AM
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must admit, there seams to be a very high number of people saying "i filled up tonight as mine was on fumes" or sumthing along those lines
who runs there car on fumes anyway???
who runs there car on fumes anyway???
13 September 2005, 08:03 AM
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Merseyside Police have asked people not to ring 999 to ask where to buy fuel after phone lines became strained.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4236676.stm
13 September 2005, 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by pslewis
MADNESS!!!!
Who started all this talk of panic buying fuel anyway??
Pete
Who started all this talk of panic buying fuel anyway??
Pete
13 September 2005, 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by pslewis
MADNESS!!!!
Who started all this talk of panic buying fuel anyway??
Pete
Who started all this talk of panic buying fuel anyway??
Pete
Will they interview you on the BBC news - Will we at last get to see you
.I can see other websites putting up links to this thread saying - it was this guy that started off the great panic buying madness.
You could end up being more famous than Tweaky's ****
.What's next from Mystic Pete ?
Please predict the downfall of New Labour - Pretty please
13 September 2005, 08:41 AM
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All stations in Macclesfield dry this morning, although I filled up at Shell Dean Row at 6:30am (thanks to my little boy waking me up early) with no probs -- and they're getting a delivery later today, the cashier said.
13 September 2005, 08:44 AM
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1 petrol station out on my way to work, all the others looked chaotic. Morons everywhere, I've only got 1/4 of a tank and in all honesty am rather looking forward to running out and having to use my bike, something I've been meaning to do alot more of.
13 September 2005, 08:46 AM
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Lol Rob Austin needs a good slap, as do the mentally deficient who panic bought yesterday...
What with this petrol clambering and mass hysteria about cricket, it's currently embarrasing to be English
What with this petrol clambering and mass hysteria about cricket, it's currently embarrasing to be English
13 September 2005, 08:47 AM
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Tescos bathgate forecourt was packed at 10pm last night.
The other half spends most of his working day driving to visit clients; we passed whitburn shell and it was dead. Thought with 1/4 of a tank left we had better fill up just in case - especially with me about to give birth at anytime now!
The other half spends most of his working day driving to visit clients; we passed whitburn shell and it was dead. Thought with 1/4 of a tank left we had better fill up just in case - especially with me about to give birth at anytime now!
13 September 2005, 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by scoobyvirgin
Just stuck a few quid in the tank as the gauge was in the minus. No queue to be seen at the station... £5 should last me for a week or two with the 0.8 miles I cover to work and back I should work further from home
I should work further from home
13 September 2005, 09:04 AM
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BTW someone please explain how a blockade will cause problems when everybody has a weeks supply of petrol in their cars?
Very sad
below is a bit taken from BBC news:
She said: "Motorists are trying to keep their tanks full but they will actually end up creating a fuel shortage by not sticking to their normal buying habits.
"Although there's no actual shortage at refineries, this kind of panic-buying at the forecourt is exactly the sort of thing that causes the problem."
"Although there's no actual shortage at refineries, this kind of panic-buying at the forecourt is exactly the sort of thing that causes the problem."
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13 September 2005, 09:05 AM
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I'm looking forward to everyone running out of fuel so I can take the TVR out for some 12 mpg runs down empty roads. Although it's only got half a tank in -- maybe I should panic buy another half a tank, and some jerry cans to be sure?
13 September 2005, 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by King RA
BTW someone please explain how a blockade will cause problems when everybody has a weeks supply of petrol in their cars?
13 September 2005, 09:12 AM
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This is funny, the money that the government and oil companies lose next week when theres no fuel will be made up for by the fact that theyve sold more than twice as much as usual this month, theyre just laughing at us.... then when there is fuel everyone will be back on Empty and fill up again.... If anything we're making an inconvienience for ourselves more than anyone else
and whilst PSL if tossing himself off by the fact that he made a miracoulas prediction about panic buying hes finally shut up about house prices which hes been predicting for the last 5 years lol
and whilst PSL if tossing himself off by the fact that he made a miracoulas prediction about panic buying hes finally shut up about house prices which hes been predicting for the last 5 years
lol
13 September 2005, 09:15 AM
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This is funny, the money that the government and oil companies lose next week when theres no fuel will be made up for by the fact that theyve sold more than twice as much as usual this month, theyre just laughing at us.... then when there is fuel everyone will be back on Empty and fill up again.... If anything we're making an inconvienience for ourselves more than anyone else
13 September 2005, 09:29 AM
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My only concern is that I won't have enough fuel to go to Rally GB. Couldn't give a toss about the tw@t protesters and there stoopid ideas.
Fuel is an expensive commodity, get over it
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Fuel is an expensive commodity, get over it
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13 September 2005, 09:33 AM
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It's not panic buying, it's conscientious buying.
If everyone didn't panic buy there would be no problem - but that won't happen, so either join them - or have no fecking petrol.
If everyone didn't panic buy there would be no problem - but that won't happen, so either join them - or have no fecking petrol.
13 September 2005, 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by pslewis
3 1/2 days ago I started this thread to warn everyone ................. anyone now caught without petrol or in a long, long queue should have listened to Uncle Pete!!
You smug b@stard... Your not bothered about petrol because your car runs on pi$$
13 September 2005, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by scoobyvirgin
Just stuck a few quid in the tank as the gauge was in the minus. No queue to be seen at the station... £5 should last me for a week or two with the 0.8 miles I cover to work and back I should work further from home
I should work further from home
13 September 2005, 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by King RA
BTW someone please explain how a blockade will cause problems when everybody has a weeks supply of petrol in their cars?
13 September 2005, 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Iwan
I'd need a tank that holds about 500 litres to have a weeks supply, especially this week what with the rally.