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this stuff gets changed when enough people get worked up & start moaning...
we had a local building scheme that the outgoing council passed, and public outcry was really low key, but absolutely everyone in our town was dead against the scheme, it did involve building flats all over our local play park, and there was enough muttering that it got dropped.
i looked at the queue, laughed, drove off, looked at my mpg needle and was 11mpg...and pulled this face
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We have got loads of jobs coming in at work about potential riots at filling stations atm. One woman even rang in to say a member of staff at the garage she was queuing at appeared to have had some sort of breakdown and was crying in the shop. Lol!!
It is all complete madness. Problem is though..even if you have over half a tank or so left, your made to fill like you have to join the queue to fill up coz otherwise the stations are closing. The one at the bottom of my road has shut up shop.
Edit - although if they do decide to strike, the emergency services get allowances for fuel so ill never be able to skive off work.
i think its just been government instigating panic buying to top up there end of tax year revenue, so thanks to everyone that rushed to there local petrol station to help wipe off some of our countrys debt!
as there was no planned dates even released for a strike!
There are 5 petrol stations where I live and all ran out of derv and all still have petrol.
I wonder how many have run out of gas though lol
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Originally Posted by matthew172
Yep. And also if everyone has a full tank +stored supplies then if the tanker drivers strike no one will give a funk as we'll have fuel and they wot have actually achieved anything..... Cunning plan from no10 IMHO.
cunnting plan more like
the original govt advice was... we're trying to get this potential strike stopped, but if you want to be sure, fill some jerry cans up & put them in your garage....quite decent & legal advice...
till the fire brigade union went on all forms of media saying it was dangerous & stupid... so everyone with a petrol lawnmower, jetski, crosser & kiddy quad is stupid??
then their advice was, when you get to 1/2 tank, fill it up so you have enough fuel to cover any journeys you need to do... again, pretty good advice
lets just say that round where i live, nobody is panic buying fuel at all
If it stops money grabbing "socialist" twunts from trying to make a stand then it's good.... Defeating the unions this way is genius and saves having to actually talk to the retards.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy
i do this also! i am laughing at every one! so glad i dont have to drive to work any more!Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex J