To Those Panic Buying Petrol

[smokin joe]

Can you also panic buy condoms too so you don't produce more idiots like yourself.

[xX-Alex-Xx]

Local Morrisons was backed up about 1/4 mile earlier, totally blocking two roundabouts on the main road. Absolute… fucking….. idiots. They should be shot publicly in front of their families.
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[arry]

[dransy]

Fucking jokers . As a hgv driver myself . I know full well that all the tanker drivers haven't disappeared over night . The media should be bollocked for this . Causing fucking chaos over nothing . There's only a shortage of fuel now because all the cunts have gone and filled their bastard sheds up with fuel that'll never get used . Fucking bogroll all over again
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[pepperami]

I have a full tank of petrol at the moment (I bought it before this panic).
I have a long journey to do tomorrow and will use most of it up.

I’m going to have to queue for fuel tomorrow
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[t121anf]

No queues at the stations I saw tonight

[smokin joe]

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

Range anxiety. Best get used to it.

[arry]

[MCN]

Those idiots stocking up on petrol are the same whankirz charged with keeping each other safe during a pandemic.
Give control of freedom to the masses.
What could go wrong?

I hate the public.
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Disclaimer: The comments above may be predicted text and not necessarily the opinion of MCN.

[xX-Alex-Xx]

Local rag is now reporting that meat and bread will be out of stock everywhere in a week now. Fucking numpties.
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[grr666]

I filled up the van yesterday when I already had half a tank, no fucks given. I need to be able to get to work and
it's a 34mile round trip assuming assuming no traffic so I'm still using best part of a gallon a day. A full tank won't
last me a fortnight but I do have key worker status so if it goes properly silly like it has in the past then I should get
dispensation to obtain fuel regardless. But to be on the safe side, I'll be topping the tank back up to full every time I
see a filling station without a queue on my travels. The best thing everyone can do is stop buying newspapers
and stop watching TV. The fucking media is responsible for most of the panic. The papers and TV said "OOOH Covid"
and the whole country turned to spastics for two years. Some are still hiding behind their sofas...
Now they're saying we're all going to starve/freeze to death/be stranded without fuel and the same mask wearing
panic merchants are having a good old flap about this instead... I work in the food supply chain currently, specifically
distribution and can assure you all that there's plenty of grub getting through and plenty of supplier lorries bringing
it in and supermarket trucks taking it out to the stores.
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[Kawasaki Jimbo]

I blame the media, but also the haulage bosses who set up this story. They’re not happy about having to increase wages and promote driver training. Brexit is working.

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

Wondering if I should make a special trip into town to get “my” fuel and a photograph, then post my indignation on Facebook.

[MCN]

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

Doh! I thought I’d just siphon some out of the tanker (car) but that’s on reserve as well.

[xX-Alex-Xx]

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

But that’s why they’re bringing in a temporary relaxation of visa rules. Of course, the Remainers will seek to make political capital out of this. I think it’s a shame that government policy is so driven by fear of “public outcries” which are wholly made up by the media. Even “the national broadcaster” which we’re obliged to sponsor seems intent on working against the elected government and the result of a referendum.

[xX-Alex-Xx]

Slightly “shutting the door after all the horses have fucked off” though. There’s no incentive for foreign drivers to come back, especially just to bail out the country that booted em out and/or put so much red tape in the way of doing business here there’s no point to it any more.
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[Freddyfruitba...]

Out of interest, what's generally happening with bikes and queues at fuel stations? Are bikers simply joining the 2-hour queues, or are they filtering past (can't see that going well with other drivers?)

I'm heading off for a mini-tour of Ireland next week; on the plus side there are no fuel problems over there apparently but I'm slightly shitting myself because I probably won't be able to reach the ferry port on a single tank
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[doggone]

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

you're probably going to be done and dusted in a fifth of the time a car takes, so riding round and filling up is sometimes fair game - but in a climate of panic buying, who knows
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[Kawasaki Jimbo]

[xX-Alex-Xx]

[blurredman]

Saw people queing up at 10/11 in the night.


I guess with so many vehicles, most have full tanks I suppose I have a back stock somewhat and can syphon if required..
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Current: 1981 Honda CX500B - 91k, 1987 MZ ETZ250 (bored to 295cc) - 38k, 1990 MZ ETZ251 - 49k, 1979 Suzuki TS185ER - 9k, 1973 MZ ES250/2 - 17k.