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All well and good, but what are the kids like?
Our local Honey Monster (septic tank emptying thingy) must be feeling popular these days with the millennials following him, posing next to the shite pipes for Insta; posting videos of new wannabe viral dances on TikTok around his truck; and pondering “on point” hashtag word combinationsI was on the M25 a little earlier and passed a pack of slow moving cars. Looked as if they had slowed down to follow a fuel tanker … or what they thought was one!
Not quite the scene from a Mad Max film!
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I’ve now got my come uppence for being too smart arse about the fuel crisis. Had used all sorts words like herd, sheep and w*****s but now realise as the alleged shortage is a real shortage it's me that's a complete idiot. I have a couple of nights booked to meet some friends at a site in Mablethorpe from Thursday. I have more than half a tank of fuel in the van but not enough for the round trip so went out tonight hoping the pouring rain might keep most drivers indoors. All garages and supermarket forecourts within a two mile radius of Central London are now closed and empty. Instead of roads full of sheep sitting in half mile long queues the roads are full of chickens without heads, including me, hoping to find a fuel station oasis. Of course it didn’t happen. So unless I go tanker chasing tomorrow it looks like my Lincolnshire trip is off.
We was saying over the weekend that this was caused by the media....
And there would be no problem if they didn't stir it all up in the first place.
And there would be no problem if they didn't stir it all up in the first place.
You were right but at the same time if you are trying to act in your best interests then the optimal strategy would have been to go and fill up. I knew full well that the although the supply problems wouldn't have been significant if everyone just bought fuel as normal I also knew 100% that was never going to happen. I remembered the toilet roll episode where I didn't "panic" and as a reward for not being one of the herd ended up wiping my arse with kitchen roll. So I filled it up even though it was half full and now it's only half full again but that's fine as I have no more long trips planned. If I hadn't I'd now be on empty and be stuck or else I would have cancelled everything I had planned over the weekend.
It's classic Game Theory really
Not even sure you can blame the media either, a couple of outlets initially reported a legitimate story which was that some stations were indeed running out of fuel then this went all over social media and then it went crazy. Not sure how this sort of thing can even be managed or prevented without banning social media and managing the news like North Korea or something. Seems like people are just super jittery right now between covid and Brexit throwing their spanners into the already rather fragile supply chains.
You were correct to use those words, they are the people who turned an alleged shortage into a real shortage.
Hold your nerve... I think the longer you can hang out, the more likely you are to be okay. There has never been enough fuel available for everyone to have a full tank, it's just a fact of just-in-time supply.
Once all the hoarders have full tanks they won't be back for a couple of weeks as there is only so much fuel you can store as opposed to toilet rolls that could fill every room in your house.
I am also needing to make a trip at the weekend 180miles and currently have a range of 195 showing on the MFD, so I'll need some before I return Monday evening.
The situation is improving around here as our local has had a delivery yesterday and today it's only Wednesday so by Friday I could go get enough otherwise I'll make the trip down on Saturday and seek fuel on the way home Monday by which time there should be plenty to go around.
Once all the hoarders have full tanks they won't be back for a couple of weeks as there is only so much fuel you can store as opposed to toilet rolls that could fill every room in your house.
I am also needing to make a trip at the weekend 180miles and currently have a range of 195 showing on the MFD, so I'll need some before I return Monday evening.
The situation is improving around here as our local has had a delivery yesterday and today it's only Wednesday so by Friday I could go get enough otherwise I'll make the trip down on Saturday and seek fuel on the way home Monday by which time there should be plenty to go around.
I last filled up on September 18th when I had to do a trip from Bristol to Market Harborough and back.
My gauge is now between a quarter and half. Luckily I’m on annual leave at the moment, not due back at work until October 19th. I think I’m going to be okay until the weekend, hopefully it will have calmed down by then.
My gauge is now between a quarter and half. Luckily I’m on annual leave at the moment, not due back at work until October 19th. I think I’m going to be okay until the weekend, hopefully it will have calmed down by then.
Completely agree. One question though: are you still allowed describe someone as “little” or is that considered offensive in today’s woke climate?!! Everything else is fine!
Good point. I celebrate your bravery speaking up as you did and giving your truth a voice.I think the word SHORTage is also un PC these days
When you say "more than they need" what do you mean?
Do you mean 10 litres to get the gauge out of the red, then have to find somewhere for another splash and dash tomorrow or the next day, or fill up as you normally would therefore being one less in the queues for a couple of weeks, not holding someone up that needs fuel to get to work? Boris is telling us to carry on and buy our fuel as normal.
I remember when the shops shut last March, we were told to do essential shopping only. Someone on here was playing hell because they'd seen people in the supermarket doing a normal weekly food shop. Surely one visit a week to get the lot was better than daily visits for a tin of beans and a pint of milk? The same goes for fuel in my book. I filled up yesterday, now I am out of everyones way for a couple of weeks.
As it happens…I’ve just had a phone call from my friend in Lincolnshire. Crisis, what crisis? All garages open and no long queues. Trip back on. Similar threads
