Panic buying, hoarding

[thirdcrank]

... How is it with the rest of you now?

Re fuel supply, all over bar the shouting in LS27. We went shopping this morning as we usually do AM Monday. (Sainsburys this week as they sent us a load of money off coupons.) No queue at filling station at all. Mrs thirdcrank went into the kiosk to pay and the very friendly colleague on the till told her the staff had been subject to a lot of verbal abuse over the last several days but he was blaming the problems 100% on the media for stoking it all up.

[Psamathe]

I drove in to local town this morning (to take bike into LBS for repair) and on the way passed Waitrose petrol station empty of everything and closed. I was not after fuel anyway but small sample suggests crisis is not ended everywhere yet.

Ian

[Jdsk]

I drove in to local town this morning (to take bike into LBS for repair) and on the way passed Waitrose petrol station empty of everything and closed. I was not after fuel anyway but small sample suggests crisis is not ended everywhere yet.

We're having some work done on the house and the carpenter can't come as planned because his van is out of Diesel fuel.

And I'm sure that it's also affecting things that really matter.

Jonathan

[Oldjohnw]

No doubt the media stoked it up. But initially they reported a reality.

[Mick F]

We were in Tavistock in the car earlier today, and considered buying petrol.
Have just under half a tank left, and we usually fill up to the top when it gets to where it is now as the pointer thingy always drops quickly after the half-way point.

Last filled up on Monday 20th Sept and drove to Exeter and back the following day. Round trip of nearly 100miles.

Morrisons where we usually fill up is, and has always been, a busy fuel station. It was no different today, so we didn't bother.
We have no intention of driving very far soon, so we'll get petrol when we're out, and not go out to buy petrol.

[jb]

My cars been in the garage having a dent removed the whole of this fuel crisis. It's not fair - I demand the right to panic buy.
I'm certainly not filling the courtesy car up

[thirdcrank]

No doubt the media stoked it up. But initially they reported a reality.

Next time I'm at Sainsburys, I'll put the colleague right.

[reohn2]

We were in Cambridge on holiday when it all hit the fan luckily I'd filled up with diesel juusssttt before fan strike(last Friday).Since then I've been able to dpfill up the car once without issue and one of my motorcycles twice without issue though the first time I had to queue behind three cars.
So no big deal for me.

[Oldjohnw]

No doubt the media stoked it up. But initially they reported a reality.

Next time I'm at Sainsburys, I'll put the colleague right.

I’m sure the Sainsbury person has a legitimate view but that doesn’t give them some special wisdom. The simple fact is that the press reported a problem that BP had after BP made the announcement. The press did not make up the continued difficulties some still have. There is a limit to how much panic buying and stocking up people can actually do.

[thirdcrank]

Thanks for putting me right.

[rjb]

Had to take Swambo for an appointment at the hospital today. Low petrol light came on so filled up at Sainsbury's on the way home. £29.86 filled it up.
£1.32.9 a litre. We only have a small car an i10, and we will only fill it up when the low tank light comes on. Will probably last us until next month. Drove straight in to an unoccupied pump. No signs of queuing in Taunton.

[Oldjohnw]

Still a shortage in some parts, whatever the cause:

https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... SApp_Other

[NATURAL ANKLING]

Hi,
Apparently it started again
Queues at fuel stations.

[Psamathe]

Did you know that 90% of the toilet paper used in the UK is imported from Russia? (Well if Putin can made up twaddle, don't see why I can't as well). :)

Ian

[Hellhound]

Hi,
Apparently it started again
Queues at fuel stations.

Idiots.
Apparently a woman wanted a refund on a comedy club ticket as it was too risky to travel from Hull to Blackpool due to the Russia/Ukraine stiuation.
https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/loc ... y-23223995
How do these morons get by every day