PANIC BUY!

[crust]

Poor obs.

[Walker mode] Anyone want to buy some diesel? [/Walker mode]

[DefTrap]

It could be the end of the World though - it has to happen some time after all.

[irie]

One local petrol station has a great way to filter the queue, they're serving at the pumps and are turning away anyone whose tank is over a quarter full.

Good job nobody ever has a long drive ahead of them eh?

How would you identify those who do from those who are taking the piss?

[demographic]

One local petrol station has a great way to filter the queue, they're serving at the pumps and are turning away anyone whose tank is over a quarter full.

Good job nobody ever has a long drive ahead of them eh?

How would you identify those who do from those who are taking the piss?

Dead simple, ask em if they work in politics.

[Taipan]

I can see the panic buy cnuts from my bathroom window!

[Docca]

As much as I agree about the media being abhorrent in their own actions, I find it equally egregious to take a fingers-in-eat approach re: the governments response to…well, just about anything.

Brexit through to the pandemic they have consistently demonstrated that they can’t plan. What’s worse, it’s that they can’t plan against the consequences for situations they’ve perpetuated.

[Count Steer]

It's worth remembering how this started though. It was the fuel companies that stuck their heads over the parapet and said 'I say chaps, we have a bit of a problem with the driver, shortage. We may have a few petrol stations closing from time to time'.
Our glorious media* picked up the story and megaphoned it. Next thing, the great unwashed are queuing at the petrol stations trying to squeeze an extra gill of juice in the tank.

*A Brit was telling a Russian that their media is state controlled and full of lies. The Russian laughed until tears were running down his cheeks but eventually managed to splutter 'Yes, is true, but you believe what your media says' and collapsed in hysterics.

[weeksy]

Wasn't easy this morning but I got some fuel in the end.

[Nordboy]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58687026

BBC still reporting via their main story, that it's the hgv driver issue that are causing fuel supply shortages!!

They're totally oblivious (or being very smug) to the fact that it's their fault because they're causing the panic buying, and that's what's causing the shortages!!!!

[Skub]

Not a queue in sight on my run out today.

[slowsider]

It's a logistics balance that is purposely that way, the shortage is just a lot of people that want stuff right now and not many stockpiles of those things, the demand exceeding supply happens so infrequently that it's not economically viable to stockpile it.

From the FT 2019: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.ft.com ... 6ca66511c9

"The UK’s emergency petroleum stocks will more than halve in the event of a no-deal exit from the EU, reducing the buffer of strategic reserves available in the event of severe global supply disruption.

The government would no longer require industry to hold the EU-mandated levels in the event of a hard Brexit, defaulting instead to much lower reserves stipulated by the International Energy Agency, the UK’s energy department said."


Taking back control.

[Count Steer]

I've not noticed any shortage here.

Oddly enough, NI isn't impacted by the carbon dioxide shortage either. I wonder why?
Oh. Silly me, I forgot. NI is still part of the single market for goods. They just bought in from somewhere else to tide them over. What a neat idea.

[Mr. Dazzle]

I've just been out around MK to run some errands, I did a little reconnoitre of the garages just for shits and giggles.

Full panic here! People queuing out onto the 70mph grid roads...

[MrLongbeard]

I've not noticed any shortage here.

Same.
I filled up the bike locally on Monday, I filled up the car in Leicester on Wednesday, daughter got fuel on Tuesday in Kidder, wife hasn't mentioned any problems with filling up in Wales boyo.

Wandered down to the local filling station this morning with jerry can in hand (to fill the garden tools), in n out in 3 minutes flat, no fuss, no panic, no shortages

[MrLongbeard]

It's a logistics balance that is purposely that way, the shortage is just a lot of people that want stuff right now and not many stockpiles of those things, the demand exceeding supply happens so infrequently that it's not economically viable to stockpile it.

From the FT 2019: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.ft.com ... 6ca66511c9

"The UK’s emergency petroleum stocks will more than halve in the event of a no-deal exit from the EU, reducing the buffer of strategic reserves available in the event of severe global supply disruption.

The government would no longer require industry to hold the EU-mandated levels in the event of a hard Brexit, defaulting instead to much lower reserves stipulated by the International Energy Agency, the UK’s energy department said."


Taking back control.

And have they?
Not that it matters, as there are no 'real' shortages at the mo

[Yorick]

Well, RTTL has decreed it's OK if they want fuel, but everybody else is panic buying. Cool

[slowsider]

But hey, if you want the government to build great big stores of things so you never run out then get your tax money out to build them.

yep, that's it. Or rather, isn't.

"Traditionally, Europe uses the summer, when gas prices are lower due to limited heating demand, to fill reserves for the winter. Following the closure of the Rough storage facility – a depleted gas field in the North Sea – in 2017, the UK has no long-term storage.
...
The UK currently has very modest amounts of storage – less than 6% of annual demand. In Germany, France, and Italy, storage covers about 20% of annual demand."

[demographic]

From the FT 2019: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.ft.com ... 6ca66511c9

"The UK’s emergency petroleum stocks will more than halve in the event of a no-deal exit from the EU, reducing the buffer of strategic reserves available in the event of severe global supply disruption.

The government would no longer require industry to hold the EU-mandated levels in the event of a hard Brexit, defaulting instead to much lower reserves stipulated by the International Energy Agency, the UK’s energy department said."


Taking back control.
[/quote]


Naah, it's bitter paupers believing in lizardmen plus global shortages and some other bollocks I've just made up innit?
Not something that any halfway competent govermnent could possibly have forseen, nope, no way siree and absolutely nuffink to do with Brexit cos thats going to be starting to work out in the next 20 or so years and we'll all have free unicorns.
Yeah?

[Nordboy]

I'm looking at this from the positive side...

I don't have any unleaded for my lawnmower, which gets me out of a shit job for the weekend

[Yorick]

FB_IMG_1632582695067.jpg (127.68 KiB) Viewed 527 times