Panic Buying

[Stringent]

I know it was mentioned in the other thread about petrol, but panic buying has taken off again. Its not helping anything really, people are just shooting themselves and stiching themselves up.

Mind you, when we see people buying we buy so it escollates. I filled up just to be safe anyways. Taking the bike to work tomorrow. Probably take as long to cycle as to drive sometimes! He says, come the morning I won't want to!

Just paid 103.9 for BP Ultimate. Sheesh.

[Stewart]

I heard that petrol will cost £5 per cup soon, you'll have to carry it from the pumps to your car in your mouth, due to new safety regulations, and it will only be avalible every second Thursday.

So my advice to you is - PANIC! And - FILL UP YOUR CAR, FILL UP ALL YOUR CARS! But most of all, don't forget to - PANIC!

Its for the best.

[TheAnimus]

my farther always keeps a full tank, has done, as his farther before him did (damn army). Also i think we've a few leters in the garage, those large 10 leter jerry cans they made illegal, i think there still full, thou u might need to siv it first

[Rave]

Litre, sieve, they're, I, you.

I have no petrol in my car- but equally no plans to drive anywhere in the near future, so I don't think I'll bother filling up. When I went to buy a pack of cigs from the garage next door at 10pm tonight it was way busier than I've ever seen in on a Monday night- so it seems to me that panic buying is indeed in full effect.

[TheAnimus]

ah, the idea that you smoke after correcting me on my spellings brings a smile to my face. One day i hope to bring the pain and missery to week minded people only a tabaco company could (or maybe a sugar company......).

But ontopic, our local supermarket had a massive queue.

Its times like this i enjoy the fact i don't own a car even more.

[Swafe]

Local station is run dry :\

[Rave]

I smoke infrequently enough that it's unlikely to reduce my life expectancy. Feel free to try bringing the pain though.

[Mrs Dak]

Just got back from shopping/petrol purchase. Was mad, 24hr tesco garage shut, tesco express down the road queues to the few pumps still running. Had to join in as tank was on red, half a blummin' hour to buy fuel

[Kitty]

Local station is run dry :\

ours tooo iv only got a quarter of a tank (that gets me to leicester and back)

i need to fiil up bad or i wont be able to go see my mummy

(just incase i cant come see you for abit)

[Emzay]

Was ridiculous @ 24hr tesco tonight, I parked up and there were huge queues. Came back a few hours later after going to town for a meal and half the forecourt was coned off cos they'd bled it dry. They're causing their own fuel crisis.

Both our cars currently have nearly full tanks so we're using the bus as much as poss, dad using his skooter and we're only making small journeys before saturday cos i have to get to friggin' uni.

Petrol protests are teh lame

[ajbrun]

I was working in Sainsburys petrol station on saturday, and it was SO busy!! It wasn't just there though, the store was busy too. It seems everyone was panic buying everything.

We had 2 pumps empty of unleaded and ASDA which was only a short walk away had completely run out of deisel. I hadn't seen the shop that busy since christmas times, and although I don't go into the pertol station enough to know, that was pretty mad too.

[Stewart]

My Dad had to wait an hour or so to fill up, and this was late at night. I wonder if anyone is panic buying Rich Tea? Better not, I like them, don't want a shortage.

[kempez]

My Dad had to wait an hour or so to fill up, and this was late at night. I wonder if anyone is panic buying Rich Tea? Better not, I like them, don't want a shortage.

Nah I'm hoping the choccie hob-nobs are still gonna be on the shelves when I get home.

DAMN THEM!!!

[Knoxville]

Luckily we don't have to queue tbh but it is getting pretty stupid round here, 30 minutes one of my mates spent waiting to fill up last night, its times like these im glad I don;t drive.

[5lab]

hmm i need a full tank for friday. have i left it too late??

guess that'd learn me for being lazy

[Spud1]

It sounds crazy tbh, remeniscient of a few years back with all the protests, back then i was loving it, the possibility of no school appealed to me (lots of teachers couldnt get to work, was great). Different now that I do drive when at home, and i know how expensive fuel is normally, let alone at the moment.

Not seeing any panic buying over here tho, then again the prices are always high in switzerland heh