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General Category => Chesterfield Discussion => Topic started by: Old Cruser on March 27, 2012, 03:14:55 PM
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Called in for some petrol today, blimey what que in the Clay Cross one, some pumps have run out. I only need a small amount but one chap was filling up his petrol can as well. :o
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Whilst at work today, drove past the petrol station on A61 at Stretton. There were two cars and a mororbike queuing parked on the pavement waiting for access.
At least they werent causing traffic any problems I suppose, But I've not seen that before.
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They may not go on strike ---- if I don't get petrol I'll just have to stay in or bus it it's the people who need it for work I feel sorry for.
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Don't forget to buy an extra fourteen loafs of bread next/not this, weekend.
It's a bank holiday weekend.
Panic buying over Tanker driver strikes.
They haven't even decided on a date yet :o
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No but that's how it is isn't it mmm think 13 loaves will do us ;)
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And 5 fishes :-[
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Whilst at work today, drove past the petrol station on A61 at Stretton. There were two cars and a mororbike queuing parked on the pavement waiting for access.
At least they werent causing traffic any problems I suppose, But I've not seen that before.
I called at Brobot today (because my tank was nearly empty), not wishing to join the big queues at Clay Cross Tesco and they said people had been panic buying for last couple of days
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didnt know they were going to go on strike, never fails to amze me how people think they will run out of petrol for like a day? Surely your using more petrol looking for a petrol station that still has petrol/desiel....silly people
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didnt know they were going to go on strike, never fails to amze me how people think they will run out of petrol for like a day? Surely your using more petrol looking for a petrol station that still has petrol/desiel....silly people
Its pointless striking anyway. Lets say the strike date is 14th April. What happens the few days beforehand? Yeah, everyone fills up! No matter what happens, the fuel companies always win.
Ripped off and not a fat lot we can do about it.
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Training the the army to deliver the petrol :o saying it will hit for Easter if the strike goes ahead ::)
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I see the government is now actively creating the panic situation by recommending we all stock up with petrol or lives could be lost! What an evil bunch of opportunists the Conservatives are!
"A minister claimed lives would be at risk if a threatened strike by fuel tanker drivers went ahead as the conciliation service Acas invited oil firms and union negotiators to talks aimed at averting the biggest disruption to supplies since 2000.
Francis Maude, the Cabinet Office minister, also suggested motorists should fill jerry cans with extra fuel before any strike occurred despite motoring organisations and fuel companies warning people not to panic-buy."
Stiil, I suppose this "warning" helps diverts folks' attention from the other news of the day - like the UK's fourth-quarter GDP fell faster than estimated - "Britain's economy was even weaker than expected at the end of last year, underlining the country's struggle to avoid another recession."
In other words, all Osborne and Cameron's efforts over the last two years are clearly not working despite the hundreds of thousands of folks that now do not have a job, etc etc.
I've seen governments come and go, but never seen such an ineffectual bunch of amateurs as this lot! All the pain for none of the gain.
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Pete,
Best post I've yet read about the tanker strike but you forgot to mention the additional tax the government will earn as a result of the increase in fuel sales - and did you notice how pump prices crept up yesterday...?
I have to keep a full tank at the ready as my Dad is 92, disabled and lives on his own (with the help of carers) 200 miles away. When I called at Tesco, Chesterfield, just after 7.00 this morning, five pumps were coned off - not because the tanks were empty but because the lone cashier couldn't cope with the queues - sort out your staffing rota, Tesco!!
In less than two years of this coaltion we've had rioting, arson and looting in our major cities, 100,000s laid off, welfare services being slashed, youth clubs and libraries being closed and now this. What a state they've got us in to in such a short time and all in the name of Tory ideology - bunch of ****ers!
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Thanks for that Dave - agree with you 100%.
Welcome to the forums :)
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I wouldn't blame the people queueing for petrol if they were filling up in order to drive around and panic-buy first-class stamps.
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welcome Dave and well said!
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I wouldn't blame the people queueing for petrol if they were filling up in order to drive around and panic-buy first-class stamps.
Agreed what a jump in price they are having - sends me straight to my email box ;)
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Welcome from me too Dave ;)
I've got a bit of dilema. I've been driving the taxi for the last 2 week, even at the weekends when I'm not working.
My car is parked at the office, the fuel light came on just before I parked it up.
Friday, I've got to leave the taxi at the office, and go home in my car.
Question: Will there be a petrol station in town friday teatime with fuel.
Or had I best take a fuel can with me tomorrow and try grab a gallon from the first place I pass?
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I watched a chap fill up a petrol can in clay cross tesco's pump's yesterday Fly - so it is being done
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I read someone filled his Range Rover at Clay Cross then bought the last six petrol cans from the filling station and filled them too - greedy, selfish ****! >:(
Thanks for the welcomes, good to be aboard!
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I godda take the can tomorrow, so I can drive round at the weekend and get the car filled up.
We're away next weekend, as per my other post in another thread :(
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I'd get some asap Flyboy - after the government warning going out today, I reckon that everyone will be heading to the pumps. After all, without petrol, your buggered in your job.
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I'd get some asap Flyboy - after the government warning going out today, I reckon that everyone will be heading to the pumps. After all, without petrol, your buggered in your job.
Just for the record OC, my taxi is diesel, there's no school runs next week, so very little chance of work,
if there's no diesel, I just don't work and earn bod all next week:(
'My', car, is petrol, that's the one that's on empty, no petrol and we don't go away next weekend. EeeK :o
That's £80 of caravan wasted :'(
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Welcome to the forum Dave ;)
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If the government are so concerned that the country will grind to a halt if theres no petrol they could always help the economy at the rest of the time by reducing the taxes and duties. Just saying.........
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Welcome, Big Dave. Granny-robbing pasty-taxers are now 10 points behind in the polls
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I'd get some asap Flyboy - after the government warning going out today, I reckon that everyone will be heading to the pumps. After all, without petrol, your buggered in your job.
Just for the record OC, my taxi is diesel, there's no school runs next week, so very little chance of work,
if there's no diesel, I just don't work and earn bod all next week:(
'My', car, is petrol, that's the one that's on empty, no petrol and we don't go away next weekend. EeeK :o
That's £80 of caravan wasted :'(
There was no diesel in tesco's the other day --- school run eh mmm I may know you then ;)
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Just got back from Rother Valley where I have been sailing.
Took me 20 minutes extra to get there because the muppets were queing up at Morrisons to buy fuel.
Francis Maude is a tw@t.
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Were you in the que then Mycul ;)
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Half the petrol stations in the UK are f*cked up thanks to Francis Maude - what a twat.
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Topped the taxi up with diesel, and my can with petrol, in Nottingham this morning. No queue :D
Got back to the office, and thought 'sod it'. Jumped into my car, went to Sainsbury's and filled it.
Had to queue for about 20 mins :(
Apparently quite a few stations are running out now.
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Topped the taxi up with diesel, and my can with petrol, in Nottingham this morning. No queue :D
Got back to the office, and thought 'sod it'. Jumped into my car, went to Sainsbury's and filled it.
Had to queue for about 20 mins :(
Apparently quite a few stations are running out now.
That's it then --- everyone to notts to fill up our cars etc. :)
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The queues at Tesco's in Nottingham were horrendous :o
So I called at a Texaco garage on the Hucknall Ring Road. Bit dearer, but no queue ;)
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Pete,
Best post I've yet read about the tanker strike but you forgot to mention the additional tax the government will earn as a result of the increase in fuel sales - and did you notice how pump prices crept up yesterday...?
I have to keep a full tank at the ready as my Dad is 92, disabled and lives on his own (with the help of carers) 200 miles away. When I called at Tesco, Chesterfield, just after 7.00 this morning, five pumps were coned off - not because the tanks were empty but because the lone cashier couldn't cope with the queues - sort out your staffing rota, Tesco!!
In less than two years of this coaltion we've had rioting, arson and looting in our major cities, 100,000s laid off, welfare services being slashed, youth clubs and libraries being closed and now this. What a state they've got us in to in such a short time and all in the name of Tory ideology - bunch of ****ers!
Quite Right Big Dave - Hello and welcome
Dont forget it doesn't matter who you vote for, the Government always gets in! ;D ;D
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Chatsworth Road (going into town) was a car park this afternoon with cars queueing to get into Morrisons - I ended up going through Somersall to get to Hasland.
Loggins - Ashgate Road - had run out of unleaded, but Walton Motors had plenty and no queue to speak of. ;D
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Not suprised Walton Motors has got fuel. Have you seen the price of it ::)
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Not suprised Walton Motors has got fuel. Have you seen the price of it ::)
Loggins - Walton Motors - and the one on the main Hasland Road - are all selling it at 142.9 per litre, I think they're all Texaco?
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mmm, what can I sell and put out the word there's going to be a shortage of?
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Not suprised Walton Motors has got fuel. Have you seen the price of it ::)
Loggins - Walton Motors - and the one on the main Hasland Road - are all selling it at 142.9 per litre, I think they're all Texaco?
Diesel or petrol at 142.9 ??
Probably petrol. I paid 138.9 for petrol in Notts, Texaco.
Tesco in Notts was cheaper as I posted earlier.
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mmm, what can I sell and put out the word there's going to be a shortage of?
Apparently there is going to be a shortage of taxis in town for the next 2 week.
You can phone me on 075** ****** ha ha ha ;D
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Diesel at 151.9 at the Total filling station opposite the Donkey Derby. No wonder their forecourt was empty with a long queue over the road at Tesco where it was 147.9 per litre.
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mmm, what can I sell and put out the word there's going to be a shortage of?
Decent politicians. ;D ;D ;D There's not many about. Must be worth a mint 8)
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What I found funny was on the BBC 6 o'clock news tonight
They interviewed 2 people who were complaining about the people panic buying. Guess where this interview took place?
Yep, thats right, in the queue at the petrol station. Well thought out then!
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Sky news this morning have had a London Fire officer on who was showing cans which COULD be stored with fuel in safely, metal and plastic I think he said but not tin.
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Tesco's in Clay Cross was 136.9 for petrol on Monday
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Sky news this morning have had a London Fire officer on who was showing cans which COULD be stored with fuel in safely, metal and plastic I think he said but not tin.
It's the amount you're allowed to store that's the issue - Francis Maude said 'fill a jerrycan' which holds 20 litres, that's 15 more than you're supposed to keep in a can irrespective of what it's made from.
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The question is, would you pay say 5p more for a litro of petrol than run out?
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The question is, would you pay say 5p more for a litro of petrol than run out?
I'd pay the extra 5p but put in just enough to get me to a cheaper filling station.
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I don't think I would bother to be honest, as don't need it for work (I work from home and semi retired anyway) am able to use a bus to shop - unless they run out od fuel :o
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Last night on Question Time - 1st question was who is responsible for panic buying of petrol? - 1st answer, Francis Maude.
Typical smarmy politician sh*t stirring and causing mayhem across the country unnecessarily.
Now we read how a woman was messing about with petrol to give some to her daughter and got 40% burns.
They should sack him
Shame on you Francis Maude
http://bit.ly/HlzcUq (http://bit.ly/HlzcUq)
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Tesco's at Clay Cross are out of diesel
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Not suprised Walton Motors has got fuel. Have you seen the price of it ::)
Loggins - Walton Motors - and the one on the main Hasland Road - are all selling it at 142.9 per litre, I think they're all Texaco?
Diesel or petrol at 142.9 ??
Probably petrol. I paid 138.9 for petrol in Notts, Texaco.
Tesco in Notts was cheaper as I posted earlier.
Petrol
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Cheers Alsatian, thought so :o
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The station on Derby Road (now a car wash) banged the prices up when we had the shortage in 2000. They went out of business not long after. People will buy in times of desperation but will not forgive being ripped off afterwards. That should be a lesson.
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Even the Tory press is having second thoughts about this one..
From Charles Moore at the Telegraph:
"But now that I have heard the Conservatives’ private explanation, which is being handed down to constituency associations by MPs, I begin to feel angry.
The private message is as follows. “This is our Thatcher moment. In order to defeat the coming miners’ strike, she stockpiled coal. When the strike came, she weathered it, and the Labour Party, tarred by the strike, was humiliated. In order to defeat the coming fuel drivers’ strike, we want supplies of petrol stockpiled.
Then, if the strike comes, we will weather it, and Labour, in hock to the Unite union, will be blamed.”
What a bunch of tossers... :o
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So the tankers drivers postpone their strike for a few months until after the stockpiles of fuel have been used and if the Tory t*ss*rs try the same trick again they'll be exposed for what they are.
Alternatively, people who have stored cans of petrol and who don't use it for several months will discover how it 'goes off' after a while and gums up their engines. Then they can blame the Tory t*ss*ers who told them to stockpile it.
Hopefully both might come true ;D
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Suddenly a moped seems like a good idea! :)
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Ridin along on my push bike honey ----- ;)
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The Mixtures - The Pushbike Song [totp2] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCWAGpChSRI#)
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aarrgghhh I hate that bloody song ;D
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Aaargh not again....!! (No, not the song...) I went to Tesco this afternoon 'cos O/H's car needed refuelling. Stopped behind a car which was filling up and the driver paid at the pump. The car in front of him was also ready to leave and both drove away at the same time so I pulled up at the farthest pump. It wasn't until I was out of the car and another had pulled in behind I realised I was at pump No. 5 - the one where 'pay at the pump' is out of order. How did I know? I'd filled up our other car at that same pump a few days before.....
So yet again I had to queue unnecessarily... at least this time there were two cashiers on duty.
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I'd filled up our other car
How many cars you got ? LOL
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I'd filled up our other car
How many cars you got ? LOL
More than one, obviously..... ;)
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Smaller queues than normal at Clay X Tesco this teatime. Had diesel but unleaded getting low. Pay at the pump wasn't working and that expensive super unleaded was out of stock but that's only aimed at people who buy bottled water.
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Smaller queues than normal at Clay X Tesco this teatime. Had diesel but unleaded getting low. Pay at the pump wasn't working and that expensive super unleaded was out of stock but that's only aimed at people who buy bottled water.
....or those who ride motorcycles with fibreglass tanks or drive older cars - ethanol in petrol can cause all sorts of problems with their fuel systems. Most super unleaded is ethanol-free.
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I stand corrected
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I stand corrected
Nasty stuff is ethanol, it's 'hygroscopic' - it absorbs moisture from the air so all that fuel stockpiled at home is going to cause problems when it's poured into petrol tanks after weeks or months in storage.
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Whilst the stockpiling of fuel was triggered by government comments, and having sympathy for the woman who set herself on fire, for the family to totally blame them for her accident is going a bit far.
For someone who transfers petrol from a can to a glass container in the kitchen with the cooker on, it makes you wonder how she has managed to survive 46 years so far.
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Is there another panic going on re- fuel. Tesco's were running low again, very busy and some pumps out of fuel. When I asked an assistant I was told they hadn't been having deliveries for some reason - but were hoping to get one tonight.
Not heard how the talks are going so off to listen to the news.
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A few weeks ago, during the panic buying, I went in just after 8 one morning to find the row of pumps nearest the store coned off. As I got to the front of the queue to pay the cashier was on the phone to the store asking for more staff 'cos she couldn't cope and had coned off some pumps to slow things down.
I wish they'd fix the 'pay at the pump' on Pump 5; I always drive forward to free pumps and twice that one has caught me out...
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There were the yellow notices hung over some today.
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I heard on sky news that the union have recommended that the tanker drivers reject the offers on the table