Panic Buying At Petrol Stations?

[The_DADDY 3,461]

4 minutes ago, FoxLady said:

First of many, I'm sure!

 

Our local pub's got a chalked  a-frame outside, reading

 

Beer shortage soon!

 

Panic buy here now!

 

 

HaHa.. 

Yeah I've seen a couple of pubs online who have done similar things. 

 

[iansheff 86]

Two pictures in the link below sums up the brains of some people in this country, one guy filling 6 green cans and another with three big white containers in the back of his car. 

Monster queues at petrol stations as desperate drivers fill jerry cans (msn.com)

[Waldo 96]

I'm sure we'd be a whole lot better off if this kind of thing wasn't reported in the news. As soon as there is even a hint of any kind of shortage, it just fuels panic buying.

[ukdobby 223]

30 minutes ago, iansheff said:

Two pictures in the link below sums up the brains of some people in this country, one guy filling 6 green cans and another with three big white containers in the back of his car. 

Monster queues at petrol stations as desperate drivers fill jerry cans (msn.com)

Woman reporter on Sky said people are filling up gerry cans though it could be for their lawnmower🤔

[iansheff 86]

Around 400 petrol stations across the UK are setting £30 limit on buying fuel, all these morons stocking up on it are making the situation worse.

Petrol stations announce £30 limit on fuel after 'unprecedented' customer demand (msn.com)

[crookesey 631]

What a relief, I’m down to one lawnmower fill up, no way that I’m going to the pumps with a can, and then my foot hits a half full can on the garage floor that I didn’t know that I had, that’s me sorted for this year. 👍

[The_DADDY 3,461]

https://www.facebook.com/groups/482472518432351/permalink/4753525404660353/

 

Oh my 🙄

 

(Please take note. There are a couple of muffled swears at the beginning of the video and some violence. It's mainly handbags at 20 paces but it's violence all the same) 

[RollingJ 1,999]

1 hour ago, Waldo said:

I'm sure we'd be a whole lot better off if this kind of thing wasn't reported in the news. As soon as there is even a hint of any kind of shortage, it just fuels panic buying.

Totally agree, @Waldo - but sadly the media hasn't got the brains to see that - or maybe they just like irresponsibly  fuelling the fire?

Edited September 25, 2021 by RollingJ

[FoxLady 121]

1 hour ago, Waldo said:

I'm sure we'd be a whole lot better off if this kind of thing wasn't reported in the news. As soon as there is even a hint of any kind of shortage, it just fuels panic buying.

Agreed.

First it's reported that there may be a problem tomorrow, which in turn causes the problem, and then they can report it as actually being one!

 

 

[Waldo 96]

31 minutes ago, RollingJ said:

Totally agree, @Waldo - but sadly the media hasn't got the brains to see that - or maybe they just like irresponsibly  fuelling the fire?

Media don’t care about consequences for the county if it sells newspapers or generates ad revenue etc.

[RollingJ 1,999]

2 minutes ago, Waldo said:

Media don’t care about consequences for the county if it sells newspapers or generates ad revenue etc.

I'm aware of that, sadly, but some sense of responsibility should exist - surely. They should know by now that a large percentage of the population don't think of anyone but themselves, therefore creating unnecessary and avoidable problems for all.

[Guest]

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/sep/24/food-petrol-shortages-brexit-goods-johnson-botched-deal

 

About time somebody called it out right.