Panic buying fuel

[Old Skier]

Mate just sent a video he took while waiting to fill up of a woman filling a plastic carrier bag with fuel after she’d filled her car. As she lifted the bag it burst open

Today’s Darwin Award.

 

[IanM]

Mate just sent a video he took while waiting to fill up of a woman filling a plastic carrier bag with fuel after she’d filled her car. As she lifted the bag it burst open

Today’s Darwin Award.

I think this needs posting. Was it a spoof video?

 

[Dando]

One of the ladies mrs d cleans for said a lady in front of her yesterday put just over £2 in the car

 

[Deleted member 21784]

Mate just sent a video he took while waiting to fill up of a woman filling a plastic carrier bag with fuel after she’d filled her car. As she lifted the bag it burst open

Today’s Darwin Award.

That's been doing the rounds for a few days .. think it's an old video

 

[Old Skier]

I think this needs posting. Was it a spoof video?

No it’s real. Just can’t figure how to get it off What’s App

 

[Old Skier]

That's been doing the rounds for a few days .. think it's an old video

Your right, just seen it’s been forwarded a few times.

 

[Deleted member 21784]

Your right, just seen it’s been forwarded a few times.

There is one on twitter of a lady filling a water bottle

 

[3offTheTee]

Drove past Asda at Dunbar twice on way to and from golf course, no queues either time, still limited to £30 worth each I think

Best news I have heard all,week. Staying in Dunbar for 3 nights on Sunday playing North Berwick on Monday and Goswick Links on Wednesday. If you read this which are the best restaurants in Dunbar please? Understand The Creel is closed

 

[3offTheTee]

Sky hs somebody at the pumps this morning. He filled a Jerry can after his vehicle and the cost was £99 plus

 

[Deleted member 21784]

Sky hs somebody at the pumps this morning. He filled a Jerry can after his vehicle and the cost was £99 plus

Have to admit with the price of fuel the Alhambra from empty to full would be £90 plus maybe even £100

 

[Beezerk]

Drove past Asda at Dunbar twice on way to and from golf course, no queues either time, still limited to £30 worth each I think

Strange how some areas are worse than others, finished work early so headed up to a Morissons not far from the customer (just off main road out of Newcastle). Pulled straight in, filled up with £65 worth of diesel and drove out, all stress free.

 

[IanM]

No it’s real. Just can’t figure how to get it off What’s App

https://fullfact.org/online/petrol-panic-forecourt-esso-tooting-false/

 

[Deleted member 29109]

Sky hs somebody at the pumps this morning. He filled a Jerry can after his vehicle and the cost was £99 plus

Maybe he needed the Jerry can filled to put in other machinery for work?

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

I don’t have any concerns, not sure where I wrote that. Having been the lackie for a few governments of all colours ranging from digging graves, picking up the public’s bins, flood and snow relief and being a non trained fireman I get slightly hacked of when a member of the public shouts for the military to deal with something that, if it wasn’t for the normal selfish public, is not required.

I’m afraid that i took as criticism your responses to my suggestions to mobilise the military - both yourself and others who liked your posts and posted similar criticism, And therefore i expect the same criticism and observations to be levelled at the government. Not holding my breath though.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Gosh, there are several threads that cannot be anything else... Given the context of what it replied to, I'd would have hoped that you would have seen the attempt at humour or the irony of certain left-leaning members of this esteemed forum calling for "troops on the streets!"

Apologies for any offence caused!

This situation is one of Joe Public's own making. Sadly.

Watch out though. Someone of my immediate acquaintance got a two week ban for posting a jokey politically flavoured response to a jokey political post.?

 

[Old Skier]

I’m afraid that i took as criticism your responses to my suggestions to mobilise the military - both yourself and others who liked your posts and posted similar criticism, And therefore i expect the same criticism and observations to be levelled at the government. Not holding my breath though.

It was a criticism and members of the armed forces have not been mobilised, approx 400 have been put on standby for a couple of tasks if required.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

It was a criticism and members of the armed forces have not been mobilised, approx 400 have been put on standby for a couple of tasks if required.

ah ok. So putting military at standbye to do something is not the same as and quite different to mobilising them to do something.

Now I might understand that, but do the ’idiots’ (not my description) out there appreciate the difference sufficient for them not to consider military at standby being an indicator of things possibly continuing or getting worse for a bit. Your concern.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

ah ok. So putting military at standbye to do something is not the same as mobilising them to do something. That’s ok then.

Time to take a breath - there are always units within the various branches that will be on standby for many different scenarios - floods are one of the more recent incidents , fire strikes etc etc

There will be a small amount of people who have had their leave cancelled for example or be put on 2 hour notice etc -

The military havent been “mobilised” as you say

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Time to take a breath - there are always units within the various branches that will be on standby for many different scenarios - floods are one of the more recent incidents , fire strikes etc etc

There will be a small amount of people who have had their leave cancelled for example or be put on 2 hour notice etc -

The military havent been “mobilised” as you say

I didn’t actually say they had been mobilised (though I did suggest that they should be ASAP) but the ‘idiots’ might not appreciate the difference. Anyway, 300 are being trained up to be deployed if needs must. This is a good thing as it indicates forward thinking.

 

[Old Skier]

ah ok. So putting military at standbye to do something is not the same as and quite different to mobilising them to do something. That’s ok then. I might understand that, but do the ’idiots’ (not my description) out there appreciate the difference.

Standby - might be needed
Mobilised - forces actually doing something

I have no idea if the selfish idiots understand the difference but they are the ones that cry out for the forces every time they want there life made easy without a though how this might affect those that have to change their plans to satisfy their selfish whims.

You never know, some of these people may even had holidays or other things booked with their families. I hope you enjoyed your trip away.