Strike on at Grangemouth

leroy · Post by **leroy** » 25 Apr 2008, 22:17

Yabba yabba yabba on Radio Four - that intellectual bastion [panic] - Yabba yabba yabba....

RevdTess · Post by **RevdTess** » 25 Apr 2008, 22:34

greg wrote:
Tess wrote:There's an awful lot of tinfoil hat posts in this thread...
Still think they are tinfoil hat posts?

Absolutely.

eatyourveg · Post by **eatyourveg** » 26 Apr 2008, 00:21

Tess wrote:
greg wrote:
Tess wrote:There's an awful lot of tinfoil hat posts in this thread...
Still think they are tinfoil hat posts?
Absolutely.

Ok then, what about the recent eathquake and the shady events surrounding that? Vortex still won't talk about it!

PS_RalphW · Post by **PS_RalphW** » 26 Apr 2008, 09:30

On radio 4 they are reporting that the owners are saying the refinery stays closed until the dispute is settled.

RevdTess · Post by **RevdTess** » 26 Apr 2008, 09:52

RalphW wrote:On radio 4 they are reporting that the owners are saying the refinery stays closed until the dispute is settled.

Genius!

Aurora · Post by **Aurora** » 26 Apr 2008, 10:17

Here's another classic statement from a leading economist:

Yorkshire Post - 26/04/08

Howard Archer, Global Insight's chief UK economist, said: "While we continue to believe that the UK will avoid recession, we suspect that it will see an extended period of markedly below-trend growth."

Original Article

'Markedly below-trend growth'.

Kentucky Fried Panda · Post by **Kentucky Fried Panda** » 26 Apr 2008, 12:05

I'm seeing some very long lines at the fuel stations this morning. Looks like everybody has ran out of go juice today. Coincidence?

Aurora · Post by **Aurora** » 26 Apr 2008, 19:14

The Telegraph - 26/04/08

The oil and gas industry has asked the Government to intervene in a dispute which will see the pipeline that carries 30 per cent of Britain's North Sea oil shut down overnight.

Article continues ...

bigjim · Post by **bigjim** » 27 Apr 2008, 01:04

Virtually no queue for fuel at a petrol station in Liverpool at lunchtime on Saturday.

Aurora · Post by **Aurora** » 27 Apr 2008, 06:25

Sunday Times - 27/04/08

Grangemouth strike: who's fuelling who?

Government is urging consumers not to panic but Scotland is facing fuel shortages as the Forties pipeline prepares to close.

Article continues ...

Also

Sunday Times - 27/04/08

Ministers urged to intervene as Grangemouth refinery strike bites

Article continues ...

Post by **mikepepler** » 27 Apr 2008, 09:49

I'm holding off my panic buying, as I want to join an existing queue to help it look longer!

I've only got room for about 5 litres, but hey, why not join in the fun!

welshgreen · Post by **welshgreen** » 27 Apr 2008, 11:08

No unleaded left at a station here.

MacG · Post by **MacG** » 27 Apr 2008, 13:08

The strike is on national news radio here in Sweden now.

I think that these forums are absolutely great for "early warning" stuff. Hurricanes in the US, rice shortages, rolling blackouts in SA, and now refinery constrictions in the UK - the forums are always way ahead of the mainstream media.

False warnings are also a bit common, so the trick is to sort and judge, but in general the forums are filling an information niche.

Vortex · Post by **Vortex** » 27 Apr 2008, 14:52

No Smoking anywhere near my house please ...

Post by **mikepepler** » 27 Apr 2008, 23:06

Well I lost my nerve and did my top-up. Local station is out of unleaded at a couple of pumps now - and apart from Cornwall we're as far as you can get from Grangemouth without getting wet!