You guys hoarding over across the way?

nepenthean · Post by **nepenthean** » 29 Apr 2008, 09:42

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/ho ... 16211.html

"Panic over future supplies grew as news spread that BP's Forties pipeline in the North Sea would be fully closed by today and that it could be two weeks before the supply line is fully functioning again."

PS_RalphW · Post by **PS_RalphW** » 29 Apr 2008, 10:18

Not many signs of hoarding here in the South. Sometimes the Independant is a big of a panic rag. They love nothing more than a good crisis. That reminds me, the car is half full, I'd better top up, just in case

eatyourveg · Post by **eatyourveg** » 29 Apr 2008, 10:24

Well this morning I went out and bought two more cars just so I could store a bit more petrol.

SunnyJim · Post by **SunnyJim** » 29 Apr 2008, 10:26

I filled our bath up with diesel yesterday. Getting serious innit?

revdode · Post by **revdode** » 29 Apr 2008, 10:34

Last fuel panic the owner of the company I worked for sent our driver out with empty solvent drums to fill up with diesel. He used up half a tank of fuel going to a couple of garages to fill up. These then sat in a corner of the factory. I couldn't persuade him that the risk to the business of not delivering to customers for a few days was far less than the risk of storing and shipping fuel around on our premises.

As a species we are really crap at thinking. I was going t o say thinking about risk but will just leave it at that.

RogerCO · Post by **RogerCO** » 29 Apr 2008, 10:45

SunnyJim wrote:I filled our bath up with diesel yesterday. Getting serious innit?

Home life chez SunnyJim ?

SunnyJim · Post by **SunnyJim** » 29 Apr 2008, 10:52

RogerCO wrote:
SunnyJim wrote:I filled our bath up with diesel yesterday. Getting serious innit?

Home life chez SunnyJim ?

It's what keeps me so youthful don't cha know....