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Originally Posted by Chris
On the other hand, in 2000 T. Blair was lambasted for not acting quickly enough in the face of a strike threat by tanker drivers. Sometimes the guvmint is damned if it does and damned if it doesn't.
Personally, I think a bit of panic buying now is worth the pain to deny that moron Len McLuskey the pleasure of igniting the panic when he finally decides to call a strike. Nationwide industrial action aimed at any part of our essential infrastructure is a terrorist tactic and anything the government can do to fight it is welcome in my book.
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So when people panic buy petrol, and store it in the garages, sheds, cellars, utility rooms, etc... which are mostly common places for domestic fires, then who has to sort out the fires made 100x worse due to the stupid advice given out by an MP who hasn't got a clue what he is talking about?
It will be an arsonists dream come true. The fire investigation dogs won't be able to determine between petrol used by the arsonist, and petrol stockpiled.
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Originally Posted by Osem
I've heard people are now panic buying walking shoes...... 
Damien's spot on and the media constantly banging on about panic buying is only going to cause more panic buying. But then, that gives them a nice juicy story to report on. Same thing happened during the riots, endless repeats of the same scenes of a few fires, break-ins etc. giving the impression the whole UK was under siege. Two things need to happen in situations like this a) the media needs to act more responsibly and b) people need to think for themselves and use some common sense. |
Sorry, but that is a contradiction in terms...it will never happen.
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Originally Posted by gazzae
I did panic buy some sausage rolls while they are still 3 for a quid.
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Really??? Where from, I must rush down there now