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Originally Posted by Tim Deegan
That one member of the government was representing the government. And telling people to fill jerry cans is telling them to keep spare fuel in stock (stockpiling). It was irresponsible to give that advice. And as I said earlier, those who don't know what they are talking about should leave it to the experts.
I imagine you would have a different attitude if it had been a member of the previous government.
This isn't a party political issue. It is one of irresponsibility, by someone representing the government, who should know better than to give out dangerous advice.
If you are saying that you would take his advice, then I'm advising you as a member of the fire service to ignore his advice on the grounds of safety.
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This is what Maude said
“As and when it makes sense, a bit of extra fuel in a jerry can is a sensible precaution to take.” That is most definately not telling people to stockpile fuel in their garages .The fact that some people interpreted it to mean ,keep gallons of fuel in containers and decant into glass jugs next to a naked flame is not the governments fault .The only blame that can be placed on the government is not legislating for idiots .If people want to keep a spare gallon in their garage then they can do quite safely as many people already do ,(we are not all idiots despite what the fire service may think)they can put it next to the paint thinners,oil based paint and petrol for the lawn mower that alot of people already have in their garages .