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Originally Posted by martyh
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 .
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Well it wasn't a sensible precaution. And if you think it was then you obviously aren't aware of the dangers. And you do need the advice given out by the fire service.
Yes I agree that people have petrol for use in garden equipmet etc.. and that is a risk in itself.
It isn'really going to help matters much if you just have one jerry can of fuel is it? And as Maude didn't elaborate and warn people to only store a maximum of 10 litres, then he is responsible for the likes of the woman seen at a local Tesco garage a couple of days ago. She filled her car up, and then opened her boot, and proceeded to fill 5 jerry cans whilst they were still in the boot of her car. Now you can't seriously tell me that you think this was regular practice for her, and that she wasn't doing it because of advice given by the government.
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Originally Posted by martyh
Exactly ,i think it shows why this country is in such a mess ,people cannot think for themselves and to have their hand held all the time
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Unfortunately that is exactly the way it is with many people. And these people need to be taken into account when advice is given out. It may sound patronisingfor most people, but the advice needs to be put in place to cover all levels of inteligence.