29-09-2021, 09:29
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Re: Panic at the Pumps
I like their optimism.
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but if firms have to ramp up pay to recruit drivers, that cost could trickle down to the consumer.
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No some altruistic owner of a haulage company is going to absorb the cost himself.
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29-09-2021, 10:21
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#227
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Re: Panic at the Pumps
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No some altruistic owner of a haulage company is going to absorb the cost himself.
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. . . or look for cheaper drivers 
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29-09-2021, 10:29
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#228
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Re: Panic at the Pumps
Well I wasted 1-1/2 hours and 5 miles of diesel trying to fill up 5 pumps were closed, and the queue to the BP near the M11 was stationary and moving 2 car lengths every 10 mins, I gave up and saw cars going into the Shell garage, woo-hoo I thought, but alas its petrol only.
So I gave up and popped to Sainsbury's to put my meds in, their fuel station didn't get there delivery yesterday.
So tomorrow I'll try the Tesco when I do my shop.
On brighter news, some people have panicked so much they put the wrong fuel in, and hopefully killed their engine.
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29-09-2021, 10:35
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Re: Panic at the Pumps
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Originally Posted by jfman
I like their optimism.
No some altruistic owner of a haulage company is going to absorb the cost himself.
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The margins aren't there for them, there is no way they can compete with the bounties being offered to drivers by amazon or the supermarkets but that's okay, it's the media's fault...
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29-09-2021, 10:50
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Re: Panic at the Pumps
To paraphrase Oscar Wilde…
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“'To have to save one Christmas, Mr Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to have to save two looks like carelessness...”
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Boris Johnson - a man who sets fire to your family’s house, runs away, then turns up with a leaking bucket of water shouting "I’LL SAVE YOU!".
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29-09-2021, 11:03
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Re: Panic at the Pumps
You now see how brilliant Boris is at taking the helm in a crisis. 
On top of all the things he's got to manage, he now decides to save Christmas, which I'm sure many will say is a wonderful thing to save.
The thing is, if Christmas does indeed need saving, wouldn't God be the designated person to do so . . with a little help from St Nicholas?
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29-09-2021, 11:09
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Re: Panic at the Pumps
So how many petrol pumps were empty because of delivery problems, rather panic buying?
If one pump ran out, other petrol stations were available.
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29-09-2021, 11:34
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Re: Panic at the Pumps
I know some on the Forum will be asking us to try and see the benefits of the petrol crisis.
I guess one is that people will be far more disposed to buying an electric car than they were before it. One current issue with electric cars is range anxiety with the car running out before it can be recharged. Petrol and diesel car drivers are now experiencing this constraint too.
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29-09-2021, 11:34
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Re: Panic at the Pumps
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So how many petrol pumps were empty because of delivery problems, rather panic buying?
If one pump ran out, other petrol stations were available.
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See my post 228.
It is a domino effect, one runs out others take the rest, then like my Sainsbury's they delivery didn't arrive.
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29-09-2021, 12:00
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Re: Panic at the Pumps
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I know some on the Forum will be asking us to try and see the benefits of the petrol crisis.
I guess one is that people will be far more disposed to buying an electric car than they were before it. One current issue with electric cars is range anxiety with the car running out before it can be recharged. Petrol and diesel car drivers are now experiencing this constraint too.
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Nah, electric cars are probably fine if you're lucky enough to have a driveway or dedicated on street parking . . . with a handy charger within 2 meters.
As for many of us, it's normally 'in, fueled, paid and out' in 5 minutes at a petrol station . . sometimes with extra purchase of a Cadburys cream egg as a treat
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29-09-2021, 12:05
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Re: Panic at the Pumps
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You now see how brilliant Boris is at taking the helm in a crisis.
On top of all the things he's got to manage, he now decides to save Christmas, which I'm sure many will say is a wonderful thing to save.
The thing is, if Christmas does indeed need saving, wouldn't God be the designated person to do so . . with a little help from St Nicholas? |
he's going to get an HGV driver for the Coca-Cola truck 
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29-09-2021, 12:30
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Re: Panic at the Pumps
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See my post 228.
It is a domino effect, one runs out others take the rest, then like my Sainsbury's they delivery didn't arrive.
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The point being is that if only a handful ran out in the beginning, people had plenty of other petrol stations to use in the normal manner. Was there anything like a shortage anywhere in the first place?
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29-09-2021, 12:55
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Re: Panic at the Pumps
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he's going to get an HGV driver for the Coca-Cola truck |
Santa’s got that covered already… 
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29-09-2021, 13:32
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Re: Panic at the Pumps
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The point being is that if only a handful ran out in the beginning, people had plenty of other petrol stations to use in the normal manner. Was there anything like a shortage anywhere in the first place?
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Define the first place.
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29-09-2021, 13:51
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Re: Panic at the Pumps
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Define the first place.
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Before the media got wind of something?
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