why are people queuing up for 30mins outside petrol stations, when there is no shortage!!!!???!!!!


worse still - I actually need to fill up on the way home tonight!!!

Because it serves the government's agenda to create an atmophere where workers standing up for their rights are the bad guys and not the rapacious capitalists involved in a race to the bottom.

And because people are idiots.

I think i's because even when people know that others are acting irrationally, they have to try to beat the rush or get stranded without fuel themselves.
Declaring a shortage is a self-fulfilling prophecy.

I filled up the bath with unleaded yesterday. I'm sure it's safe.

Invite Franny Maude over for a dip.

Just make sure he's got a lit fag in his gob at the time

[sizeGood lad DHM, that's the Blitz Spirit we're lacking![/size

I have to make a lengthy journey tomorrow for work and I'm running just above empty right now. I refuse to join the morons currently embarrassing themselves by queueing for hours so I'll probably go out at about 10pm tonight and fill up.

Given that the strike is forecast to take place at Easter and 7 day's notice is required prior to any action, my only conclusion is that people are stupid.

Personally I couldn't care less if my local petrol stations run empty. It'll be a bit of an inconvenience but my day would go something like, "Morning boss...no petrol and local garages are empty...I'll have to work from home today...and probably the rest of the week...yes, I have plenty to do...thanks, bye."

We're at least a week away from strike action people. If the news companies (Who as ever just whip the issue up into a frenzy) were made to stop reporting the queues and the panic buying, people wouldn't bother queueing or panic buying.

rlHererl's an interesting take on things, from an angle I wouldn't have thought to look at it from.

rlHererl's something nonsensical that I knocked up

Although I'd be inclined to add that so much of the media is utterly on side with this aim that it is perhaps not entirely easy for many people to see past the propaganda that they are being fed and have been fed for over 30 years.

Indeed. Because the only people in the world who have a right to demand that their income does not decrease (in real terms) or even stay the same, but actually rise, are those in the top income percentile.

It's a pity that this does not also apply to private housing landlords in London, who have hiked rents by an average of 7% in the last year alone.

It always seems that 'economic realities' only have to apply to some people.

I can see that you've done much research into this dispute and haven't relied on the right-wing propaganda pervading the media.

No really, I can, honest