Fuel Crisis

[kay]

Those oil companies were lapping it up, prices got raised 7p at least where I was...

Shows how stupid the average British person is, unfortunately... and how calculating politicians are

Isn't it the individual petrol station franchise owners who set the price to sell at?

[cityzen]

lol I bet those ministers and oil execs are sitting around in armchairs at this very moment smoking cigars, drinking scotch and laughing at you all

I think that's what they do generally..... every day..... in ever country

[vertex]

40 minute queue at the pumps round my ends yesterday. I'm not even panic buying I genuinely needed to refuel but I did put a little extra in to take it up to a full tank.

Meh, I'm on a quarter of a tank, should last me another day or so.

As the weather is nice I may even use my bike

[jazzamataz]

"Hey guys, we're being butt fucked in the media a bit what with our 'cash-for-access' scandal and the Granny/Pasty taxes, how's about a fuel crisis to take the heat off a bit?"
"Genius idea Dave! And all that panic buying & cheeky forecourts charging a bit extra will bump up the economy ahead of the end of Q1 so we might avoid dropping back into recession!"
"Now that's thinking on your feet George!"
"Maybe we can try and turn the public against those pesky unions too. They're a thorn in our side."
"Associate them with Ed too. The public will hate Labour. Two for one. Har Har."

"huh-huh-huh, we're brilliant"
"Shut up, Nick"



True story.

[jazzamataz]

oh shit... someone else already mentioned this.

[gwa]

i hope my bus pass won't run out of fuel.

[test_recordings]

Those oil companies were lapping it up, prices got raised 7p at least where I was...

Shows how stupid the average British person is, unfortunately... and how calculating politicians are

Isn't it the individual petrol station franchise owners who set the price to sell at?

Do you think the oil companies aren't going to be asking for a cut even so?

[kay]

Usually doesn't work that way. But, it wouldn't be surprising if the oil companies separately raised the supply price for the next couple weeks.

[Muncey]

Haha!

[JTMMusicuk]

Usually doesn't work that way. But, it wouldn't be surprising if the oil companies separately raised the supply price for the next couple weeks.

apparently fuel prices are going to rise 10p this week, i think you may have hit the nail on the head there like

[dindin]

This article: http://www.economist.com/blogs/blighty/ ... ver-petrol

Funniest thing i note from it is that if there is going to be a strike they say there has to be a 7 day warning.

Read something else today which was saying how saudi arabia's spare capacity for oil, should be the thing which helps keeps oil prices stable but the fact theyre extracting a hell of alot of oil inefficiently will ultimately fuck things up in the long run

[test_recordings]

This article: http://www.economist.com/blogs/blighty/ ... ver-petrol

Funniest thing i note from it is that if there is going to be a strike they say there has to be a 7 day warning.

Read something else today which was saying how saudi arabia's spare capacity for oil, should be the thing which helps keeps oil prices stable but the fact theyre extracting a hell of alot of oil inefficiently will ultimately fuck things up in the long run

It's actually quite embarrassing, isn't it? Lots of foreigners now think we're both really stupid and pathetic...

[bennyh]

whats going on?

Politics fam, POLITICS!

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[antipode]

whats going on?

Politics fam, POLITICS!

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reminds me i should download some of this. fucking gold.