It's funny how (fuel shortages)

dl8860 said:
There was a caller on Jez Vine the other day that expressed concern that opening packets of salad (that have CO2 in them to keep them fresh) could be contributing to global warming.
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Ah Jeremy Vine. Basically just get two people (usually of low intelligence) with polarising opinions to argue over something stupid.

Technically that person is correct, though, as you're releasing sealed CO2 (ignoring the fact it's source is as a bi-product of some other process and is keeping food fresh), but it's still dumb as it's not a part of the whole picture.

Wait... should I be on the Jeremy Vine show? :(
 
Slam62 said:
OK

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58673567

An example, I don't suppose many on here remember the last time they said this.

I'll let you know, we ran out of fuel in about a week and everyone filled their cars up at every opportunity. It was terrible.
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The time in 2000 when lorry drivers blocked the petrol refineries. A couple of my friends went back to Uni the day before the lectures started, normally they go back 2-3 days before. They turned up this time as their parents couldn’t get fuel. No chance of them going on train or coach as too much stuff to take up.
 
Pretty laughable, the media stoking up the clueless public into panic buying, it’s strange, petrol tanker driving is one of the highest paying HGV driving jobs, I’ve never seen job adverts for such positions even during the current shortage, it’s known as a “dead mans shoes” job ie vacancies just don’t come up unless someone dies….


Oh and this…. :P

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Loved the BBC live outdoor coverage earlier, on one hand telling people everything will be fine if they don't panic buy fuel, but on the other hand saying a particular station's typical 5-days of fuel before the next refill is going to run out at current rates by day 3! :cry:
 
UTmaniac said:
Loved the BBC live outdoor coverage earlier, on one hand telling people everything will be fine if they don't panic buy fuel, but on the other hand saying a particular station's typical 5-days of fuel before the next refill is going to run out at current rates by day 3! :cry:
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but is that not sensible reporting?
sounds like they are saying 'don't panic buy and fuel will last fine until next refill - panic buy and this station will be out of fuel before then'

didn't see the report you're talking about but from what you've posted that kind sounds like what they were saying.
 
Thekwango said:
but is that not sensible reporting?
sounds like they are saying 'don't panic buy and fuel will last fine until next refill - panic buy and this station will be out of fuel before then'

didn't see the report you're talking about but from what you've posted that kind sounds like what they were saying.
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From what I recall of the loo roll crisis in early March '20, reporting on the crisis fuelled the crisis further.
 
Thekwango said:
so the problem isn't actually the media then (in this instance) but the retards watching/reading/listening to it.
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It's a bit of both, I think. Don't expect "Joe public" to make logical decisions (see summer 2016 etc.), the media should know this by now and should not be stoking the metaphorical fire.
 
Once you let the cat out of the bag and mention "panic buying", you can't put it back in. People tend to switch off and go in to survival mode e.g. "must fill up just incase they run out ahmagawd"
 
Wish the media stop showing photos of empty shelves, petrol stations with empty pumps or with queues. As that CREATES panic buying!
 
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