Current Affairs

[david63]

Ah but the main point that you are missing is

in London and the South East

and as you well know the little southern snowflakes must not be inconvenienced because nowhere else matters.

[Gill W]

I predict the worst is now over, with a gradual reduction in cases to a potential longterm acceptable level.

The question is, what is acceptable, who decides what is acceptable and how much effort will be needed to keep it acceptable

[Gill W]

Yesterday the media were reporting that 20% of forecourts in London and the South East had run out of fuel. Which means that 80% hadn't. Which of course isn't much of a story.

That’s still quite a big story.

[david63]

As I have said many times before the number of "cases", which is actually the number of positive tests, is a meaningless number - the more important figure is the number of hospitalisations and I still believe that anyone who is hospitalised and has not been vaccinated, assuming that they are able and eligible to be vaccinated, should pay for their treatment.

[Mervyn and Trish]

I predict the worst is now over, with a gradual reduction in cases to a potential longterm acceptable level.

The question is, what is acceptable, who decides what is acceptable and how much effort will be needed to keep it acceptable

The same question I guess as any illness. What is an acceptable number of people dying from flu, cancer, heart disease, mental illness etc? And what is an acceptable amount of money to spend on the NHS to tackle those illnesses. Or an acceptable amount of tax to fund it? No simple or universally agreed answer I suspect.

[towny44]

Yesterday the media were reporting that 20% of forecourts in London and the South East had run out of fuel. Which means that 80% hadn't. Which of course isn't much of a story.

That’s still quite a big story.

As long as the shortages are only in the south east, that's fine with me.

[Mervyn and Trish]

Yesterday the media were reporting that 20% of forecourts in London and the South East had run out of fuel. Which means that 80% hadn't. Which of course isn't much of a story.

That’s still quite a big story.

As long as the shortages are only in the south east, that's fine with me.

It tells us where the worst hoarders are for sure! I bet they all have cupboards full of toilet rolls too.

[Onelife]

That’s still quite a big story.

As long as the shortages are only in the south east, that's fine with me.

It tells us where the worst hoarders are for sure! I bet they all have cupboards full of toilet rolls too.

Nah!...I live in Shropshire

[Stephen]

As long as the shortages are only in the south east, that's fine with me.

It tells us where the worst hoarders are for sure! I bet they all have cupboards full of toilet rolls too.

Nah!...I live in Shropshire

You beat me to it.
I expect your still well stocked from the last panic buying spree

[Gill W]

It tells us where the worst hoarders are for sure! I bet they all have cupboards full of toilet rolls too.

It’s difficult to hoard petrol

[oldbluefox]

I wouldn't advise it but get a few of these, they'll keep you going for weeks

20LTR_Heavy_Duty_Steel_Jerry_Can_Green_0.jpg

[oldbluefox]

There are cheaper alternatives......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFPVUzZ ... einIreland

[Mervyn and Trish]

It tells us where the worst hoarders are for sure! I bet they all have cupboards full of toilet rolls too.

It’s difficult to hoard petrol

So what were those pictured filling gerry cans doing with it then?

[david63]

So what were those pictured filling gerry cans doing with it then?

It would have been for their lawnmowers

[Mervyn and Trish]

Of course it was

So I'll revise my analysis. The ongoing problem in the Sourh East is they have bigger lawn mowers than anyone else.

And are selfish enough to use them when others are desperate for fuel!

[towny44]

Of course it was

So I'll revise my analysis. The ongoing problem in the Sourh East is they have bigger lawn mowers than anyone else.

And are selfish enough to use them when others are desperate for fuel!

Is southern grass still growing strongly in October? Must be due to climate change.

[Gill W]

Of course it was

So I'll revise my analysis. The ongoing problem in the Sourh East is they have bigger lawn mowers than anyone else.

And are selfish enough to use them when others are desperate for fuel!

That’s as bonkers as saying that everyone outside of London and the south east has a mean spirited chip on their shoulder

[Mervyn and Trish]

As bonkers as saying you can't hoard petrol.

[Quizzical Bob]

Glass half full or half empty?

Yesterday the media were reporting that 20% of forecourts in London and the South East had run out of fuel. Which means that 80% hadn't. Which of course isn't much of a story.

And in most other places it was pretty much back to normal. As I was out and about every garage I passed was open, had fuel and only had the usual two or three cars filling up. No queues. No panic. No problem. No story.

Still plenty of shortages in Hampshire. The motorway services were either out of fuel or limited to HGV diesel yesterday.

[Mervyn and Trish]

Glass half full or half empty?

Yesterday the media were reporting that 20% of forecourts in London and the South East had run out of fuel. Which means that 80% hadn't. Which of course isn't much of a story.

And in most other places it was pretty much back to normal. As I was out and about every garage I passed was open, had fuel and only had the usual two or three cars filling up. No queues. No panic. No problem. No story.

Still plenty of shortages in Hampshire. The motorway services were either out of fuel or limited to HGV diesel yesterday.

Get yourself up here then.....

[Stephen]

There are cheaper alternatives......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFPVUzZ ... einIreland

[Stephen]

We are currently in Hampshire, and the garages that have fuel (most) certainly know how to exploit the situation with their prices.

[screwy]

We were in Herefordshire over the weekend,a garage in Bodenham charge £1-47.9 for Diesel. Extortion. Our local filling stations charge £1-36.9

[Ray B]

Managed to hang on till the queues had gone, been in filled up, same price as before, may have gone up a penny.

[Bensham33]

I never know how much petrol cost. I used to just put £20 or £30 worth in