Bad tempered people and petrol queues.

According to the papers it's very localised SueDonim.
Sarnia Thinking of him sat there made me chuckle. Perhaps he was collecting information for an organisation about the problem?
I dont know, but some people seem extraordinarily cross or interested.

The behaviour towards us was definitely worrying jackiebeel

I'm wondering how much the press is to blame for winding the situation up TerriBull?
As SueDonim pointed out, there could just be a few hot spots of slow service.

Joined a queue of about twenty cars yesterday. When we got to he head of the queue there were bollards across the forecourt with a gap for one car. Assistant checking all petrol pumps and told us which one to go, when free. So so civilised and working so well. No anxiety. Well done Sainsburys.

An ex student of mine, now a nurse, has been driving around this morning after coming off night-shift, looking for petrol. I feel sorry for her having to do this, after working a 12 hour shift. And if she can't get petrol, she won't be able to get to work tonight.

Own goal, Brexit.

A lot of people are on edge. The Pandemic is not going away any time soon, Brexit is not proving the wonderful exercise it was supposed to be, fears of another ruined Christmas … and I’m afraid that some people just don’t have the wherewithal to be patient.

There was a picture yesterday of a woman filling up numerous plastic containers, which I gather shouldn't contain petrol anyway, holding everyone up behind, and presumably after she had filled the tank of her vehicle as well. Really selfish "I'm alright Jack" behaviour which is bound to make even the calmest people bad tempered.

Disgusting behaviour.
(Them, not you!)

I was in a very long queue on Sunday, waiting for fuel. The gauge was teetering on red, so I needed to fill up. I was amused by a gentleman sitting on a fold-up picnic chair on a small island at the junction of 3 roads. He seemed perfectly content and I daresay he was getting some entertainment from all these petrol crazy drivers around him. I wondered why he couldn't find something better to do on a Sunday lunchtime rather than sit amongst heavy traffic inhaling all the fumes.

We bought fuel today. Everything was calm and no unpleasantness that I saw, even though some of the pumps weren’t working.

AGAA4 Thats terrible. I presume someone else wanted the space, and thought they were more needy?

Well exactly Lincslass so not really anything to do with any perceived fuel shortage. But that was how it seemed to be viewed by others.
It didn't make any sense at the time or now.

People seem to be more aggressive now. My poor neighbour who is disabled had abuse hurled at her for parking in the disabled bay.

If a tanker was emptying into the tanks, for safety reasons the forecourt has to be closed under ACOP and should be done under DSEAR guidelines. Very dangerous not to do so and can be reported to the relevant authorities, ie Police and Local Health and Safety.