Have you topped up today?

Our garages are coping now as the queues are shorter, then again maybe the whole of NW Norfolk have filled their tanks!

I hope I can find some petrol this weekend because I am going on a U3A residential course next week in the depths of Lancashire.

Instead of putting a few pounds worth of petrol in the car two days ago, I did fill it up [still only £25 poiunds worth, though]. Since our local garage closed down, I have a few miles to travel to the nearest garage and with looking after the grandson the getting to work next week I can't risk being without petrol [also don't like running the car with an almost empty tank because it's so bad for the engine]. The S.O. is oop north at the moment, and he said there is no panic buying round Berwick, but my cousin in Birmingham says there were people queuing at garages and filing up cans yesterday. I do feel bad about filling the car up, though. What is it with this country? We can't seem to cope with anything.

I haven't and hadn't intended too I have over half a tank and don't do many miles anyway.. but OH shouted up to me this morning as he left for work "You'd better fill up today" me "why I have over half a tank", him, "well if this strike goes ahead and I run out I can then use yours!!" I won't tell you what my reply was!! it was two words..

At 7pm today, after dog walking , we were down to last 90 miles of fuel so needed to fill up. We couldn't believe what we saw at our local petrol stations, long queues, notices saying some of the pumps were empty and there isn't even a strike yet!
With the Olympics in a few months and the tube people also making threats, what impression are we giving to the rest of the world?

I'm afraid I have. Hoping to collect DH from hospital on Monday (round trip of over 100 miles) and going to GS's Christening at Easter, round trip of another 150 miles. In the meantime, I have to be able to get to the station to go to London to visit aforementioned DH. I hate this sort of blackmail.

Queues at all our local supermarkets - someone directing traffic at one because people couldn't get into the store carpark! I personally think it is irresponsible to tell people to store petrol at home - I'm gobsmacked!
We are due to go up to York on Sunday - a round journey of 140 miles - to help son with some DIY and, if we go, will have to fill up when we get back so hoping for the best.

Queues at all the petrol stations round here today - goodness knows what it'll be like when/if the strike actually happens!

Advising people to store petrol?
How much is legal?
Francis Maude is obviously a prize prat!

Better read one' s house insurance policy, I daresay no one is covered for the above.
Ridiculous.

I am feeling very twitched as Saturday is the start of the great family reunion when I get all my children and grandchildren together for the first time in five years. We will fill up before we cross the channel and hope for the best!

Sorry, nothing to do with thread.

Oh Annobel! I thought you were psychic there.

I've just come off the website to top my phone up!

People would work it out without ministers egging them on. Thus creating a fuel shortage when we haven't got a strike. So unhelpful that one does wonder whether they are doing it on purpose.