se7ensport
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| posted on 14/6/08 at 01:10 PM |
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bloody fuel
Took the car out for a short drive to fill up, the first two petrol stations were dry so tried one more and the queue was seriously long so turned
around to come home, about 2/3rd of the way back I ran out!!!
I had to walk home about 2 miles, get my bike and a fuel can and cycle back to the queue, seriously pissed off with myself for 1. not stopping in the
first place, 2. having the fuel sender set incorrectly, 3. for even bothering to try and get petrol this weekend.
While walking back to the car some 2hours later having put £6.53 worth of fuel in and dropped my bike home, I was thinking how quickly cars could
become completely worthless if fuel availability became a continuous problem- I'm just glad I don't have a £20K car sat on the drive.
rant over
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blakep82
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| posted on 14/6/08 at 01:32 PM |
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i don't think even half of oil's been found yet...
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smart51
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| posted on 14/6/08 at 02:41 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
i don't think even half of oil's been found yet...
Whereas the oil industry think that world fuel oil production will peak in about 5 years.
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ed_crouch
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| posted on 14/6/08 at 02:41 PM |
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You watch when oil gets in short supply, the oil companies will look harder for new oilfields.
Ed.
I-iii-iii-iii-ts ME!
Hurrah.
www.wings-and-wheels.net
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iank
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| posted on 14/6/08 at 03:04 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ed_crouch
You watch when oil gets in short supply, the oil companies will look harder for new oilfields.
Ed.
They've been doing that for the last 30 years. At some point, obviously, that's going to not be possible anymore.
Then they'll either have to find a way to extract from the Athabasca Oil Sands or find a real alternative.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
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Paul (Notts)
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| posted on 14/6/08 at 03:44 PM |
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Also took the car out for a nice long drive. Whith very little fuel left set off back home. -
First supermarket - no petrol
Second tesco - no petrol
panic - only one left now is a Shell
arrive on fumes at shell garage to find it deserted BUT full of Petrol garage bloke said it had bee quiet!!!!
Oh well I have a full tank and time for a long trip on sunday
Paul
ps Tin top is almost empty but I only use that to drive to work
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NigeEss
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| posted on 14/6/08 at 06:56 PM |
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No probs getting fuel here, Asda and Tesco'd getting deliveries...from Stanlow up the road.
The local Shell and Sainsburies are dry though.
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Macbeast
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| posted on 14/6/08 at 07:06 PM |
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Filled up at Sainsbury's - no problem. While I was there there was a BP tanker at a pump taking on diesel. Oh the irony
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 14/6/08 at 09:00 PM |
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Every supermarket around Ipswich had queues today. Just about every non-supermarket petrol station had petrol and no queues. There was even a Shell
garage 3p a litre cheaper than most others around town, with just 2 or 3 cars on the forecourt!
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DarrenW
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| posted on 14/6/08 at 09:03 PM |
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Bloody typical - i get a pass out for Newark and there is a bloody fuel shortage
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