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    NormDroid
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    I've just been to the garage to get a can of coke, and it's started again, panic buying fuel, people queueing are the roads to enter the garage. Is this happen anywhere else or just Manchester UK? Blogless

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      I've just been to the garage to get a can of coke, and it's started again, panic buying fuel, people queueing are the roads to enter the garage. Is this happen anywhere else or just Manchester UK? Blogless

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      Paul Watson
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      Happens in Zimbabwe an awful lot... regards, Paul Watson South Africa Colib and WebTwoZero. K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

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        I've just been to the garage to get a can of coke, and it's started again, panic buying fuel, people queueing are the roads to enter the garage. Is this happen anywhere else or just Manchester UK? Blogless

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        berndg
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        I think it's nation wide. I just saw a note in the news about it, too. I think it is that people think a petrol price rise from a little under one pound to a little over makes all the difference. I suggest driving less in the first place.

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          I've just been to the garage to get a can of coke, and it's started again, panic buying fuel, people queueing are the roads to enter the garage. Is this happen anywhere else or just Manchester UK? Blogless

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          David Wulff
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          Nothing out of the ordinary here. In fact, given the prices, there were fewer people buying petrol this morning. Are you sure it isn't just the normal lunch time rush to get fuel so people can leave work early?


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            I think it's nation wide. I just saw a note in the news about it, too. I think it is that people think a petrol price rise from a little under one pound to a little over makes all the difference. I suggest driving less in the first place.

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            NormDroid
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            berndg wrote: I suggest driving less in the first place :sigh: Wish I could, place of work is 14 miles away, the climate gets very wet/windy/snowy in the coming months. Blogless

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              Happens in Zimbabwe an awful lot... regards, Paul Watson South Africa Colib and WebTwoZero. K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

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              NormDroid
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              Whats the price of petrol per litre over where you are? Blogless

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                Nothing out of the ordinary here. In fact, given the prices, there were fewer people buying petrol this morning. Are you sure it isn't just the normal lunch time rush to get fuel so people can leave work early?


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                NormDroid
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                David Wulff wrote: Are you sure it isn't just the normal lunch time rush to get fuel so people can leave work early? Nope, people usually fill up on Sunday nights, the cashier said is been hectic all morning, this was at 12:35pm Blogless

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                  David Wulff wrote: Are you sure it isn't just the normal lunch time rush to get fuel so people can leave work early? Nope, people usually fill up on Sunday nights, the cashier said is been hectic all morning, this was at 12:35pm Blogless

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                  David Wulff
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                  The problem with buying fuel on a Sunday night to avoid the Monday queues is that everybody does it. It's like everyone leaving work ten minutes early to avoid the queues - it just moves them forwards ten minutes. Catch-22. There is definately no panic-buying down here though. The news is reporting no panic[^] too.


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                    I've just been to the garage to get a can of coke, and it's started again, panic buying fuel, people queueing are the roads to enter the garage. Is this happen anywhere else or just Manchester UK? Blogless

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                    Dr Reedo
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                    Just walked past the local garage in Bristol and it's not happening here yet. Mind you the price was only 98.9p/lt!! reedo

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                      I've just been to the garage to get a can of coke, and it's started again, panic buying fuel, people queueing are the roads to enter the garage. Is this happen anywhere else or just Manchester UK? Blogless

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                      Lost User
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                      No sign here in Thatcham.

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                        I've just been to the garage to get a can of coke, and it's started again, panic buying fuel, people queueing are the roads to enter the garage. Is this happen anywhere else or just Manchester UK? Blogless

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                        Richard Green
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                        Theres panic buying at the garage next to where I work in Birmingham, cars lined up 4 or 5 deep at each pump. Richard Green

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                          Just walked past the local garage in Bristol and it's not happening here yet. Mind you the price was only 98.9p/lt!! reedo

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                          NormDroid
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                          Local radio stations are saying that people are now queueing to for fuel at garages over the Northwest, probably geeing up people to buy fuel, in preparation for Wednesdays fuel protests. Blogless

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                            Whats the price of petrol per litre over where you are? Blogless

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                            Paul Watson
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                            Oh well I am in South Africa. I was just making a lame Zimbabwe vs. UK joke. Price of petrol here in South Africa at the coast is about R4.50 (38p) now. Pretty good compared to the UK but it is still expensive for us to fill up. regards, Paul Watson South Africa Colib and WebTwoZero. K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

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                              Theres panic buying at the garage next to where I work in Birmingham, cars lined up 4 or 5 deep at each pump. Richard Green

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                              Super Lloyd
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                              buy an hybrid :laugh: or maybe convert your car to GPL or organic fuel ;)

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                                Local radio stations are saying that people are now queueing to for fuel at garages over the Northwest, probably geeing up people to buy fuel, in preparation for Wednesdays fuel protests. Blogless

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                                David Wulff
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                                What's so special about the Northwest? :confused:


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                                  Oh well I am in South Africa. I was just making a lame Zimbabwe vs. UK joke. Price of petrol here in South Africa at the coast is about R4.50 (38p) now. Pretty good compared to the UK but it is still expensive for us to fill up. regards, Paul Watson South Africa Colib and WebTwoZero. K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

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                                  NormDroid
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                                  Paul Watson wrote: Price of petrol here in South Africa at the coast is about R4.50 (38p) now. Yipes, thats dugustingly cheap :) Blogless

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                                    buy an hybrid :laugh: or maybe convert your car to GPL or organic fuel ;)

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                                    NormDroid
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                                    Super Lloyd wrote: maybe convert your car to GPL or organic fuel Cars a VW Golf TDI, aleady takes Diester or Biofuel with no conversion needed, trouble is there about 11 garages in the UK that sell this stuff, mostly in the sticks. Blogless

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                                      Whats the price of petrol per litre over where you are? Blogless

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                                      Gavin Jeffrey
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                                      In South Africa the price is roughly around R6 (+-66 pound) per litre (not even sure anymore with the constant price hikes) but in Zimbabwe the price is Zim $ 22300 .... sounds a lot doesn't it? but in actual fact it is only about 80 or 90 cents in US $ oops did the conversion the wrong way round (just saw Pauls most and it made me realize) i meant (+-0.5 pound)

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                                        What's so special about the Northwest? :confused:


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                                        NormDroid
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                                        Sounds like there are few local DJs whipping up hysteria:((. Also Stanlow is down the road if thats any relation :~ Blogless

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                                          buy an hybrid :laugh: or maybe convert your car to GPL or organic fuel ;)

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                                          Super Lloyd wrote: or maybe convert your car to GPL Hey, now there's a good use for GPL'd open source code! Marc My website Traceract Understanding Simple Data Binding Diary Of A CEO - Preface

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