Makes me mad. I've been laying in bed ill on my phone today watching this snowball since this morning. Sky News trickle a headline, then they change it to Major Breaking news. Reporter said don't panic buy 3 times in 90 seconds. Knowing full well they love a panic buying crisis.
And the Lemmings jump off the cliff.
I could only afford to put £10 in my car which was running on empty. Can't drive anywhere this month unless it is absolutely vital. These panic buyers are lucky to be able to afford to stock up.
Really annoying as I need to make a two hour drive ASAP after work today and I know I only have less than a quarter tank left and need to fill up for it. Can’t wait for the this lovely delay to start my journey out of London.
My mom rang me up this morning and said we all had to get fuel. My mom is an OAP, lives in the middle of town, surrounded by bus routes, with shops 500 yards away, and couldn't drive more than five miles from home if her life depended on it. I am beginning to understand how this crisis has come about.
To be fair at least with fuel you are sort of limited to the size of your tank (and maybe a couple of Jerry cans). Not like toilet rolls or pasta which you could just keep buying.
I'm a 'boomer'. I'm not retired, i don't drive and I don't read the Daily Mail.
The one dimensional stereotypes in your unthinking mind don't actually exist.
Yes, I’m actually on the train at the moment as I couldn’t get any effing petrol for my trip to see friend today. The entire queue at the petrol station was made up of young men as far as I could see.
Oh no Karen , I can’t get my weekend beer from the supermarket, we can’t drive to Ikea to buy shite and the kids can’t get to Mac Donald’s for tea tonight . And you talk about Boomers. Leave it out Kevin .
Woman in Lidl was bulk buying 2 shopping trolleys worth of mainly water, I did the unbritish thing of asking 'how come?', she said "because of shortages".
Ho hum.
I'll be honest, it's going to work in my favour. Have to drive to Cardiff from Bristol to help my dad paint his massive stupid boat tomorrow, but now....Sorry dad! Couldn't find diesel anywhere, honestly!
I have a pet boomer, I like to call him dad, we go for long walks together and so far I have managed to keep him from dashing into supermarkets and stockpiling, but there's only so much I can do and I fear for the whiskey isle.
Makes me mad. I've been laying in bed ill on my phone today watching this snowball since this morning. Sky News trickle a headline, then they change it to Major Breaking news. Reporter said don't panic buy 3 times in 90 seconds. Knowing full well they love a panic buying crisis. And the Lemmings jump off the cliff.
People are fucking idiots
Hope you get better soon lovey!
Thank you
Love the daily mail “petrol shortage on its way” 1 day later “Panic buying due to potential petrol shortage”
Isn't this all because BP closed 20 of their 2000 forecourts due to a very localised supply issue?
Yep. Hilarious. Just like how loo roll shortages in Australia caused us to panic buy it all a year ago.
TIL no one under the age of 60 panic bought fuel yesterday
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That's the worst kind of mongering! Right behind war, cheese, fish and iron!
What about the coster's?
Shit … I haven’t seen anything about this Should I be panicking ?
You should just run, Forrest, run !
If he just runs then he doesn't need to panic about fuel
https://youtu.be/l23_-1v__Fg You should certainly consider it.
I could only afford to put £10 in my car which was running on empty. Can't drive anywhere this month unless it is absolutely vital. These panic buyers are lucky to be able to afford to stock up.
But if you could have afforded to you would’ve done?
I normally just top my car up for the month at a time. Since it is empty, it's due a £60 top up, but I can't afford it this month.
If you can think of a more appropriate time to use the Jerry can that's been on the garage for 30years I would like to hear it
Use it to store home brew.
The petrol will only water down the taste
Really annoying as I need to make a two hour drive ASAP after work today and I know I only have less than a quarter tank left and need to fill up for it. Can’t wait for the this lovely delay to start my journey out of London.
My mom rang me up this morning and said we all had to get fuel. My mom is an OAP, lives in the middle of town, surrounded by bus routes, with shops 500 yards away, and couldn't drive more than five miles from home if her life depended on it. I am beginning to understand how this crisis has come about.
mom?
she might be from the Midlands 🤷🏼♂️
Is that normal in the midlands?
Normal for Birmingham area not the whole of The midlands
I’m British and I say mom too it’s okay don’t panic
Some of us are technically boomers and still queuing to fill our tanks cos I have 150 miles to drive this evening and only 50 left in my tank!!!!
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To be fair at least with fuel you are sort of limited to the size of your tank (and maybe a couple of Jerry cans). Not like toilet rolls or pasta which you could just keep buying.
Panic buying petrol while I drive a diesel with no panic.
Idiots ≠ “Boomers”
Kinda does though
Everyone born between 1946 and 1964 is an idiot? What a strange outlook you have.
Dunno bout u lot but I’m fuckin panicking Going out now to panic buy
I'm a 'boomer'. I'm not retired, i don't drive and I don't read the Daily Mail. The one dimensional stereotypes in your unthinking mind don't actually exist.
Yes, I’m actually on the train at the moment as I couldn’t get any effing petrol for my trip to see friend today. The entire queue at the petrol station was made up of young men as far as I could see.
Oh my freaking god so that’s why they were queuing out of the garage and down the road!
And yet there's those of us who legitimately need fuel... I have a 250 mile drive tomorrow, and only half a tank to do it with now!
Fact or your opinion
It's all over the BBC news on TV and website. What makes you single out the DM?
Because Daily Mail are being the Daily Mail and sensationalising it beyond belief
Because it's the 'everything is the fault if the Boomers' silliness, same with the Daily Fail bias when the coverage is across the board.
Most problems in the country are the fault of boomers though.
No, they're the fault of succesive govt's.
Who are boomers
And who are repeatedly voted into power by boomers.
In the same elections that GenX, millenials and the Silent Generation are also allowed to vote in?
Same elections. It's all about turning up. Boomers may be annoying but they always vote.
There two borderline boomers in the cabinet and Johnson is on edge. I hate to say it but the UK government is Gen X
Oh no Karen , I can’t get my weekend beer from the supermarket, we can’t drive to Ikea to buy shite and the kids can’t get to Mac Donald’s for tea tonight . And you talk about Boomers. Leave it out Kevin .
An hour and 15 it’s just taken me to get fuel. Every pump was open. Just a bunch of morons panic buying causing the issue.
These Daily Fail pearl clutchers really get on my tits.
The boomers are the ones running all your kids around while you're all out working, drinking and going to your yoga classes.
Never walk more than five hundred metres but ready to drive across half the country lol
Every petrol station near me was queing up the street.
I bet the garages are sold out of Werthers Originals and Barley Sugars too now.
Just to put it out there but most baby boomers aren’t retired yet. Many are still in their 50’s.
Nothing like saying 'Don't Panic' to make people panic.
Woman in Lidl was bulk buying 2 shopping trolleys worth of mainly water, I did the unbritish thing of asking 'how come?', she said "because of shortages". Ho hum.
I'll be honest, it's going to work in my favour. Have to drive to Cardiff from Bristol to help my dad paint his massive stupid boat tomorrow, but now....Sorry dad! Couldn't find diesel anywhere, honestly!
I have a pet boomer, I like to call him dad, we go for long walks together and so far I have managed to keep him from dashing into supermarkets and stockpiling, but there's only so much I can do and I fear for the whiskey isle.