Fuel strike imminent -
Discussion
markpetrie said:
Its really is about time though that people took a stand again the gov.
Isn't that what elections are for? We elected them, so now they have power. It's like giving a child a gun then complaining when they shoot you!
Lets not forget that BP posted the largest profits of any UK company ever last year... The fuel companies happily pass the cost onto us the consumer, and continue to make staggering profits.
I'm not saying the government isn't wrong, because I think they are. But I also think the oil companies have a lot to answer for too...
Bugger, I drive the Tuscan to work every day (I don't even have a back up car!), a full tank of fuel barely lasts a week. Oh and BTW I am a front line NHS worker.
Last fuel strike I was in a similar situation but owned a n/a MR2, I was allowed to fill up by my local garage as I was NHS staff. More than a few cars in the hospital car park had their fuel lines cut and the petrol nicked, not mine though, they just nicked the whole car!
Last fuel strike I was in a similar situation but owned a n/a MR2, I was allowed to fill up by my local garage as I was NHS staff. More than a few cars in the hospital car park had their fuel lines cut and the petrol nicked, not mine though, they just nicked the whole car!
puggit said:
Where's the money gone? Simple:
Labour have introduced 88,000 jobs in to the NHS. Only 4,000 are medical front-line staff. The rest are management non-jobs. That's a lot of money for a start. Now just consider this wastage everywhere else the stick their little fingers.
I was chatting this issue with my brother the other day and we concluded that if the govt did not employ them they would still drain the economy by being on the benfits system.
So whats better for the country as a whole, people with a sense of worth by holding down a job (a big assumption on my part) or another 500,000 benefit dependant chavs with nothing better to do that disrupt the fabric of our society.
We basically concluded the old 80:20 rule.
80% of our countries taxes and resources are supporting 20% of our population who actually contribute nothing to society as a whole.
How f
king depressingskittle said:
Where's the money gone? Simple:
Labour have introduced 88,000 jobs in to the NHS. Only 4,000 are medical front-line staff. The rest are management non-jobs. That's a lot of money for a start. Now just consider this wastage everywhere else the stick their little fingers.
I was chatting this issue with my brother the other day and we concluded that if the govt did not employ them they would still drain the economy by being on the benfits system.
So whats better for the country as a whole, people with a sense of worth by holding down a job (a big assumption on my part) or another 500,000 benefit dependant chavs with nothing better to do that disrupt the fabric of our society.
We basically concluded the old 80:20 rule.
80% of our countries taxes and resources are supporting 20% of our population who actually contribute nothing to society as a whole.
How f
Agreed
Bring it on. I enjoyed the last one. I got a special card which allowed me to drive to a closed petrol station and use their 'important person' supply. 
I saw queue's stretching for miles at local petrol stations and I just drive into an empty station with a petrol attendant waiting to fill my car. Felt like royalty. Took the 18mpg BMW, would have been rude not to.
I saw queue's stretching for miles at local petrol stations and I just drive into an empty station with a petrol attendant waiting to fill my car. Felt like royalty. Took the 18mpg BMW, would have been rude not to.
I've got my bike test in 2 weeks time - I bloody hope theres enough fuel to run the test bike and examiners car, otherwise my test will be cancelled!!
I think ill go fill my car up, fill up a few jerry cans and then fill both bikes up too - if i get desperate i can always drain the tanks on the bikes
I think ill go fill my car up, fill up a few jerry cans and then fill both bikes up too - if i get desperate i can always drain the tanks on the bikes
cking bus.Julian64 said:
Bring it on. I enjoyed the last one. I got a special card which allowed me to drive to a closed petrol station and use their 'important person' supply.
I saw queue's stretching for miles at local petrol stations and I just drive into an empty station with a petrol attendant waiting to fill my car. Felt like royalty. Took the 18mpg BMW, would have been rude not to.
I want a special card. Just in case. What do you do to get one.
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