Fuel strike imminent -

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gh0st

Original Poster:

4,693 posts

259 months

Tuesday 1st June 2004
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Just posting what I know.

Friend who works for one of the fire brigade control stations has recieved a fax from the police in Gloucester warning of the threat of a fuel strike within the next 48 hours potentially.

Could be bollocks, dont quite know but am just passing it on.

I am sure I will get a link from snopes anytime soon telling me otherwise

vixpy1

42,625 posts

265 months

Tuesday 1st June 2004
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Not that spreading Panic is a bad thing or anything!!

Don't Panic Mr Mainwareing!

andytk

1,553 posts

267 months

Tuesday 1st June 2004
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Bout time too.

This country could do with a good ol fuel strike.

Andy

Andy mac

73,668 posts

256 months

Tuesday 1st June 2004
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now where did I put those jerry cans? :scatchchin:

CarZee

13,382 posts

268 months

Tuesday 1st June 2004
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Panic-mongering. Brilliant

pwig

11,956 posts

271 months

Tuesday 1st June 2004
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Padlock Zee?

CarZee

13,382 posts

268 months

Tuesday 1st June 2004
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I fear it would do no good..

matt_t16

3,402 posts

250 months

Tuesday 1st June 2004
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<Matt nips out to check>:

Dozen 5 Gallon Drums of AvGas - Check
6 5 Gallon Drums of Lidl Veg Oil (Mondy) - Check

Yep I'm looking alright for the next week or so

Marquis_Rex

7,377 posts

240 months

Tuesday 1st June 2004
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I could syphon off the fuel from four of my cars and just use one if a strike occurs *LOL*

The mileage I do- it would probably last over a month!

Viper

10,005 posts

274 months

Tuesday 1st June 2004
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we need at least a 2 week strike, the roads were just starting to empty last time when it finished...

wedg1e

26,807 posts

266 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2004
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You can fick off; I'm on holiday for two weeks starting Friday... and I'm taking the TVR!

gaston

21,189 posts

247 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2004
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Didn't Tony and his cronies decide to make fuel strikes illegal last time round??

CarZee

13,382 posts

268 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2004
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gaston said:
Didn't Tony and his cronies decide to make fuel strikes illegal last time round??
yeah - the army will be brought in to control the public. New powers of removal and detention, yada yada..

Could be Blair's downfall. Could be a damp squib.

mojocvh

16,837 posts

263 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2004
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gaston said:
Didn't Tony and his cronies decide to make fuel strikes illegal last time round??


A whole raft of things, some serious others just, well, pathetic.

Think there is now a maximum size of jerrycan that can be filled, 4ucken great Eh, Oh your going to jail 'cos your cans too big FFS.

MoJo.

BliarOut

72,857 posts

240 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2004
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Well if it's panic propagation, GMTV have bought into it. I think I'll join the masses and fill the cars up.

Baa baa

Mrs Fish

30,018 posts

259 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2004
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hope not, I want all my guests to turn up for my wedding on Saturday.

DanH

12,287 posts

261 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2004
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Mrs Fish said:
hope not, I want all my guests to turn up for my wedding on Saturday.


Panic not, they should have nice empty roads to get to the venue on Last time it just cut unnecessary journeys, hardly brought the country to a standstill.

p.s. lol just checked your profile, for some reason I'd always assumed you were 50 something!

Mrs Fish

30,018 posts

259 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2004
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DanH said:



p.s. lol just checked your profile, for some reason I'd always assumed you were 50 something!


with the amount of crap I post?

markpetrie

478 posts

249 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2004
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ABOUT TIME.

Fuel is getting very silly I heard that in some parts of the U.K are paying over £1 already HELLLLL NOOOOO

Its not like we pay enough already and before any of you say "yes but" kiss my ass we pay more than all of europe apart from Germany I believe who pay over the odds for there fuel too. It's time to stop bighting the hand that feeds you Mr BLair/Brown........

rant over

bennno

11,690 posts

270 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2004
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if they could combine a fuel strike with a bout of foot and mounth in July then that would be bang on for a spot of empty B road blasting in Wales (again)

Bennno