(24 Sep 2021, 10:37 pm)Adrian wrote Thought it'd be easier to have a general thread, rather than the posts being lost across various threads.

We've seen continuing the impact of a national driver shortage on the bus industry over recent weeks, we've seen energy firms starting to go bust because of the price of gas, and now we have hysteria and panic buying on petrol. 'Fuelled' by the media... 
https://news.sky.com/story/energy-crisis-live-updates-petrol-station-queues-amid-bp-closures-fears-of-christmas-tree-shortages-and-rising-prices-12416286

We can only hope that people use their loaf before going out to panic buy bread...
https://www.itv.com/news/2021-09-24/warburtons-struggle-to-stock-shelves-as-160-hgv-driver-vacancies-remain-unfilled

(25 Sep 2021, 8:40 am)streetdeckfan wrote Can we not just say 'common sense' and that'll just be a catch all for everything?!

(26 Sep 2021, 7:10 pm)BusLoverMum wrote Apparently we are not short of fuel, yet we are short of fuel. Is this going to result in fewer, busier, buses running? I was planning a trip down to Darlo, this week, but not sure I dare, now.

(26 Sep 2021, 7:10 pm)BusLoverMum wrote Apparently we are not short of fuel, yet we are short of fuel. Is this going to result in fewer, busier, buses running? I was planning a trip down to Darlo, this week, but not sure I dare, now.

(26 Sep 2021, 7:10 pm)BusLoverMum wrote Apparently we are not short of fuel, yet we are short of fuel. Is this going to result in fewer, busier, buses running? I was planning a trip down to Darlo, this week, but not sure I dare, now.

(26 Sep 2021, 9:30 pm)streetdeckfan wrote We're only short of fuel because everybody went out and bought all the fuel at once giving no time for fuel stations to stock up!

(26 Sep 2021, 9:53 pm)Adrian wrote It's no real surprise, when the media run a 3 minute reel on garages being out of fuel, no one to drive tankers, then add 5 seconds worth of 'do not panic' to the end of it.

Reminds me of when the Chronicle spent a week bigging up McDonalds reopening last year, then ran stories on the day of traffic being backed up for over an hour queuing. Irresponsible media and idiots aren't a good combination.

(26 Sep 2021, 7:10 pm)BusLoverMum wrote Apparently we are not short of fuel, yet we are short of fuel. Is this going to result in fewer, busier, buses running? I was planning a trip down to Darlo, this week, but not sure I dare, now.

(26 Sep 2021, 10:10 pm)streetdeckfan wrote At least the panic buying seems to have stopped now, at least where we've been today. We filled up at Costco this afternoon and it was dead! 

As for McDonalds, even now the queues at the one in Bishop seem to be horrendous all the time. But it only ever seems to be the drive thru, we just order on the app, pull into the empty click and serve bays, and drive off past the people who are still waiting in the queue that we drove past on the way in!
Their takings must be through the roof, I don't remember it ever being that busy pre-covid!

(26 Sep 2021, 9:30 pm)streetdeckfan wrote We're only short of fuel because everybody went out and bought all the fuel at once giving no time for fuel stations to stock up!

(27 Sep 2021, 6:41 am)54APhotography wrote There is no fuel shortage, fuel companies like many others have lost drivers to big hauliers and supermarkets with higher pay and better comfort packages.

(27 Sep 2021, 2:38 pm)omnicity4659 wrote There is a shortage of fuel anywhere outside of a refinery because of the shortage of drivers and panic-buying.

All good saying there's plenty of fuel at the refinery, but I can't fuel my car directly from it!

(27 Sep 2021, 2:52 pm)54APhotography wrote And there is only one reason. Tory Brexit.

(26 Sep 2021, 9:18 pm)Adrian wrote

(27 Sep 2021, 9:18 pm)BusLoverMum wrote
My parents' power went out, earlier, after tornadoes down their way. Mum said it was like 1974 again, with all the shortages

(28 Sep 2021, 12:14 pm)Chris 1 wrote Hmmm

RHA chappie makes selective comments about driver/fuel shortages, ensues panic buying and public outrage about the so called 'driver shortage' and puts pressure on the government to allow EU migrants back to drive HGVs....

I'm sure it's a coincidence that the RHA have been lobbying government on behalf of their members to have HGV drivers on the occupation list....

(28 Sep 2021, 12:33 pm)Adrian wrote I don't know why we keep referring to it as a 'so called driver shortage'? It's abundantly clear that a labour shortage exists, the same as it does in other low-paid/poor conditions sectors such as hospitality and the social care sector.

As for allowing EU migrants back to work; if I was one, I don't think I'd want to come back after years of being treated like second-class citizens in the UK.

We've made our own bed, as they say.

(28 Sep 2021, 6:46 pm)Charles41 wrote A stiff upper lip. The country has gone soft.

Charles

(29 Sep 2021, 7:05 pm)54APhotography wrote Agree entirely, worst politicians in history. Which is apt given this is the worst society in memory.

(29 Sep 2021, 10:37 pm)BusLoverMum wrote Did you not watch Horrible Histories?