From: michael.trew@att.net   
      
   On 9/29/2021 10:06 AM, Howard wrote:   
   > I've read a bunch of articles blaming "panic buyers" for the gasoline   
   > shortages in the UK following stations not receiving deliveries. That's   
   > basically BS, isn't it? It sounds like it's basically conflating anger   
   > over closures with panic buying, when they're two very different things.   
      
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   > But it's almost impossible for almost everyone to radically change total   
   > gasoline purchases without driving a whole lot more. People rarely have   
   > any significant gas storage capacity -- at most they might top off the   
   > tank of a car they don't drive very often. But otherwise, if you burn   
   > ten gallons a week of gas, you won't be buying significantly more than   
   > that. There's no way to fit 30 gallons in a 10 gallon tank.   
      
   As I see it, and what happened in the US, many more people bought fuel   
   than normally would in that time period, also in larger quantities than   
   normal.  I saw videos of people in the US filling 55 gallon drums and   
   more with fuel.  IMHO, the pumps should shut off after a "reasonable"   
   amount of fuel, maybe 30 gallons.  Much more than that is excessive for   
   a fuel trip.   
      
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