From: snidely.too@gmail.com   
      
   Michael Trew explained :   
   > 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.   
   >   
   > (Snip)   
   >   
   >> 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.   
      
   30 gallons?  You don't drive a pickup, do you?  And you never hire a   
   UHaul to a move.   
      
   /dps   
      
   --   
   Yes, I have had a cucumber soda.  Why do you ask?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)