From: michael.trew@att.net   
      
   On 9/30/2021 2:50 PM, Snidely wrote:   
   > 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   
   >   
      
   I've owned about 10 pickup trucks, from a compact up to a '76 Chevy C20   
   with a v8... I've never owned a truck with larger than a 20 gallon fuel   
   tank.  Typically trucks that have dual tanks are each smaller than 20   
   gallons.   
      
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