I got held up in three separate traffic jams today – all caused by queues of cars waiting to fill up with petrol – their drivers believing the country is about to run out of the stuff because of tomorrows fuel protests. This despite the protest organisers saying that they are not going to blockade any refineries – just demonstrate at them. The media has given the whole thing so much attention that now every old granny is out filling up their tank – even though they only ever drive to the Post Office to get their pension.
I wouldn’t mind but now that I actually need petrol, the local garage has run out. I’ll need to drive at 20 mph tomorrow to make it to Edinburgh and hopefully fill up there.
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