Reply to: Bought my 10 litre jerry can....

[AtW]

Direct action can work, see the poll tax, see the suffragette movement, infact I can't think of any significant political change in history that isn't the result of some sort of direct action. The pretence that is Democracy, is a smokescreen for the benefit of those who bestow it's virtues and reap it's corrupt benefits.

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[Bagpuss]

Hmm. Are you old enough to remember the Miners Strike?

They really, really, do not give a toss.

Direct action can work, see the poll tax, see the suffragette movement, infact I can't think of any significant political change in history that isn't the result of some sort of direct action. The pretence that is Democracy, is a smokescreen for the benefit of those who bestow it's virtues and reap it's corrupt benefits.

[TheFaQQer]

I would get an LPG car but don't want to think if I am going to struggle to find a place to fill it up.

They're dual fuel, so you can still put petrol in one tank, just in case.

[AtW]

They really, really, do not give a toss.

You need someone like Thatcher to survive such a strike - Brown would panic pretty soon, cracks already appearing - would be fun if he gets backstabbed by his own party.

[BrowneIssue]

It would be nice if everyone in the country took a stand and agreed to take the same day off each month and continue until the duty on fuel is lowered.

The cost to the economy would be gigantic. Just think, the entire country at a standstill for one day... I somehow think they'd listen for once.

Hmm. Are you old enough to remember the Miners Strike?

They really, really, do not give a toss.

[Clippy]

I don't think anything will come of it - I've not seen much in the press about it.

Yes, seems like a damp squib but I'm gonna fill up on Friday to be safe.

Didn't they use the last blockade as an exscuse to push through some new laws against such protests in the future?

They'd probably use the 'anti-terrorism' laws in some form if it goes on too long.

[AtW]

It would be nice if everyone in the country took a stand and agreed to take the same day off each month and continue until the duty on fuel is lowered.

Then taxes will have to raise elsewhere

[Sockpuppet]

I don't mind fuel being taxed highly - it does after all affect the environment.

Not that I really care about global warming debate I just think - don't want to breathe the tulip that comes out the exhaust pipe so dont do it but...

Give us alternatives!

When el Gordo passes a law to select a type of alternative fuel cell and standardises and attachment for LPG / Hydrogen and forces every garage in the UK to have the same number installed as petrol pumps jiff all is going to change.

I would get an LPG car but don't want to think if I am going to struggle to find a place to fill it up.

[miffy]

I'm not sure what to think about it. I was in hospital during the last protests in 2000 so it didn't affect me.

I read in the paper this morning, Gordo reckons the price of fuel "reflects the impact on the climate and pays for public services". Really?

It would be nice if everyone in the country took a stand and agreed to take the same day off each month and continue until the duty on fuel is lowered.

The cost to the economy would be gigantic. Just think, the entire country at a standstill for one day... I somehow think they'd listen for once.

50p a litre would be good for an opening offer...

[wendigo100]

You sound like germans putting extra fuel on sides of their Tigers

Troll sounds like germans? Achtung!

[AtW]

I have 5x 20 litre jerry cans

You sound like germans putting extra fuel on sides of their Tigers

[BoredBloke]

I don't think anything will come of it - I've not seen much in the press about it.

[Lucifer Box]

I have 5x 20 litre jerry cans and ferries booked to pop over to frenchie & fill up diesel on the cheap.

If you were a proper contractor you'd be filling them with vintage champagne (from one of your own marques) and be using a nuclear powered Bentley that your man tops up with uranium every century or so.

Lucifer in "Can you guess who I am yet?" mode.

[Troll]

will buy me an extra three days - really worried about the blockades as I commute a 130 round trip!

Anyone else looking into mad things like hotels and jerry cans??

I have 5x 20 litre jerry cans and ferries booked to pop over to frenchie & fill up diesel on the cheap.

Bad news is that doing 1000+ miles a week I will have to go over every week!

[chef]

Fantastic,

I just signed for a 6 month house rental just 1.5 miles from work, who needs petrol when you can just walk to work