Fuel Shortage

Salami · 03-29-2012, 04:01 PM

I'd prefer this not to get particularly political, but I feel David Cameron, our worthy Prime Minister, has made a very unwise decision lately in advising people to "hoard" fuel for the upcoming strike.

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This has clearly got the negative effect of people panic buying fuel, causing stations to run dry and consequently supply to drop, which is disastrous for people who have not decided to hoard any fuel.

I think this chap has got exactly the right idea:

But at the heart of this issue lies an interesting lesson: impulsive, short-term responses to deal with relatively minor problems can cause long-term crisis. In this case, the effect the strike would have had is not huge, the problem was only the possibility of a tanker strike, but now as a result, the fuel prices have rocketed, which is a massive pain in the arse for me.

What do you think?

03-29-2012, 04:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
Salami Get in ma belly Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 1,385	Fuel Shortage I'd prefer this not to get particularly political, but I feel David Cameron, our worthy Prime Minister, has made a very unwise decision lately in advising people to "hoard" fuel for the upcoming strike. Link included for hip hop bunny hop's convenience This has clearly got the negative effect of people panic buying fuel, causing stations to run dry and consequently supply to drop, which is disastrous for people who have not decided to hoard any fuel. I think this chap has got exactly the right idea: But at the heart of this issue lies an interesting lesson: impulsive, short-term responses to deal with relatively minor problems can cause long-term crisis. In this case, the effect the strike would have had is not huge, the problem was only the possibility of a tanker strike, but now as a result, the fuel prices have rocketed, which is a massive pain in the arse for me. What do you think?