Saw this the other day and had to double check it. Surely this isn’t real? I thought the government said Australia had 28 days of fuel reserves.
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Saw this the other day and had to double check it. Surely this isn’t real? I thought the government said Australia had 28 days of fuel reserves.
Posted by buylowsellhigh420
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Other day when and where? Similar signs all the time in smaller towns during flooding etc when fuel trucks can’t get in.
Media reports about supposed low levels, people rush and panic buy because of the media reports, end up with low levels because of panic buying. It’s the “toilet paper” situation but with petrol.
People panic buying again?
I’ve seen comparisons with the ridiculous Toilet Paper purchases during COVID.
What’s 28 days of fuel reserves when a bunch of the population goes and FOMO fills up hundreds of extra litres? This could also be something as simple as they are waiting on their next delivery and ran out earlier than expected.
https://preview.redd.it/e7yy5un7opng1.jpeg?width=4030&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4f15702d8f697b9f8079b75a0e47cff71eefa278
Yes hello – I’d like some fuel.
Yes and we had 28 days of toilet paper reserves untill people started hoarding it.
If everyone decides they need to refuel at once… and fill up a few jerry cans at the same time, the system that was supplying fuel to everyone by delivering on set days based on regular fuel usage all of a sudden doesn’t work as well as it used to.
Its not the diesel that is actually in shortage, is just that everyone who was buying diesel in the next two weeks decided they need to do it right now and the servo hasnt had another delivery.
Equating national fuel reserves to the state of one bowser…
It’s COVID and toilet paper all over again. My regular told me they sold out a week’s worth of fuel in three days with everyone stockpiling trying to front-run price rises ironically causing the shortage they were fearing.
Here’s a run down on storage requirements.
[https://www.dcceew.gov.au/energy/security/australias-fuel-security](https://www.dcceew.gov.au/energy/security/australias-fuel-security)
Media spin shit, people panic buy.
The fuel rationing act 2019 maybe implemented soon. We must preserve our diesel for food production delivery, emergency services and other vital services to the greater community. Please stop panic buying fuel. If you buy as normal we will have enough. Your car is not as important as the food truck delivery food from farmers to your stores! Think with your heads people!
We should have at least 80 days of reserve fuel or more, 30ish days is low.
Demand is currently outstripping supply – supply levels are at their normal rate.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AhNJLd15K/
(I don’t support the political people on the end btw – this just popped up randomly on Farcebook)
Hopefully I can’t get fuel for the mower and whipper snapper.
Panic buying gullible fuckers
Legit if the moronic media would stop inciting panic and anxiety, this wouldn’t happen. It’s quite literally because of the media creating drama. They NEED it for more stories.
Well I’m off to buy a palette of toilet paper 🤦♂️
We have reserves for normal consumption levels.
When every fuckwit and his dog buys several weeks worth of fuel, we run low.
Fuel stations aren’t plumbed to the import terminal. If they start running low, they have to wait for the next delivery.
On Thursday I went past one of our local servos and there were cars all over the place filling up. I’ve never seen it so packed, particularly at 1pm on a weekday. I think there’s more than a bit of panic buying going on.
Just let them hoard. Fuel only is stable for a few months they’ll be running out just the same.
Uuuugh this toilet paper all over again. How stupid. I’m so lucky I don’t currently have a car to worry about.
yeah but makes me wonder if because people have been panic buying, that this station might be starting to run low and not due for a shipment for a while and could be worried they’d run out and emergency vehicles are priority.
I’m gonna come back in a few months when people start using their hoarded fuel and begin wondering why their engine now knocks and doesn’t behave right
Fuel expires folks. There’s a reason tanks are stored underground, your plastic Gerry can in a 40 something degree garage won’t preserve the fuel. Worse if it’s metal
People are idiots.
To think here in New Zealand there is no panic buying whatsoever…
I thought it was EVs that were going to wreck the weekend
I don’t know about any of you, but no one I know bought fuel because they thought it would run out, they did it to get ahead of the price sky-rocketing.
LOL we won’t run out. It’ll get low but won’t run out.
This is the staging so fuel prices can go up dramatically.
This war won’t stop the oil companies, who by the way would most likely have been consulted the same way they were consulted when Venezuela got hit.
And who are now helping “manage” that country’s oil.
Expect 280 to become the norm in a couple of months
Wait until you say no to Mining Companies, then it will get interesting.
Its funny cause normally the public EV chargers are always empty. Right now they all be out charging their cars, passive aggressive lol.
Literally a manufactured situation between the media and absolutely mongoloids who refuse to use their brains.
Say it with me – **There is no fuel crisis except the one you’re making**
To be fair every second cunt on reddit freaking out and making posts isnt helping to ease the panic.