I blame Maude and Cameron

[gillo]

It was inevitable, I suppose. A woman has been severely burned when she tried to decant car fuel. In her kitchen. With the cooker on

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[paratti]

I just typed out a reminder to the residents of this block that storing petrol in flats and the luggage room is forbidden. Incidents like this showed why we had to do it, but the whole thing is so unnecessary.

[gillo]

Yes, it is stupid to store petrol anywhere indoors. Which is why it was so criminal of Maude to advise keeping spare petrol.

There is no shortage. Yet, if ever. That's what angers me particularly. And this poor, clueless woman is paying for a political attempt to massage news and set up resentment against the union.

[shapinglight]

It's all completely ridiculous.

[gillo]

Worse than ridiculous for that poor, silly woman. So totally unnecessary too.

[bogwitch]

And people always think health and safety is there just to spite them.

[gillo]

Yup - they have no idea why they are supposed to switch off engines in garage forecourts.

[ningloreth]

There is no way she'd have done that otherwise. And the news reports (on Radio 3, at least) didn't point out that it was illegal to store over a certain amount, and why.

The government is making it sound as though, if the country grinds to a halt (because, presumably, you can't get to work) it's your own fault: Shame on you! Where's your Dunkirk spirit? They'll be putting up 'Keep calm and store petrol' posters next.

[gillo]

Exactly - her daughter had no petrol. Why? Queues at the stations, I imagine.

The government wants us all to blame the drivers' union for inconvenience too. Bastards.

[amidoh]

This was subsequently clarified by transport minister Mike Penning who said jerrycans could store 20 litres, more than the amount advised for safe home storage.

I don't know how it is for other petrol stations but Sainsbury's policy is that we will refuse to fill up any container that has a capacity of more than 5 litres. If supermarkets refuse to fill larger cans, there must be a reason - so thanks for the useless advice, government, as always.

[gillo]

You'd have thought so. Most people probably don't use the term "jerrycan" anyway. And they would all assume if one is good, six is better.