Apart from the fact that it was a government minister that advised her to store petrol in her house
(, Fri 30 Mar 2012, 11:28, Reply)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17545258
"The government made a mistake in advising people to store petrol in jerrycans at home to prepare for a possible strike by fuel tanker drivers, a transport minister has said"
No shit, Sherlock!
(, Fri 30 Mar 2012, 11:33, Reply)
you will find it says, very clearly, 'in your garage'.
It also was a statement which said 'do not panic, beyond topping up your tank and maybe having the jerrycan in your garage (I always have a jerrycan in the garage)' so the misreporting of it is far more to blame.
(, Fri 30 Mar 2012, 11:36, Reply)
that this woman would have been fucking about with petrol in her kitchen in the absence of this advice?
(, Fri 30 Mar 2012, 11:38, Reply)
Fucking irresponsible cunts
(, Fri 30 Mar 2012, 11:39, Reply)
so I'll grant that the advice said "garage" not house - fair enough. But there's a reason why the fire service criticised Maude for his advice: it's because shit like this happens, because people are morons, as evidenced by them fucking about with petrol in their kitchens with the bleeding oven on. Claiming that somehow this incident is entirely unconnected to government advice about stockpiling petrol is just daft.
(, Fri 30 Mar 2012, 11:54, Reply)
But it's not their fault either. Morons are morons and need to learn by their actions rather than being fucking spoon-fed and wrapped up in cotton wool everywhere. "The contents of this cup are HOT" "These peanuts contain nuts". Severe scalding and a face like a ball of dough will soon show you what's what.
(, Fri 30 Mar 2012, 12:03, Reply)
the government treat us like a bunch of fucktards, they should think about making silly statements, or at least run it by the relevant (or 'know what the fuck they are talking about') authorities first. ;)
(, Fri 30 Mar 2012, 12:55, Reply)
I've got petrol at home (for my lawnmower) and it's in a proper container in the garage.
(, Fri 30 Mar 2012, 11:36, Reply)
if that is true I will withdraw my comment.
But it isn't, is it? You just made it up.
(, Fri 30 Mar 2012, 11:33, Reply)
They also certainly didn't advise people to decant petrol in their kitchen next to the cooker and the pilot light
Don't get me wrong, I'm no fan and the whole petrol panic buy thing is a fucking disgrace, but let's get some perspective
(, Fri 30 Mar 2012, 11:33, Reply)
If she hadn't been told to store petrol in her house then she wouldn't have been fucking about with it in the kitchen!
(, Fri 30 Mar 2012, 11:34, Reply)
And again, with the "told to store petrol in her house" thing.
(, Fri 30 Mar 2012, 11:36, Reply)
Let's have a new rule. Until you can find the quote where a government minister said to store it in her house, stop saying it happened.
K?
K.
(, Fri 30 Mar 2012, 11:36, Reply)
So presumably you took the advice yourself and filled your spare bedroom up with 400 gallons of unleaded?
(, Fri 30 Mar 2012, 11:54, Reply)