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« Reply #165 on: June 14, 2025, 19:14:41 »

With a new war well underway in the ME, it would be well to review and perhaps to increase stocks of oil derived fuels.
Not just petrol, but also diesel, heating oil, paraffin, and LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas).

Shortages are possible, esp. if the situation escalates.

Petrol storage is limited to 30 L. It should not be stored in living accommodation.
Butane storage within a home is limited to two cylinders each of 15 kilos or less, no limit on outdoor storage.
Propane should not be stored in a home, no limit outdoors.
Almost any volume of paraffin, diesel fuel, or heating oil may be stored.

A war in the ME is most unlikely to affect supplies of coal and fire wood, but shortages are possible if people use extra coal or wood in place of other fuels that are scarce or expensive.
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« Reply #166 on: June 14, 2025, 20:33:07 »

Morrisons must have good contacts in Tel Aviv - they put their petrol prices up the day before the Israelis started bombing Iran   Grin
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« Reply #167 on: June 14, 2025, 22:18:21 »

With thanks for your 'heads up', broadgage, I will tomorrow morning fill up my 5 litre green can with motor mower petrol (it's stored in the garage), the car (it's parked out on the drive) and I will also stock up with barbeque charcoal (also stored in the garage).  We have gas central heating, so I'm unable to panic buy that. Wink

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« Reply #168 on: June 14, 2025, 22:54:49 »

With thanks for your 'heads up', broadgage, I will tomorrow morning fill up my 5 litre green can with motor mower petrol (it's stored in the garage), the car (it's parked out on the drive) and I will also stock up with barbeque charcoal (also stored in the garage).  We have gas central heating, so I'm unable to panic buy that. Wink



Do you have any other heating, apart from gas central heating? or electric heaters.
If not it might be worth buying a portable heater that uses paraffin or bottled gas. And fuel for at least a weeks heavy use.

Any serious crisis is liable to interrupt electricity supplies, as a lot of our electricity is still from gas.

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A 5 car DMU (Diesel Multiple Unit) is not a proper inter-city train. The 5+5 and 9 car DMUs are almost as bad.
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« Reply #169 on: June 17, 2025, 19:06:36 »

I also need to panic-buy 5L of fuel for the lawnmower. What I bought last year is almost gone. The next one will be battery unless I buy a new house with substantially more lawn. Gas for heating isn't an issue at the moment. We're snookered if the electricity goes in the middle of winter - probably go stay with our daughter and her log burner. That or spend the day in bed with Mrs K. It was fun during the last power cuts.
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« Reply #170 on: June 18, 2025, 00:32:03 »

I also need to panic-buy 5L of fuel for the lawnmower. What I bought last year is almost gone. The next one will be battery unless I buy a new house with substantially more lawn. Gas for heating isn't an issue at the moment. We're snookered if the electricity goes in the middle of winter - probably go stay with our daughter and her log burner. That or spend the day in bed with Mrs K. It was fun during the last power cuts.

I would urge the purchase of an LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) or paraffin burning room heater and fuel for at least a weeks use, 2 or 3 weeks would be better.
A possible alternative would be a backup power supply for the existing gas central heating, either a battery and inverter or a generator. That of course gives no protection against a gas supply failure.
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It has space for cycles, surfboards,luggage etc.
A 5 car DMU (Diesel Multiple Unit) is not a proper inter-city train. The 5+5 and 9 car DMUs are almost as bad.
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