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20/05/2008, 22:27 postie Joined on 03/08/2005 La Vendee Posts 70 Re: no Diesel No diesel at Leclerc in Lucon this afternoon & evening as well. Intermache appeared to have at 1.399 / litre - no signs to say they were out of diesel! Didn't check at Hyper U. Postie You plant trees for love and for your children    Report

21/05/2008, 18:38 Bobbykins Joined on 23/08/2004 Posts 34 Re: no Diesel At St Jean D'angely went to Le Clerc this morning and filled up with petrol but they were out of Diesel, then went to Intermarche to get some food, there petrol station completely closed.    Report

21/05/2008, 20:20 postie Joined on 03/08/2005 La Vendee Posts 70 Re: no Diesel No diesel at Carrefour or other smaller outlets in La Roche sur Yon - what's going on? Postie You plant trees for love and for your children    Report

21/05/2008, 20:31 JayJay Joined on 22/02/2005 La La Land Posts 1,829 Re: no Diesel What, you mean apart from the fishermen blockades on fuel depots & ports? Then people rushing to fill their tanks in case it continued.   friendship warms the heart & heals the soul    Report

21/05/2008, 22:26 Belle Joined on 05/03/2008 Posts 108 Re: no Diesel we filled up today at Super - U La Mothe A Chard    Report

22/05/2008, 13:41 Bastet Joined on 06/02/2006 Deux-Sèvres Posts 207 Re: no Diesel "Buy a jerryxan and keep it filled. we may have to put up with more French democracy this summer"   If I read Le Courrier (Deux Sèvres edition) this morning correctly, it said that le préfet des Deux Sèvres, Régis Guyot, has issued 'un arrêté' forbidding the use of jerrycans in the Deux Sèvres.  Several fuel stations had to close, including the Leclercs at Bressuire & St Maixent. Ségolène Royal is apparently going to meet the blockading fishermen at La Rochelle tomorrow.(again) "If man could be crossed with a cat, it would improve the man but it would deteriorate the cat"    Report

22/05/2008, 15:18 Baz Joined on 23/08/2004 Posts 987 Re: no Diesel It may be all well and good trying to find fuel, but with a barrel of oil reaching 135$ this afternoon an all time high, will you be able to afford it in the weeks to come? Baz    Report

22/05/2008, 15:27 woolybanana'sbrother Joined on 18/01/2008 Posts 992 Re: no Diesel No is the answer. First thing to do is to rationalize journeys to waste as little mileage as possible, second is to slow down. I try to drive at 2000 rpm max on my diesel and to accelerate slowly, which gives me about 5.1 litres to 100 kms. This effectively means 90 kph on motorways and about 80 kph on other roads, which leaves a tiny bit to accelerate if needed. I also slip out of gear as often as possible. Tyre pressures slightly higher than before but not much.    Report

22/05/2008, 15:30 KathyF Joined on 17/02/2007 Mid-Wales & Southern Manche (50) Posts 119 Re: no Diesel  Baz wrote: It may be all well and good trying to find fuel, but with a barrel of oil reaching 135$ this afternoon an all time high, will you be able to afford it in the weeks to come? Good point, Baz.  We're in rural Mid-Wales at the moment, where diesel is £1.29 a litre and rising. Being on a limited income, we already think carefully whether a particular journey is necessary (it's a 12 mile round trip to the nearest tiny town for a reasonably priced supermarket) and we find ourselves going out noticeably less frequently in recent months.    Report

22/05/2008, 16:12 sweet 17 Joined on 05/08/2006 charente maritime Posts 2,045 Re: no Diesel Wooly, I don't know if you are "quotable" so I will paraphrase, if I may. You say that you "slip out of gear" as often as you can.  Do you mean you are just "coasting"?  But, Wooly, I understand that is very dangerous so you musn't do it.  I'm just a woman so what do I know about these things?  Perhaps SD or someone else will come along soon and give you the same advice. After all, we wouldn't want you to go the way of your late departed brother, would we?    Report

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