Petrol stations run dry

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Fuel shortage sees Cape Town petrol stations run dry

Various petrol stations have run out of fuel, raising concerns about South Africa's reliance on imported petroleum, Cape {town} Etc reports.

www.capetownetc.com

Fuel shortage sees Cape Town’s petrol stations run dry

Various petrol stations have run out of fuel, raising concerns about South Africa’s reliance on imported petroleum, Cape {town} Etc reports.

This is the result of an unforeseen outage at the Astron refinery in Milnerton, which has caused frustration and extended travel times for refuelling.

Residents flocked to social media to report that numerous fuel stations in the Cape Town metro area, including BP, Shell and Engen, are experiencing Unleaded Petrol 95 (ULP 95) shortages owing to persistent troubles at the Astron refinery, forcing some vehicles to travel for hours to fill up.

Speaking to Cape {town} Etc, one petrol store owner said that two boats had docked and offloaded fuel, only to have their cargo rationed as a result of the shortage.

 

[dualmeister]

So when I run out of petrol I can stay at home then?
This is as exciting as Covid-19

 

[Jan van Riebeeckstad]

Cape Town people drive slow, they always on eco mode.

They fill up on the 1st and they still have half a tank left.

 

[epah]

Meh dont care, My tank is always full. I have range anxiety.

 

[Neuk_]

If only we had a way to make our own fuel...

 

[Neuk_]

Meh dont care, My tank is always full. I have range anxiety.

You and I are not the same, I will have been on a range of 0km for 50km, and push the loud pedal to the floor to hear the V6 TDi sing.

 

[NR7]

Meh dont care, My tank is always full. I have range anxiety.

As it should be, because those little turbo engines drink like a man who lost his house and both his kids in the divorce.

 

[epah]

You and I are not the same, I will have been on a range of 0km for 50km, and push the loud pedal to the floor to hear the V6 TDi sing.

Yikes, I dont want my petrol pump to suck in all that bottom of the barrel gunk. Goodluck getting that diesel engine running again after it shuts off from fuel starvation.

 

[epah]

As it should be, because those little turbo engines drink like a man who lost his house and both his kids in the divorce.

Takes a lot of juice to make Torque baby, and it is all worth it.

 

[My_King]

Joburg to follow soon?

 

[rh1]

So when I run out of petrol I can stay at home then?
This is as exciting as Covid-19

No excuse, you can use one of these:

 

[rh1]

Yikes, I dont want my petrol pump to suck in all that bottom of the barrel gunk.

If you constantly drive on fumes, gunk does not accumulate. Since you constantly only have fresh fuel in your tank.

 

[A3@MBB]

Yikes, I dont want my petrol pump to suck in all that bottom of the barrel gunk. Goodluck getting that diesel engine running again after it shuts off from fuel starvation.

You do realize the fuel pickup is at the lowest part of the vehicles fuel tank?

 

[Neuk_]

Yikes, I dont want my petrol pump to suck in all that bottom of the barrel gunk. Goodluck getting that diesel engine running again after it shuts off from fuel starvation.

Um, yeah, never had any of those issues with any of my cars, although admittedly my older ones don't get run anywhere near dry.

 

[Neuk_]

You do realize the fuel pickup is at the lowest part of the vehicles fuel tank?

Please just let @epah believe this old wives tale like they/it/themz believe flying is unsafe.

 

[RedViking]

1..2..3... and everyone panics. There is no such thing as fuel shortage. They will just get their supply from somewhere else.

 

[Pegging]

I was wondering why the air seemed fresher than normal. I thought it was because of all the wind.

 

[epah]

If you constantly drive on fumes, gunk does not accumulate. Since you constantly only have fresh fuel in your tank.

You do realize the fuel pickup is at the lowest part of the vehicles fuel tank?

Aight thats it, I will be driving with the light on constantly from now on.

 

[rh1]

Aight thats it, I will be driving with the light on constantly from now on.

Only us poor people drive like that, are you poor Epah?

 

[epah]

Please just let @epah believe this old wives tale like they/it/themz believe flying is unsafe.

Okay my petrol pump needs to be covered in fuel to keep it cool, is that another myth?