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Title: power cut
Post by: 78bex on 30 December 2013, 01:18:36

This happened on Monday the 23rd with big storms hitting the south coast

Just as I drive into a Shell petrol station a power cut hits. ::)
My first thought was bugger, "they`re closing early" & then I noticed all the street lights were out.  ;D

They have on-site back-up power, & within 5 minutes the pumps were on-line.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhULCIQLOK0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhULCIQLOK0)

Title: Re: power cut
Post by: zirk on 30 December 2013, 06:00:48

Wonder how they fill up the Generator when thats run out of Diesel.  ;D

In the dark the wiper on / off switch is the one on the right.  ;)

Title: Re: power cut
Post by: plym ian on 30 December 2013, 07:48:51

No that's not a power cut. They were pretending they weren't in ::) ::)

Title: Re: power cut
Post by: tunnie on 30 December 2013, 14:38:14

Quote from: 78bex on 30 December 2013, 01:18:36

This happened on Monday the 23rd with big storms hitting the south coast

Just as I drive into a Shell petrol station a power cut hits. ::)
My first thought was bugger, "they`re closing early" & then I noticed all the street lights were out.  ;D

They have on-site back-up power, & within 5 minutes the pumps were on-line.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhULCIQLOK0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhULCIQLOK0)

Shame you were not filling at the time, as sometimes those generators do not cut in correctly, just tick on £90 of fuel and bam! Power cut, resets to zero. Pop a fivers worth in, go in and pay  ;D

Title: Re: power cut
Post by: ronnyd on 30 December 2013, 19:49:34

£129.9 is not a bad price for a Shell franchise. ;)