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http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2008/06/05/050608_fuel_protest_hys_feature.shtml
bank holiday weekend, lets get together, polish our bikes and ride slowly - showing off how 'cool' we think we are - better call it a fuel protest so it doesnt look like a bunch of middle class weekend rebels on a jolly tho ;D ;D ;D
that doesnt irritate me in the least
actually, sell the car you invariably have if you're that strapped for cash 8-)
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Maybe they genuinely are pi**ed off getting ripped off every time you buy fuel .... i know i am :-/
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TBH it's about time the "populace" stood up for itself once more. Maybe the lorry drivers will repeat their protest.
We brits do have a tendency to be "lambs to the slaughter".
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Yep i totally agree ... enough is enough . The oil barons and the government are just robbing bas****s >:( >:(
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2008/06/05/050608_fuel_protest_hys_feature.shtml
bank holiday weekend, lets get together, polish our bikes and ride slowly - showing off how 'cool' we think we are - better call it a fuel protest so it doesnt look like a bunch of middle class weekend rebels on a jolly tho ;D ;D ;D
that doesnt irritate me in the least
actually, sell the car you invariably have if you're that strapped for cash 8-)
Blimey, another one that just accepts the 'Born free....Taxed to death' way. :o
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Blimey, another one that just accepts the 'Born free....Taxed to death' way. :o
No understanding of the word cohesion, that's why.
They came first for the Communists,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew.
Then they came for the trade unionists,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist.
Then they came for me,
and by that time no one was left to speak up.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2008/06/05/050608_fuel_protest_hys_feature.shtml
bank holiday weekend, lets get together, polish our bikes and ride slowly - showing off how 'cool' we think we are - better call it a fuel protest so it doesnt look like a bunch of middle class weekend rebels on a jolly tho ;D ;D ;D
that doesnt irritate me in the least
actually, sell the car you invariably have if you're that strapped for cash 8-)
Blimey, another one that just accepts the 'Born free....Taxed to death' way. :o
yep, a few accountants on Harleys - that'll make them think twice - vive la revolution :-? :-? ;D ;D ;D
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2008/06/05/050608_fuel_protest_hys_feature.shtml
bank holiday weekend, lets get together, polish our bikes and ride slowly - showing off how 'cool' we think we are - better call it a fuel protest so it doesnt look like a bunch of middle class weekend rebels on a jolly tho ;D ;D ;D
that doesnt irritate me in the least
actually, sell the car you invariably have if you're that strapped for cash 8-)
Blimey, another one that just accepts the 'Born free....Taxed to death' way. :o
yep, a few accountants on Harleys - that'll make them think twice - vive la revolution :-? :-? ;D ;D ;D
OK --- 1) You have no idea what their occupations, class or bikes are.
2) What does it matter ? We all have the right to peaceful protest.
3) Similar protests in the past have had some impact.
Finally 4) Every journey starts with a single step, Grasshopper.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2008/06/05/050608_fuel_protest_hys_feature.shtml
bank holiday weekend, lets get together, polish our bikes and ride slowly - showing off how 'cool' we think we are - better call it a fuel protest so it doesnt look like a bunch of middle class weekend rebels on a jolly tho ;D ;D ;D
that doesnt irritate me in the least
actually, sell the car you invariably have if you're that strapped for cash 8-)
Blimey, another one that just accepts the 'Born free....Taxed to death' way. :o
yep, a few accountants on Harleys - that'll make them think twice - vive la revolution :-? :-? ;D ;D ;D
They could be garden gnomes on little red tricycles. If it draws enough attention and highlights the issue then it's job done !
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You're not exactly Mr Current Affairs today are you BJ.
last updated: 05/06/2008 at 15:06
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2008/06/05/050608_fuel_protest_hys_feature.shtml
bank holiday weekend, lets get together, polish our bikes and ride slowly - showing off how 'cool' we think we are - better call it a fuel protest so it doesnt look like a bunch of middle class weekend rebels on a jolly tho ;D ;D ;D
that doesnt irritate me in the least
actually, sell the car you invariably have if you're that strapped for cash 8-)
Blimey, another one that just accepts the 'Born free....Taxed to death' way. :o
yep, a few accountants on Harleys - that'll make them think twice - vive la revolution :-? :-? ;D ;D ;D
OK --- 1) You have no idea what their occupations, class or bikes are.
2) What does it matter ? We all have the right to peaceful protest.
3) Similar protests in the past have had some impact.
Finally 4) Every journey starts with a single step, Grasshopper.
1) In my opinion ::)
2) Correct - but I'll bet if you're stuck behind them for 4 hours you'd change your mind
3) No fuel protest in this country ever makes a blind bit of difference - I remember travelling from Perth to Glasgow every day for a week down the A9 at 30mph - it was curiously relaxing, but ultimately futile
4) True, but if you're going round in circles whats the point of the journey?
my solution? start targetting petrol companies at random - this month, no one buy any Shell for example, the month after Esso, then Tesco for a month, then Asda and so on (we all need fuel so having days you don't buy any is pointless)....also make it completely random and picket the targeted petrol stations - i'd give it 3 months before the gov't were begged by the oil companies to reduce tax ;)
direct action, not parping about on hogs :y
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You're not exactly Mr Current Affairs today are you BJ.
last updated: 05/06/2008 at 15:06
created: 05/06/2008
Mr Current affairs is away seeing to an oil spill with Major Disaster, I'll be working closely with General Election all week ;D ;D :y
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Here's the current one:
http://news.uk.msn.com/uk/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=153237549
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1) In my opinion ::)
2) Correct - but I'll bet if you're stuck behind them for 4 hours you'd change your mind
3) No fuel protest in this country ever makes a blind bit of difference - I remember travelling from Perth to Glasgow every day for a week down the A9 at 30mph - it was curiously relaxing, but ultimately futile
4) True, but if you're going round in circles whats the point of the journey?
my solution? start targetting petrol companies at random - this month, no one buy any Shell for example, the month after Esso, then Tesco for a month, then Asda and so on (we all need fuel so having days you don't buy any is pointless)....also make it completely random and picket the targeted petrol stations - i'd give it 3 months before the gov't were begged by the oil companies to reduce tax ;)
direct action, not parping about on hogs :y
Your solution, BJ, carries some merit -- but the little protests help get the word out and highlight the problems ... like a spark becoming a fire.
Regarding 3) We need to get better at it, look on this as practice :)
And 4) ....... Life is a circle, Grasshopper :)
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Here's the current one:
http://news.uk.msn.com/uk/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=153237549
cheers Turk - you're right that ones 2 years old :o :-[
now i understand what you're wittering on about ;D ;D ;D
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1) In my opinion ::)
2) Correct - but I'll bet if you're stuck behind them for 4 hours you'd change your mind
3) No fuel protest in this country ever makes a blind bit of difference - I remember travelling from Perth to Glasgow every day for a week down the A9 at 30mph - it was curiously relaxing, but ultimately futile
4) True, but if you're going round in circles whats the point of the journey?
my solution? start targetting petrol companies at random - this month, no one buy any Shell for example, the month after Esso, then Tesco for a month, then Asda and so on (we all need fuel so having days you don't buy any is pointless)....also make it completely random and picket the targeted petrol stations - i'd give it 3 months before the gov't were begged by the oil companies to reduce tax ;)
direct action, not parping about on hogs :y
Your solution, BJ, carries some merit -- but the little protests help get the word out and highlight the problems ... like a spark becoming a fire.
Regarding 3) We need to get better at it, look on this as practice :)
And 4) ....... Life is a circle, Grasshopper :)
we should be as militant as the french - they'll grind the country to a standstill and won't give in til their demands are met :y
I know the bikers have the right idea - but it was early morning and i heard it on the radio and i was cranky and thought - if you're going to protest lets do it massively and unstoppably :y
err....grasshopper ;D :y
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Bikers one weekend, Trucks the next...and so on. :y
Wait 'til the electric milk float's weekend, then we'll see some tail backs !! :D
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2008/06/05/050608_fuel_protest_hys_feature.shtml
bank holiday weekend, lets get together, polish our bikes and ride slowly - showing off how 'cool' we think we are - better call it a fuel protest so it doesnt look like a bunch of middle class weekend rebels on a jolly tho ;D ;D ;D
that doesnt irritate me in the least
actually, sell the car you invariably have if you're that strapped for cash 8-)
Yet another statement full of sweeping generalisations from Banjax the bigotted. terribly sorry old boy, I am a little tired.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2008/06/05/050608_fuel_protest_hys_feature.shtml
bank holiday weekend, lets get together, polish our bikes and ride slowly - showing off how 'cool' we think we are - better call it a fuel protest so it doesnt look like a bunch of middle class weekend rebels on a jolly tho ;D ;D ;D
that doesnt irritate me in the least
actually, sell the car you invariably have if you're that strapped for cash 8-)
Yet another statement full of sweeping generalisations from Banjax the bigotted. terribly sorry old boy, I am a little tired.
now, now Albs - we're just having a nice chat no need for your personal insults :y
although Banjax the bigoted does have a nice ring to it ;D
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2008/06/05/050608_fuel_protest_hys_feature.shtml
bank holiday weekend, lets get together, polish our bikes and ride slowly - showing off how 'cool' we think we are - better call it a fuel protest so it doesnt look like a bunch of middle class weekend rebels on a jolly tho ;D ;D ;D
that doesnt irritate me in the least
actually, sell the car you invariably have if you're that strapped for cash 8-)
Yet another statement full of sweeping generalisations from Banjax the bigotted. terribly sorry old boy, I am a little tired.
now, now Albs - we're just having a nice chat no need for your personal insults :y
although Banjax the bigoted does have a nice ring to it ;D
You still hanging around with Asterix the Gaul ?
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2008/06/05/050608_fuel_protest_hys_feature.shtml
bank holiday weekend, lets get together, polish our bikes and ride slowly - showing off how 'cool' we think we are - better call it a fuel protest so it doesnt look like a bunch of middle class weekend rebels on a jolly tho ;D ;D ;D
that doesnt irritate me in the least
actually, sell the car you invariably have if you're that strapped for cash 8-)
Yet another statement full of sweeping generalisations from Banjax the bigotted. terribly sorry old boy, I am a little tired.
now, now Albs - we're just having a nice chat no need for your personal insults :y
although Banjax the bigoted does have a nice ring to it ;D
You still hanging around with Asterix the Gaul ?
I'm closer to Getafix the Druid :y
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2008/06/05/050608_fuel_protest_hys_feature.shtml
bank holiday weekend, lets get together, polish our bikes and ride slowly - showing off how 'cool' we think we are - better call it a fuel protest so it doesnt look like a bunch of middle class weekend rebels on a jolly tho ;D ;D ;D
that doesnt irritate me in the least
actually, sell the car you invariably have if you're that strapped for cash 8-)
Yet another statement full of sweeping generalisations from Banjax the bigotted. terribly sorry old boy, I am a little tired.
now, now Albs - we're just having a nice chat no need for your personal insults :y
although Banjax the bigoted does have a nice ring to it ;D
You still hanging around with Asterix the Gaul ?
I'm closer to Getafix the Druid :y
I am more Screwfix the Lucky :y