[SneakyElephant]

Dig deep lads, it's going up again!http://cars.uk.msn.com/news/refinery-troubles-trigger-panic-buy-fears

 

[Dan]

Well the good news according to the BBC is that it's now re-open and delivering fuel again;http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-16736556

 

[Old Frank]

We're a very panicky lot. I remember someone started a rumour in the early 1970s that there was a shortage of toilet rolls. Needless to say, within days there was a shortage because people had panic-bought and cleared the shops. If only we'd stayed in the caves ...

 

[SneakyElephant]

I can remember sitting in the Animal Cafe one afternoon back in 1978 when a panda walked in and bought a couple of salad sandwiches. After eating them, it produced a pistol and fired three bullets into the ceiling. It then walked out of the door and was never seen again. Sure enough, when I looked up 'panda' in the dictionary, the definition was as follows: 'a large black and white Asian mammal...EATS SHOOTS AND LEAVES'