michael_traill wrote:I hope permits will be issued this year again if the strike goes ahead and fuel is rationed! Those permits given to certain key workers last time were a god send!
Depends what they term 'key workers'. My pal, who was a doctor with a surgery out in Bathgate, was issued with one of those permits, but West Lothian council didn't issue education staff (the vast majority of whom, at my place of work in Livingston, lived in Edinburgh) with permits. Instead, we received a threatening letter saying that getting to work was our responsibility and failure to turn up was a disciplinary offence.
I was lucky last time that our old car took leaded fuel, which I could always find. Before anyone comments about public transport, I had spent many a time in our pre-car owning days waiting in vain, at a freezing cold St Andrew's Sq. bus station, for the first bus of the day to arrive. I would often arrive at work late and very stressed even before my day had begun. I considered moving out to live in Livingston, but thought taking driving lessons and buying a car the lesser of the two evils.
Now I work much nearer home and am confident I'd be able to get to work somehow. I won't be stock piling, but can understand why some folk would. Whilst telling folk not to panic buy, the media is also screaming out headlines warning of a possible national shortage. Oh and also giving out very little infomation about
why there might be a strike.
