From: Neil Williams on
On Sun, 04 Mar 2007 12:41:17 +0000, TripleS
<david.knowles(a)picturesk.net> wrote:

>It does though as if some big businesses can withstand a great deal of
>bad publicity before it does them any harm.

It is reputed that one of the budget airlines (I'll leave it to you to
work out which one) believe their business could withstand two hull
losses (i.e. 2 planes down with all on board dead), so long as they
weren't too close together.

Neil

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From: Adrian on
Clive Coleman. (clive(a)yewbank.demon.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much
like they were saying :

>>Then just wait for the claims for new common rail diesel pumps...

> It's already added to diesel as a foam suppressant and the injection
> systems weren't affected it was the oxygen sensors which, like Conor's
> car, diesel engines don't have.

I was thinking more of adding petrol to diesel, rather than adding
silicon/e to diesel...

(Y'know, I never realised Silicon and Silicone were two different things -
always thought it was a transatlantic spelling thing, like alumin(i)um)
From: Brimstone on
Adrian wrote:
> Clive Coleman. (clive(a)yewbank.demon.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding
> much like they were saying :
>
>>> Then just wait for the claims for new common rail diesel pumps...
>
>> It's already added to diesel as a foam suppressant and the injection
>> systems weren't affected it was the oxygen sensors which, like
>> Conor's car, diesel engines don't have.
>
> I was thinking more of adding petrol to diesel, rather than adding
> silicon/e to diesel...
>
> (Y'know, I never realised Silicon and Silicone were two different
> things - always thought it was a transatlantic spelling thing, like
> alumin(i)um)

mazing wot u kin lern from ere innit?


From: Doug on
On 3 Mar, 14:50, "Brimstone" <brimst...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> First they wreck people's motors with contaminated petrol, and then the want
> to charge them extral!!
>
> Just how bloody arrogant can some people get??
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6414905.stm
>
> Rogue fuel traced to depot tanks
> Contaminated unleaded petrol blamed for causing thousands of cars to break
> down has been traced to a depot in Essex, a supplier has said.
>
> Harvest Energy said "unusually high levels of silicon" were found in four
> storage tanks at the Vopak site.
>
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"The car, more of a toilet than a convenience".> It had not been
detected before sale at retailers including supermarkets
> Tesco and Morrisons because routine tests did not look for the substance.
>
> One industry group said the incident could force prices up by 2p a litre.
>
> The faulty unleaded petrol has been blamed for damaging thousands of cars in
> south-east England.
>
> More than 5,000 people have contacted the BBC to say they have been
> affected.
>
> Harvest Energy shares tank facilities at the depot in West Thurrock with
> independent oil company Greenergy, which supplies both Tesco and Morrisons.
>
> In a statement, Greenergy said a component understood to have been used by
> Harvest Energy in the production of unleaded petrol had tested positive for
> excess levels of silicon.
>
> Morrisons has stopped selling unleaded fuel at 41 outlets supplied by the
> depot until tests are complete.
>
> Tesco said it is to empty its unleaded tanks at 150 outlets in the south
> east but would refill them with uncontaminated fuel and continue sales.
>
> Asda, which buys fuel from Harvest Energy, said it was to replace unleaded
> petrol at 30 forecourts in the south east supplied from the affected depot
> as a "precautionary measure".
>
> Harvest Energy said it could guarantee no further contaminated petrol would
> be distributed.
>
> An independent inspection company would be testing fuel stocks at more than
> 100 petrol stations.
>
> "We are working as closely as we can with our customers the retailers, to
> address such motorists' concerns," said Harvest Energy's managing director
> Franco Bussandri.
>
> "We would ask motorists who feel they may have been affected to contact
> their fuel retailer for advice."
>
> Ray Holloway, from the Petrol Retailers Association, told BBC News 24 prices
> on the oil markets could be affected.
>
> "They look for those opportunities and the price goes up so motorists across
> the UK everywhere, not just in the south-east corner, they'll end up paying
> probably one to two pence more per litre in the next week."
>
> Harvest Energy is athttp://www.harvestenergy.co.uk/contact_us.php
>
> Their Head of Sales is Simon Davis, simon AT harvestenergy DOT co DOT uk
>
> Perhaps he might appreciate some constructive input?

Actually its motorists who wreck their cars by being so gullible as to
trust the rip off merchants who make their mode of travel possible.
What amuses me is the way they accuse the government of creating
revenue from motorists while ignoring the garage around the corner
upon whom they seem to be utterly dependent.

I do of course exclude DIY motorists who are capable of their own
mantenance, like the suss ones who clean their own sensors, but it
must be very difficult for them in this age of increasing car
complexity and vulnerability.

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From: Knight Of The Road on
"Doug" <jagmad(a)riseup.net> wrote


> I do of course exclude DIY motorists who are capable of their own
> mantenance, like the suss ones who clean their own sensors, but it
> must be very difficult for them in this age of increasing car
> complexity and vulnerability.



Not like your Land Rover eh, Doug?


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