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Someone mentioned blockades earlier in this thread. Would not a blockade of Europe's largest oil terminal not be the way to make the powers that be sit up and take notice ?

 

Not a viable option - was tried/threatened by the local fishing fleet sailing up to Yell Sound many moons ago when tanker traffic was at it's busiest. (blockade didn't actually occur but the threat did get a snippet of National publicity though it had zero effect).

 

Nowadays with minimal tanker movements and huge storage capacity it would take weeks to make the slightest impact if any impact whatsoever. There's nobody I can think of that would even consider such a foolhardy undertaking.

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If the windfarm is going ahead, maybe SIC could rule that VE have to provide free car charging points across the islands (or subsidise car charging at home). Then, we could buy electric cars. While they're pretty dear, with free electricity instead of eye-wateringly expensive fuel they'd end up being pretty good value for money.

 

Their comparitively low range on one charge wouldn't matter much here!

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Someone mentioned blockades earlier in this thread. Would not a blockade of Europe's largest oil terminal not be the way to make the powers that be sit up and take notice ?

 

Not a viable option - was tried/threatened by the local fishing fleet sailing up to Yell Sound many moons ago when tanker traffic was at it's busiest. (blockade didn't actually occur but the threat did get a snippet of National publicity though it had zero effect).

 

Nowadays with minimal tanker movements and huge storage capacity it would take weeks to make the slightest impact if any impact whatsoever. There's nobody I can think of that would even consider such a foolhardy undertaking.

Blockading the sea route was where they went wrong but probably best not discussed on this forum. ( ' There are many ways to skin a cat ' ) :wink:

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my maths is poor but they seem to be charging us extra vat on the vat we are paying. the fuel was 136.9 before the increase its now 140.9 . that is an increase of just under 3.5p per litre so they have added an extra .5p per litre. but we are paying more vat than the south on fuel so how can that be fair tax.

so either the oil company have messed up or they are stealing beggers.

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Someone mentioned blockades earlier in this thread. Would not a blockade of Europe's largest oil terminal not be the way to make the powers that be sit up and take notice ?

If you're up for a blockade. Hows about blockading the Town Hall?

Keep those elected idiots from performing in their usual manner and everybody in Shetland will be able to afford the extra fuel cost easily.

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Hows about blockading the Town Hall?

Keep those elected idiots from performing in their usual manner and everybody in Shetland will be able to afford the extra fuel cost easily.

:wink:

 

Sorry but the Poop is in the town hall. already

And no one wants to get there hands covered inthe stuff when cleaning it up

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