Britain appears to have been seized by an outbreak of irrational panic, totally unjustified by circumstances. At garages all over the UK people are queuing up for hours to fill their vehicle tanks and other suitable containers with fuel in preparation for a possible strike by tanker drivers.
Why all the panic?
Let us look at the facts. No strike date has yet been set. Unite, the union concerned, must give seven days’ notice before any strike action takes place. Seven days would be plenty of time for all the drivers in Britain to fill their fuel tanks.
There is no need for people to panic, yet they are doing so all over the country and causing problems for others. Queues for fuel at my local Morrison’s are preventing more level headed shoppers from entering the supermarket car park so that they can do their ordinary weekly shopping. Not only that but the long line of cars is leading to unnecessary congestion on surrounding roads.
Hopefully my Christian brothers and sisters are not amongst those panicking. Jesus said, “Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own” (Matthew 6:34). If we are not to worry about the food we eat or the clothes we wear – essentials for life – then surely we should not worry about the amount of petrol or diesel in our cars.
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