That was a nice thought and what bad luck to have been caught up in the (lorry drivers to drive…

…l and a ride across the Solent on the ferry. The day after we arrived, the petrol crisis developed. I’d deliberately failed to fill the car with fuel so I could do so on the island and give some custom to our hosts. It quickly became clear local petrol stations had run out of petrol, and morning queues became stan…
The Passage of 56 Years
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Stuart Aken
Penny Grubb
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Oct 20, 2021
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That was a nice thought and what bad luck to have been caught up in the (lorry drivers to drive the) petrol (tankers) shortage, but what an amazing story and incredible to have found the scene so unchanged. Brilliant!
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Written by Penny Grubb
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An award-winning crime novelist & long-time amateur poultry keeper, who specialised in teaching methods, healthcare & software engineering as an academic.
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