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It's the anniversary today. I know because I was in hospital having gone into labour with my son. It was horrendous, No midwives to deliver the babies! My son ended up quite ill because of that strike!... Can't believe he will be 9 on Monday.

Pat

Happy birthday to him, Pat:)) I remember it really well. Stuck two hours in a queue to get fuel in bledding Wendover...

I didn't get stuck in any traffic - Paul did though - He was having to travel between home and the hospital (I was already in there) as he had to look after the girls. When my labur started he couldn't get to the hospital. Didn't matter in the end though - I didn't have the baby for another 2 days!

Pat

My eldest was only a month or less old.......and I used to go to the 24 hr Tescos in the early hours when I had zero chance of getting any sleep anyhow and buy up loads of bread and distribute it to my family and friends lol x

Please tell me your all fibbing and it wasn't REALLY that long ago !!

I remember the bread queues in the local shop ..........the good old " British spirit " that causes people you don't know to strike up conversation because we where in crisis and the bread might run out.............lol

had a friend who was a driving instructor and he travelled to France to get fuel as worked out cheaper than trying to get it over here.

I remember that well - I know there was one in about November of that year. (Can't believe I was only 16 then! Hadn't even finished school . . .)

Amanda - Yep definatley 9 years!
I suppose in away I was lucky that I missed it all - I was in hospital for the week before and another week after my son ws born. My poor hubby thogh - Worried about me and the baby in hospital, Working and having to look after two other children under 3 years as well as no petrol!
Pat

It makes you wonder where the time has gone Pat.........it only feels like a couple of years ago : (

I must be getting old.............lol

Amanda - I know. He is my 'baby' and he will be 9 years old! It only seems like yesterday.

Well I hope your boy has a lovely birthday on Monday.......my youngest is 15........time certainly does fly .

Amanda xx

I know how you feel Pat.........I feel like demanding a recount......My eldest is year 5 this year FGS........how can that be !!!!!!! She's no more than a baby lol xx

My eldest is year 8!
She is doing an assignment at the moment about her family, She has to put our ages in it. We are the youngest parents in her class :-) I was pleased about that! lol

Muffy.........my middle Grand child is five in Nov. I thought she was a baby until this May when " new grand child " arrived.......now the nearly five year old looks like a giant with really BIG features..............lol

Dear GypsyLady

Hello

Yes, remember it well.

There was a huge notice saying "NO PETROL" but the cars still went to the service station! The police came along to sort things out.

I got to Asdas within 10 minutes and apart from 3 fireman, buying goods and half a dozen customers, the shop was empty.

Some stored petrol in unsafe containers. Panic buying!

Hope your son has a very happy birthday.

Best wishes to you.
xx

Iremember it well. we drove up to the west coast of Scotland, on a holiday paid for out of money I saved Not smoking. It was like one of those science fiction stories, where everyone in the world but us had disappeared, the roads were all empty, brilliant!!

I remember the panic stations too as we got married on the 16th September, and it was a big worry as to whether our guests would be able to make it as they were all coming from afar.

I remember my cousin's wife phoning me from a supermarket where she had found some bread for sale, and asked me should she get it for the buffet as we were catering ourselves. She was an absolute star.

In the end there was only my husband's sister and brother in law who didn't make it, which was sad with them being close family, but we still managed a turnout of 106.

Dianne xx