On Sat, 08 Jan 2011 18:21:11 +0000, Bruce <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:
>George Weston <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:>
>>Reminds me of that stupid email round-robin that circulated a few years
>>back which urged motorists not to buy Esso or Shell petrol and said that
>>they were "both the same firm" - they weren't and aren't!
>Had it been about Shell and BP a few years ago, it would have been
>correct, as they shared their UK distribution network.
That doesn't mean they're the same "firm." Presumably company?
But isn't petrol all the same stuff anyway? I'd be surprised if it
wasn't all mixed up together somewhere along the way.

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Martin Jay