Petrol - Strike or no strike, doesn't really matter!

Well what a farce the last few days have been.
Petrol tanker drivers apparently have a problem with being paid in excess of £40k and have been balloted for strike action. Of those who actually bothered to vote, the majority voted in favour of strike action. So far, no date has been set for any strike action and in fact the union has not actually decided whether or not to strike as talks are still in progress.
What happens next then? A government minister who should know better tells the masses that it's not a bad thing to top up your tank and maybe get a jerry can and fill that too.... Well Halfords must have been rubbing their hands together - sales of crappy plastic jerry cans (which always leak when you try to put the petrol in the car) have gone up by about a gazillion percent* and are probably a fair few quid more expensive than they were last week. Ker-ching at the cash register.
What else? Well the general population, rather than enjoy the unseasonal good weather decided to spend their time queueing at petrol stations causing a shortage of fuel which is probably now more widespread than an actual strike would have caused. Way to go all you panic buyers!
The next bit is beyond farce.... the government respond to the shortage which has been caused by the stupidity of the population by relaxing the regulations imposed on driving hours for tanker drivers. I may be naive, but I thought that regulations on driving hours was for safety - we've all seen what happens when 40000 litres of petrol explodes (or those of you who have seen Terminator 2 have). Oh, and as an added bonus, this means the very tanker drivers who could possibly cause a real shortage of fuel when/if they go on strike can earn loads of overtime which will make up for what they lose when/if they down tools and walk out.
So - I have an idea.... I'm going to start making giant coffee cups and start rumours that Starbucks are going on strike... Come and get em - giant coffee cups only £10 each..... I'll make a fortune!!

*not official figures