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Re:Pumps run dry at gas stations in Britain by bluGill on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @08:53AM (#28682159)
Farmers tend to have more than one grade of fuel. dyed diesel is the most common grade because there is no road tax. Farmers that aren't close to town (most of them) are likely to have undyed diesel for their trucks as well. Gasoline is somewhat common - though gasoline tractors went out of style around 1960, sometimes there is a car that never goes to town, lawnmowers, ATVs... It depends on the farm what they keep on hand.
Re:Pumps run dry at gas stations in Britain by ben_w on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @11:33AM (#28684025)
This story is about the UK, and in the UK everyone is close to town by American standards. Heck, the tiny rural nowhere I rented for 5 months after Uni was still… huh, Google says 4.4 miles from the University itself.

By UK standards, it was the middle of nowhere.