Oh No! Grey Nomad That Hasn't Spoken To Anyone But His Wife For 2000km Wants To Rant About Fuel Prices

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Local motorists have been warned about a potentially hazardous and lengthy conversation about petrol prices with a retiree last seen wandering around the picnic tables at the Betoota Downs SupaCentre servo this afternoon.

The retiree is believed to be from the New South Wales Central Coast, and has been on the road for a couple months now.

His main talking points revolve around his undying love for ABC Radio National host 'Macca' - as well as his grievances with the lack of overtaking lanes in the Diamantina Shire.

While both topics of conversation may appear easy to navigate, locals are being urged to not stick around long enough to hear what he has to say about the price of bloody fuel.

This story is playing out at rural service stations right around the country, as recent global events spark furious dialogue about how they don't bloody miss ya out here do they.

Not even two weeks after the first strikes in Iran, the ripple effects from the war in the Middle East are already starting to be felt at the fuel bowser - especially in rural Australia.

This comes as Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz chokes about a fifth of the world's oil supply, with growing fears of fuel shortages leading to both panic buying and price gouging right across the country.

In states like WA and Queensland, with thousands of kilometres between some towns - it's a hot topic for emotive discussion - especially for anyone who enjoys having a whinge.

And nobody likes a whinge more than the post-war Australian baby boomers who have packed up their lives into a caravan and are now spending their twilight years on the great open road.

One local tradesmen, Kenny (37) says he made the catastrophic error of engaging in what he thought was going to be idle chit chat about the weather,.

"It didn't take long" said Kenny.

"We were just talking about how this crisp autumn wind is bloody welcome... and the next thing you know I'm listening to a retired white goods salesmen's rant about the Ayatollah and how Australia needs to be more self-sufficient in the face of a changing global economy"

Kenny warns that blokes who haven't spoken to anyone but their wives for multiple days will be itching for a yarn, and to avoid locking in by revealing a rather uncouth emergency - such as needing to take a shit.

"Whatever you do, do not accept a tour of his camper trailer. I was inside that thing looking at photos of the grandkids for 45 minutes"