Dad Finally Accepts The Price Of Petrol

IN WHAT many believed was incomprehensible, local dad Terry Bower has reportedly stopped complaining about the price of petrol after a solid decade of near-daily rants, WWN can reveal.

Family sources close to the 49-year-old have confirmed the builder has not once mentioned fuel costs in the last 8 months leading them to believe that it’s all over and hopefully everyone can move on with their lives.

“He couldn’t pass a petrol station without muttering curses and spiralling into a full-blown rage,” explained his wife, Maggie. “Now? He just fills up and gets on with it. We’re honestly a bit concerned.”

Bower’s fuel-related tirades were infamous at family gatherings, often derailing entire events.

“Once, at a wedding, he had a few drinks and went on a petrol-price bender that lasted two hours. We practically had to sedate him,” recalled his son, James.

His most notorious episode came during a brief legal incident when, in protest, Bower refused to let a cashier leave until they explained why a global drop in oil prices hadn’t translated to the pump. Applegreen later dropped the charges, but the fallout remains.

“He’s banned for life now, so ironically we have to drive an extra 10km just to fill up,” said James. “Which, of course, would’ve set him off – if he still cared.”

As the family adjusts to this new, unnervingly calm version of Terry, experts suggest he may have simply crossed the threshold into full-blown resignation, a typical psychological state known in Ireland as ‘ah feck it, sure what can you do.’

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