As gas prices soar, thieves grow more brazen

**Iria** · May 28, 2008, 12:05 AM

I was thinking about this today as I passed a gas station being filled up by a tanker ...

Source: MSNBC

Bobby Lee Julien, who’s driven a fuel tanker for 27 years, was near the end of his route. It was 3 a.m. when he pulled up at a stop sign off State Highway 225 in Houston.

It took only a few seconds for the masked man to rip open the passenger door, jump in and point a gun at Julien, 52.

“I begged him not to shoot me,” Julien said. “I feared for my life. The whole time he had a gun pointed at me.”

It wasn’t Julien’s life the gunman wanted that morning of May 5: “He said he wanted the truck. He wanted the fuel.”

SFOSOK · May 28, 2008, 03:28 AM

Holy Sh*T the worlds turnin into Mad Max!

Wilier · May 28, 2008, 04:53 AM

Its reported that there has been a huge increase in people taking fuel and doing a runner from the petrol station too.

I noticed that our local Tesco have had the limit on the maximum you can put in at any one fill raised to £80 now too

Its a double edged sword for me really. I work for a large American oil company, so our share prices are at an all time high ($90.69/share) so its good for me 'cos Im in a share plan (buy one, get 2 free!!) but at £1.30 a litre of diesel, its getting rediculous tbh.

Mousey · May 28, 2008, 06:43 AM

Wasn't there a big craze in america at one point where people would siphon the fuel from cars? The world's slowly going mad, that's for sure. We desperately need a cheaper and more sustainable alternative and quickly.

OmegaRED · May 28, 2008, 09:54 AM

We need Liam Neeson to bring back the League of Shadows. He can use a machine to turn all the gas into vapor and we'll have to find a new source of fuel

Mousey · May 28, 2008, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by OmegaRED

We need Liam Neeson to bring back the League of Shadows. He can use a machine to turn all the gas into vapor and we'll have to find a new source of fuel

lol

Have you taken into account that civilisation as we know it will grind to a total halt, and we'll completely run out of electricity?

OmegaRED · May 28, 2008, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Mousey

lol

Have you taken into account that civilisation as we know it will grind to a total halt, and we'll completely run out of electricity?

Will we still have internet?

Mousey · May 28, 2008, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by OmegaRED

Will we still have internet?

Think about it, no gas, nothing to power drills ect to get other fossil fuels, all electricity stops. you do the math

IEMC · May 28, 2008, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Mousey

Think about it, no gas, nothing to power drills ect to get other fossil fuels, all electricity stops. you do the math

That logic is flawed.

Robert McClelland · May 28, 2008, 10:52 PM

Time put up Solar power panles lol. Maybe Maya calendar is right after all at end of 2012 the whole world going nuts on OIL lol

[hobo]eclipse · May 28, 2008, 11:27 PM

well what can we expect? $2.00 for a pack of burger buns. $ worth less, food costs more = inflation tax

H3X4D3C1M4L · May 28, 2008, 11:41 PM

You know... they go to those lengths... and still pay $5 for a Starbucks coffee. Boggles the mind.

I simply stopped driving. I nearly had an apoplectic fit last time I filled up, and that was at $1.24/litre. Now its $1.30 a litre, give or take a cent.

[hobo]eclipse · May 29, 2008, 09:58 AM

what ever your observation just know, it's by by middle class.

Neshi · May 29, 2008, 10:19 AM

well, you guys are lucky to fill up for 'just' $1.30 a litre, let's see.. that's about E0.84.

We pay about E1.60 a litre, which is almost double..$2.49 to be exact.
It's outrageous, and the prices keep rising...

Judas · May 29, 2008, 11:59 AM

I'm thoroughly enjoying the price of fuel and food increases......

[hobo]eclipse · May 29, 2008, 12:15 PM

ya im sure your business will love it when all people can afford is fuel and food, what will happen if people get desperate in your area? high tech toys = money

Judas · May 29, 2008, 12:38 PM

My business may faulter, but i've several things to fall back on.

People are greedy materialistic bastards nowadays... if i have to close up shop so that more people get a clue, i'll be willling to.

People need to get thier priorities right.

And actually, the result in fuel prices and food prices going up, has actually improved business in my area

Less people making rediculious number of trips in excess of 100miles one way.... are now consideirng more local options more realistically..

if it gets up higher, specially fuel, people will be more likely to learn that driving at the cost of over 100 bucks for the single trip, is not worth while to save 20 bucks on whatever item they wish to get.

And now that trucking fees are skyrocketing......shipping is starting to become a concern, more efficient means are being developed, less idiots on the road overall

Mousey · May 29, 2008, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Judas

I'm thoroughly enjoying the price of fuel and food increases......

Is this possibly due to the fact you never consume tangible solid food?

Judas · May 29, 2008, 03:08 PM

I consume far to much tangible solid foods.....

not only do i see benefits of people driving less, buying locally more often, BUT i may end up starting to lose weight that i gained from being a resident employee pig of burgerking for over 2 years

Robert McClelland · May 29, 2008, 03:36 PM

thankgoodness that Wendys have cheap burgers still at 99Cents :P

SFOSOK · May 30, 2008, 02:45 PM

I wanna get me one of those guerrilla kids that can throw metal boomerangs so I'm prepared when all this sh*t goes down.

Judas · May 30, 2008, 03:17 PM