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......