The receptionist at my office and I were discussing this. She has a car with a big V-8 and she's thinking about putting a sign up that says "Free gas card if you steal the car."
I bought my civic back when gas was about a buck and a half a gallon. I feel better about it now.
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07-01-2008, 07:52 PM #1
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07-01-2008, 08:00 PM #2
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This has been happening for a while here in Tulsa - unfortunately. What's worse that I hear is that some theives are totally bypassing the cap and drilling a hole in the bottom of your tank to get the gas! Unbelievable, isn't it? Gawd!!!
I don't even have the words to describe these type people...desperate doesn't even begin to do the job.
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07-01-2008, 09:58 PM #3
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LOL.... are you my husband?!?!?!?Given my general level of personal abrasiveness, I worry about people pouring solvent or something in the tank.
Kidding, but we talk about this a lot -- he is a teacher and was a coach, and kids do all kinds of things to his car. And he does have some level of what you call "personal abrasiveness"! I love that term!
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07-02-2008, 03:19 AM #4
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I guess the word KABOOM has little meaning to them.
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07-02-2008, 03:33 AM #5
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Nope, I doubt it. They're already stealing gas..how smart could they be? These are the same geniuses who steal (or try to steal) copper wire from electric sub-stations, or live A/C units by people's houses. Originally Posted by sundial
I guess the word KABOOM has little meaning to them.
Not too smart. However, according to our local news, many have "gotten'r done".
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07-04-2008, 06:29 AM #6
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We just had gas stolen out of our generator at our vacation cabin. They cut the neighbors hose and used it to syphon the gas. We left the generator empty when we left this time. I just hope they don't try to break into the shed looking for more gas!
It got me thinking about DH's truck which has a 36 gallon tank and is parked in our driveway since it won't fit in the garage. We just filled it yesterday and it was $130.00 and the tank wasn't even empty. At $4.30 a gallon, I guess we really should look at a locking gas cap since people are getting so desperate that they are resorting to stealing gas.
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