Are they stealing any gasoline up your way?

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Lock-equipped gas caps have been flying out of auto parts stores.

Joe(I'll bet.)Nation

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I have one. Many gas stations will not let you pump gas without prepaying due to the large number of drive offs.

The high gas prices should cut down on the number of auto thefts. The thiefs wouldn't be able to afford the gas. Laughing

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There was just a story in the news the other day about a local post office that had the gas stolen from 2 of their vehicles last weekend.

The run on locking gas caps reminds me of the 1970s oil embargo...

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Here in Pa they dont worry about "gas tank locks". They just put a tray under the carsand punch holes in the fuel tanks.

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I've heard of that here, too, farmerman. Usually suv and pickups, though. My car (ford focus) is too low to the ground to bother with punching a 10 gal tank which might not be full anyway.

I got a locking gas cap the first time I saw $3.00/gal. May or may not help, it's hard to tell. I had a locking cap in Denver when the price hit $1.00 in the late seventies. I know it helped then.

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Well, when you head out to fill the gas tank and you have to stop and think "Hey, do I have a hundred dollars on me?" that would change some of my habits.

A buddy came over from NJ on Friday so we could go to Yankee Stadium. It's easy parking in my neighborhood on holidays. He brought his son, they didn't drive my buddie's big SUV, they drove the kiddo's compact.

$120.00 Tickets to see the Red Sox. Okay.
$80.00 in gas to get there and back. Fugetaboutdit.

Joe(I don't own a car. I'm a city boy)Nation

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Back in the 70's when I was about 17 I had an excellent hand-pump that was ideal for siphoning gas out of unsuspecting vehicles. I would always make sure not to siphon more than a gallon or two from any one vehicle. And that was back when gas was .55 per gallon!

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Hmm.

I wonder which is selling faster?

Locking gas caps or hand pumps?

Joe(we sell a syphon pump at the store....)Nation

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I saw three gas caps off at the apartments one morning. I put them back on. I also left a note on each car, because I didn't want anybody getting in traffic if the tank was empty.

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You have a busy neighborhood there, Edgar.

Here most cars have alarms against theft and self locking gas covers. (You have to push the lever on the inside of the car to get it to open.)

I did see a couple of tell-tale sprays of scattered glass over the past couple of weeks, but I thought they were taking the CARS not just the petro.

Watch yourself, E. I don't think I'd be touching anybody else's car if I were you.

Joe(whatdoiknow?)Nation

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I put the caps on, then went to the office and informed the boss. She advised me I did it right.

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Haven't heard of any yet, but it might be happening as we speak.

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NickFun wrote:

Back in the 70's when I was about 17 I had an excellent hand-pump that was ideal for siphoning gas out of unsuspecting vehicles. I would always make sure not to siphon more than a gallon or two from any one vehicle. And that was back when gas was .55 per gallon!

The guys I knew just sucked it out with their mouths. Does this say something about them? Very Happy

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Not much grey matter up there.

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Cars parked at suburban railway stations for the day are the targets I have heard about here. commuters are trying to pressure the rail operators and state governmnet into installing video cameras at railway carparks.

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mame wrote:

The guys I knew just sucked it out with their mouths. Does this say something about them?

Yeah, I've done that.

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It's a matter of timing and education.

The timing is stopping the sucking just before the gas hits your lips.

The education is what you get if your timing is off.

Joe(ptooey,ptooey,gak gak, ptooey)Nation

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A story the other day here was about stolen license plates used when doing drive offs at gas stations.

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here's our big news today (other than the melting temps)

http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_24548.aspx

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Tow Truck Drivers Seeing More Business As Motorists Gamble With Gas
Monday July 7, 2008
CityNews.ca Staff

If you're a driver, you know how costly the price of filling up your tank has become in the past six months.

It may not surprise you then to learn that tow truck drivers are reaping a few benefits from these high prices, as motorists are increasingly opting to run on empty in the hopes that waiting a day will result in a lower price on the marquee. The problem is - sometimes they push their vehicles too far and the end up stranded by the side of the road.

Toronto-based Abrams Towing is reporting a 40 per cent spike in daily calls from motorists who've run out of gas.

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NickFun wrote:

Back in the 70's when I was about 17 I had an excellent hand-pump that was ideal for siphoning gas out of unsuspecting vehicles. I would always make sure not to siphon more than a gallon or two from any one vehicle. And that was back when gas was .55 per gallon!

What you're supposed to do is siphon directly from their tank to your. It's the nature of siphons that if the cars are of equal size, you'll both end up with half a tank - from each according to his ability; to each according to his need. Now, if it's a great big, guzzling SUV, you might end up draining it. He deserves it, so go for it.

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Are they stealing any gasoline up your way?

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