Trucker Skips Out On $1,022 Gas Fill-Up

SALINA, Kan. (AP) Police in Salina, Kansas report that a trucker commited a felony fuel skip at a truck stop along Interstate 70.
A trucker pumped 261 gallons of diesel fuel into his rig's tanks at a cost of $1,022.
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But by the time the cashier found that the payment data the trucker provided was false, the truck and its driver were long gone. The high price of fuel made the theft a felony case because the amount exceeds $1,000.
Deputy Salina Police Chief Carson Mansfield said the driver provided bogus information through the intercom at the diesel fuel pumps to a clerk at Petro 2 truck stop


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right on trucker!!...can't say I blame ya...the ROYALS cost me 2

:bigfingergas prices



peace
billy h.

stealing is worth a thumbs up?

what the fuck.

same as here everyone of these m'fer's should be arrested and charged with theft

http://forum.therx.com/showthread.php?t=577185


what would you do part 2......i personally think these people are sorry m'fers
http://www.starnewsonline.com/articl...32/0/FRONTPAGE

Deshauna Canty is never in a good mood after filling up her Lincoln Navigator.

But she was all smiles today when she swiped her Visa credit card to pay after gassing up her sport utility vehicle.

Why wouldn’t she be? Gas was 35 cents a gallon.

Canty was among hundreds of people who found temporary relief from $3-plus gasoline prices today after an employee accidentally set the price at 35 cents at the Kangaroo Express station at 17th Street and Wellington Avenue, employees said.

The trouble started about 9 a.m. today when an attendant at the BP station punched in 35 cents instead of $3.35 for premium-grade gasoline, said employee Shane Weller. The mistake wasn’t noticed until about 6 p.m., when crowds jammed the pumps and caused traffic jams on nearby roads, Weller said.

By that time news of the low-priced gas had spread like wildfire through e-mail and word of mouth, he said.

Canty heard about the price from her children’s baby-sitter and filled up her Ford Taurus earlier in the afternoon, she said.

“I wasn’t sure if it was true, but I decided to come out here and check it out,” Canty said. “I didn’t have anything to lose and everything to gain.”

After spending a fraction of what she usually pays for fuel for her Taurus, she returned around 6 p.m. to fill up her sport utility vehicle.

Filling up her Navigator usually costs Canty close to $100, but at Thursday’s price it would only cost her $9.80 for a full 28-gallon tank.

Venus Mitchell passed a dozen gas stations after driving from a Market Street shopping center to take advantage of the prices, she said.

“A lady came up to me in the parking lot and told me that gas was 35 cents so I hopped in my car and drove,” said Mitchell from her late-model Oldsmobile.

But Mitchell didn’t make it to the pump before employees switched the prices back.

“I’m a little disappointed because I’ve never paid 35 cents for gas,” she said.

In 1972, the year before the Arab oil embargo, gasoline was selling at 36 cents per gallon, according to a Cato Institute report issued in 2006. Taking inflation into account, that 1972 price would still only be $1.86 a gallon.

Station employees discovered the pricing error after calling their district manager to inquire about changing the price of gas as a way of stemming traffic, Weller said.

“People had been coming in all day stiffing us, not telling us nothing,” Weller said. “They knew something was wrong because regular gas was still $3-something a gallon, and when have you ever known premium gas to be lower than regular?”

After the price returned to normal people continued to flood the gas station, hoping to take advantage of the low the price.

Wilmington police arrived about 6:30 p.m. to help deal with traffic and control the crowd.

There were no reports of accidents or incidents of violence, New Hanover County 911 officials said.

Weller said he doesn’t know what will happen to the employee who typed in the wrong price.

He also isn’t sure how the gas station will deal with money lost from the gas sales during the 10-hour mix-up.

“What can you do?” Weller asked. “There’s nothing illegal about being immoral, but I just don’t see how people could do that to us.”

Mitchell said people didn’t mean any disrespect. They were probably looking for some relief, she said.

“Gas is high these days so I really can’t say I blame them,” Mitchell said.

Deshauna Canty


geee i wonder what class of person this is,with a name like that...probably the same type of person driving a big SUV and living off the government

buster said:

Deshauna Canty


geee i wonder what class of person this is,with a name like that...probably the same type of person driving a big SUV and living off the government

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Buster,ask BeantownJim,I bet he can help you out on this answer !

Gravy said:

Buster,ask BeantownJim,I bet he can help you out on this answer !

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hehehehheeeeeeeee...i know it sounds bad the way i worded it...but it is truth...the difference betwen him and me is i would probably do her in a heartbeat...but it still pisses me off that all these people did this...also is stores fault for not noticing when people were lined up and buying premium gas...but sooner or later logic and just being a good citizen should click in

buster said:

hehehehheeeeeeeee...i know it sounds bad the way i worded it...but it is truth...the difference betwen him and me is i would probably do her in a heartbeat...but it still pisses me off that all these people did this...also is stores fault for not noticing when people were lined up and buying premium gas...but sooner or later logic and just being a good citizen should click in

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Buster,To be honest my friend I dont care about if your racist or not I was just busting balls about the real racist BeantownJim.I wouldnt blame all those people that got the gas at .35 a gallon I would blame the idiots inside all they had to do was hit the emergency shutdown on the pumps and that would have halted everything.Trust me we been getting screwed by the gas companies :hump: since 9/11 happened and its not going to be pretty come Summer time in 2 months when the gas prices hit near $4 a gallon.

Gravy said:

Buster,To be honest my friend I dont care about if your racist or not I was just busting balls about the real racist BeantownJim.I wouldnt blame all those people that got the gas at .35 a gallon I would blame the idiots inside all they had to do was hit the emergency shutdown on the pumps and that would have halted everything.Trust me we been getting screwed by the gas companies :hump: since 9/11 happened and its not going to be pretty come Summer time in 2 months when the gas prices hit near $4 a gallon.

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hey i know a lot about this as i spend about 180.00 a week on gas (3 fill ups at 60 each) but i would never knowingly steal...

HinesWard86 said:

stealing is worth a thumbs up?

what the fuck.

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FUCK YEAH!! A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do. Come on man, I've read and re-read this bullshit about inflation, the breakdowns, etc....I aint buyin' it, $4 gallon gasoline is horseshit....now they've mandated vehicles to get (i believe) 30 miles per gallon by 2020?! If this was the 70's again, we'd just be siphoning gas with a hose again.....WTF world are you livin' in? You just take it up the arse whatever they tell you, SIR YES SIR! Grab my ankles, no newer taxes, right on, sir yes sir! :lolBIG: Its a fuckin' jungle out there, I don't fault the GASOLINE EXECS reaping record profits, but on the flip side, when the country is in a recession, don't get pissed when people do whatever the fuck they need to, to survive. :cripwalk:

buster said:

hey i know a lot about this as i spend about 180.00 a week on gas (3 fill ups at 60 each) but i would never knowingly steal...

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Not even a couple grapes from the produce section?

buster said:

Deshauna Canty


geee i wonder what class of person this is,with a name like that...probably the same type of person driving a big SUV and living off the government

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Normally I'd agree with you on the subject of stealing, but I just can't feel bad for the gas companies of the world.

jakethompson said:

Normally I'd agree with you on the subject of stealing, but I just can't feel bad for the gas companies of the world.

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yes but the problem is...what if it is an independent store that is barely making it? i deal with convenience store owners on a daily basis and most feel like they are simply working for the bank...they get a token amount of money per gallon sold and then they have to pay the credit card companies a couple of % per transaction (as most pay with credit/debit)...just a bad situation all around

they have about no one coming into their store to buy stuff because everything has been made convenient..these guys are really bleeding and don't need some f'er taking advantage of a mistake....as i said earlier the employees were as dumb as a box of rocks for not wondering why they were lined up in the streets to buy premium gas...

NesAdvantage said:

Not even a couple grapes from the produce section?

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save the stem......... at least pay for something..heheheheeeeeeeeee

NesAdvantage said:

Not even a couple grapes from the produce section?

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BUSTER used to graze in the produce section while grocery shopping, but then he went to Frazier Foods (owned by Bob Green) where they weigh customers upon entry and then weigh them before exit. Anyone with a 1/4pound or more weight gain is taken into the back and thoroughly probed to see just what they ate so they can be properly charged by the cashier.

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just a bad situation all around

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I'd leave it at that....as for it being an "independent", my reponse is :nopityA::nopityA::nopityA::nopityA:

There are risks and rewards with doing any business, I don't see shops offering " PAY AFTER YOU PUMP " these days....hmmmm

buster said:

they have about no one coming into their store to buy stuff because everything has been made convenient..these guys are really bleeding and don't need some f'er taking advantage of a mistake....as i said earlier the employees were as dumb as a box of rocks for not wondering why they were lined up in the streets to buy premium gas...

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:WTF: r u talking bout partner???? NOT SURE WHERE you live...but here in these little town called LA...the local ARCO, SHELL, MOBIL, CHEVRON, 76 has no issues...get your head out :hidding: of uncle sam's cheeks...and join the real world...local mom and pop stores...get the f out of here!!!!

BillyHoyle said:

:WTF: r u talking bout partner???? NOT SURE WHERE you live...but here in these little town called LA...the local ARCO, SHELL, MOBIL, CHEVRON, 76 has no issues...get your head out :hidding: of uncle sam's cheeks...and join the real world...local mom and pop stores...get the f out of here!!!!

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well that is the way it is HERE in my real world fuk knuckle...i have the privilege of not living in the cesspool you live in...

BillyHoyle said:

:WTF: r u talking bout partner???? NOT SURE WHERE you live...

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i already see how smart you are... as where i live is clearly spelled out in my profile...you are a wanna be dumbass...which means you are not even smart enough to be a bona fide dumbass