Posted: 8/30/2005 10:14:13 AM EDT
| If you don't have them, it's time to get them. Been thru this expensive gas thing twice before, trust me on this. |
Sadly, I agree. Stock up, there will probably be a run on 'em when the sheep catch on. As a side note, I saw an article in Colorado Springs, the cops say that the gas thieves are now drilling through the bottom of the tanks now. Food for thought. |
Cordless is where it's at!!!! |
basicly they put a ball that is the same diameter as the fill tube in the tube. it can float in gasoline. when u fill up, the ball floats letting gas fill the tank. but if u try to stick a hose in it and suck the gas out, you cant get by the ball that is in the way. |
Darwin in action - drill bit pierces, gas runs down and hits hot drill windings, your insurance company will be buying you a new vehicle thanks to the thief, whose greasestain will require a powerwasher to lift it from your driveway. |
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So they pry open your remote open gas filler door and find a locking gas cap...With my luck they will get pissed that they cannot steal my gas and bust a window... Any recommendations on good locking gas caps? Just pick one up at the local car parts place? I might make a little window sticker to put above my filler door, hmmmmm. ByteTheBullet (-: |
Yup. Same here. I remember the gas crises of 1973 and 1979. In the latter I was working 11-7 in a self-serve gas station. Some interesting times, lemme tell ya. People got very upset if others cut in line ahead of them. We even issued serving numbers, as at a deli. It still didn't stop the arguments and fistfights, though. I got so I carried a big wrench in my pocket, just as a defensive weapon. Never had to display it, let alone use it, though. Others were not so lucky. Also, if you really want to mess up somebody's day, who has a locking gas cap, an application of fast-setting super glue in the keyhole of the gas cap makes for some fun times....... 
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*shiver* no, no, no not the windows. *chringe* |
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If people start running around punching holes in tanks to steal fuel things will have reached a new low. If I catch someone punching a hole in my tank I'll sacrifice my car and toss a match just to have a good laugh at thir expense. I'm sure my insurance will cover it.
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