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Old May 7, 2006 | 02:31 PM
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Gasoline for 99 cents today...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060507/..._ge/gas_bank_1

Looks like people in Minnesota have a great business around there. You can buy gasoline in bulk in advance, and these stations just hang on to it for you. Some dude bought 500 gallons at $2.03, and whenever the regular prices go above that, he pumps out of his reserve! Wish they had one of these around my parts.
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Old May 7, 2006 | 02:33 PM
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Ja sure you betcha
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Old May 7, 2006 | 03:05 PM
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umm, arent there laws about handeling this stuff?
I mean you cant just carry 500 gallons in your basement can you, isnt that a hazard?
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Old May 7, 2006 | 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by SSJ 909
umm, arent there laws about handeling this stuff?
I mean you cant just carry 500 gallons in your basement can you, isnt that a hazard?
really? you can do it just fine with 500 gallons of heating oil.
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Old May 7, 2006 | 03:11 PM
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umm, arent there laws about handeling this stuff?
I mean you cant just carry 500 gallons in your basement can you, isnt that a hazard?
I bet reading the article would help explain that.
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Old May 7, 2006 | 03:12 PM
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Its kind of suprising that you hear about people knocking off banks all the time, but noone ever knocks off a gas truck a la the fast and the furious.
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Old May 7, 2006 | 03:14 PM
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Banks don't self destruct if something goes wrong...
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Old May 7, 2006 | 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Mugatu
really? you can do it just fine with 500 gallons of heating oil.
but doesnt some1 come and fill up your tank with that, and isnt the tank specially made for it?
Maybe Minn is diff but in NYC I know they can be strict with ****
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Old May 7, 2006 | 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by staticlag
Its kind of suprising that you hear about people knocking off banks all the time, but noone ever knocks off a gas truck a la the fast and the furious.
Dude lol come on are you serious?
If u rob a bank you have a bag full of cash ridiculously easy to transport light weight etc.
A gas truck is HUGGGE & easily noticable. Plus who do you plan on selling it to lol
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Old May 7, 2006 | 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by SSJ 909
but doesnt some1 come and fill up your tank with that, and isnt the tank specially made for it?
Maybe Minn is diff but in NYC I know they can be strict with ****
Seriously. Did you read the article? It explains where the gas is stored quite clearly.
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Old May 7, 2006 | 04:52 PM
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SSJ, the gas is being compressed using nuclear fusion and a compression algorithm similar to a hybrid gzip. 500 gallons becomes 3.4 quarts of pure fuel.
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