Posted: August 7, 2008 – 1:00 pm
Apparently three time’s a charm for a motorist who finally got caught for his devious gas crimes.
In Fort Worth, Texas a police officer noticed for the third time the same Cadillac stopped on the side of the road. He finally acted on his suspicions and went up to the driver to ask what was wrong with the car.
The driver said his starter didn’t work, but when the officer asked the man to start the car it worked just fine.
The funny thing about this story is that right as the car starts up another motorist pulls up with a full gallon of gas. The motorist was helping the Cadillac owner, who had “run out of gas” and was stranded.
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Posted: July 18, 2008 – 1:27 pm
If you’re a rich celebrity, you recently won a million dollars on a game show or you found a winning lottery ticket in the
trash, you might not be too worried about the high cost of fuel today.
But many of us average people are getting hit hard by gas prices. And some of us are going are going to extremes to get free or reduced gas.
I recently read an article on Yahoo! News that mentioned a few things that people are doing for free gas:
- To win a $100 gas card, a Florida man pledged to name his son after local radio hosts. The son’s unfortunate name: Dixon Willoughby Partin.
- Clients at the Shady Lady Ranch brothel in Nevada who spend $300 will receive a $50 gas voucher.
- Thieves in Texas are robbing church busses of their fuel.
- People who give blood to the American Red Cross are entered to win free gas for a year.
- A weekly mass in Massachusetts offers drawings for a $50 gas card.
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Posted: July 11, 2008 – 8:04 am
What will happen to the future of cinematic pop culture once airlines take away in-flight movies? Well, I guess that will force more people to read a book, go to sleep or listen to their iPods.
US Airways stated that it will stop offering in-flight movies on domestic flights this fall to cut expenses. This is mainly due to the already expensive cost of fuel.
Apparently nontheatrical distribution to airlines accounts for more than 80% of the total $25 million or more in revenue that each studio makes per year.
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