Ripping Off the Good Folks

Just got a call from a friend of mine. We live in South Florida and we just had this hurricane fly through. There were reports that filling stations were telling the customers, all of whom were scared they wouldn’t have fuel after the storm, that they were out of everything except the most expensive gasoline. You know, gas with titles like Supreme.

Word got around that this was a lie. A TV station actually showed people taking the bags or ties off the regular unleaded and pumping tanks full of the cheap stuff (though it isn’t that cheap, but let’s not go there today).

Anyway, my friend calls. Lo’ and behold they were out of regular and mid-grade unleaded as the tanker has not got there yet. He rips off the bag around the regular nozzle and proceeds to pump out fifteen gallons of gas.

Last I heard he was calling the cops. That is a form of gouging, and that is a hefty felony in this state. I hope they prosecute to the fullest extent of the law… AND THEN SOME!