[P-40]

Now if this guy can siphon gas out of underground tanks in the dead of night with his little portable rig, why couldn't those gas stations not be open after Katrina and Rita even though they had no electricity?

[aynrandfreak]

So, is a thief that sells his loot to fencers an entreprenuer? I don't think that's a fair use of the term.

[proudpapa]

Officials say the thief power-washed the stores' parking lots as he stole the gas — a ruse to make passers-by think he was there to clean up.


Ummm. Actually he WAS there to clean up!

[RBroadfoot]

"why couldn't those gas stations not be open after Katrina and Rita even though they had no electricity?"

Because it couldn't be done SAFELY. It's against the law (OSHA, EPA, and state law) to dispense gasoline in such a manner. Thieves generally aren't concerned about such things.

Duh.

[evets]

Shawn William Hoskins: Master of disguise

"Why did you dye your hair, daddy?"
(I never recognized him sans moustachio.)

[VRWCmember]

Suspicious, detectives interviewed several other people who gave them more evidence against Hoskins, said Roger Wade, spokesman for the Travis County sheriff's office. So, they went to get an arrest warrant. When they got back to Hoskins' house, he was gone, Wade said.

Now Hoskins, 51, is wanted on charges of felony theft....

Hoskins remained at large Tuesday.

OK, the headline said he was arrested. The first words of the article said he was arrested, but in the article it said he was gone when they went to arrest him and that he is wanted, and that he is still at large. So, from reading the article it would appear that the headline is incorrect.

[El Gato]

Now if this guy can siphon gas out of underground tanks in the dead of night with his little portable rig, why couldn't those gas stations not be open after Katrina and Rita even though they had no electricity

Because they didn't have a "little portable rig"?