Slog - Comments on Biodiesel Bandits http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/biodiesel_bandits From my inbox: Last night someone stole over $1,000 worth of biodiesel by taking advantage of the prepay honor system at Dr. Dan’s. We need your help identifying the vehicle that was seen leaving the scene. Someone was seen quickly leaving the station on 9th and 50th between 8:00-8:20PM on Sunday night (10/21/07) in a Ford F250 flatbed truck. The truck is two-tone blue/white and has a red 300 gallon oval fuel tank mounted behind the cab. The vehicle did not have plates, and was spilling fuel as it fled because the driver did not put the gas cap on... Copyright 2008 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:52:39 -0800 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:55:01 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Jimmy Legs I suspect a non-member that somehow acquired a key to the pump.

]]> Jimmy Legs http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/biodiesel_bandits#c832537 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/biodiesel_bandits#c832537 City Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:18:17 -0800 Comment by infrequent blame the victim! ha!

i hope the thief somehow thinks it is real gasoline. that would be funny. unless they stole it to sell to others. then it's only funny if the people buying it know it's stolen. which they probably do.

]]> infrequent http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/biodiesel_bandits#c832540 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/biodiesel_bandits#c832540 City Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:23:10 -0800 Comment by stinkbug Here's a decent article about the Dr. Dan Biodiesel (it focuses on the new pump in the Roosevelt area but has more info).

]]> stinkbug http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/biodiesel_bandits#c832565 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/biodiesel_bandits#c832565 City Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:40:05 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Of course you could have installed a webcam and recorded the license of the vehicle ...

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/biodiesel_bandits#c832612 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/biodiesel_bandits#c832612 City Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:23:23 -0800 Comment by honor system An honor system for fuel? That should be the new Iraq Policy!

]]> honor system http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/biodiesel_bandits#c832614 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/biodiesel_bandits#c832614 City Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:24:44 -0800 Comment by The Gay Curmudgeon @ 4 - Except that: "The vehicle did not have plates..."

~GC

]]> The Gay Curmudgeon http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/biodiesel_bandits#c832715 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/biodiesel_bandits#c832715 City Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:45:52 -0800 Comment by MSW Trust but verify

]]> MSW http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/biodiesel_bandits#c832841 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/biodiesel_bandits#c832841 City Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:42:59 -0800 Comment by old timer When dealing with 'the public',
expect the worst.
You will never be disappointed.

]]> old timer http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/biodiesel_bandits#c832974 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/biodiesel_bandits#c832974 City Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:55:01 -0800