Repelling an attack at a gas station - GIF

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May 12, 2021, 11:01 AM
Jon

Repelling an attack at a gas station - GIF

Repelling an attack at a gas station.

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Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...206#post165412
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...173#post165297
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...726#post147980
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...073#post141095
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...754#post140049
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...228#post138487
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...931#post129509
May 12, 2021, 12:01 PM
WmRMeyers

That's the way to do it! Yes!!!

Go reconsider your career choices, guys!
May 12, 2021, 01:11 PM
Toolmaker51

4 guys vs 1 with a fuel hose, and a spare $3.08¢, depending on location.
I hope it was diesel.
May 12, 2021, 01:24 PM
Frank S

I would have tossed a zippo in their van as the drove away once I felt they were clear of the gas trail back to the pump
May 12, 2021, 01:45 PM
WmRMeyers

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toolmaker51

4 guys vs 1 with a fuel hose, and a spare $3.08¢, depending on location.
I hope it was diesel.

It was $2.899 when I filled up last week here in OKC. Well worth the cost, IMO. I don't smoke, but I do frequently carry a lighter. I think I may start doing so as an everyday thing, just in case.
May 12, 2021, 07:31 PM
dbat74

Man after my own heart with a zippo
May 12, 2021, 07:49 PM
desbromilow

so is this a common mugging/ carjack type attack, or something more targeted to the individual involved?

crazy world we live in, but some areas/ countries are crazier than others.
May 12, 2021, 07:55 PM
TrickieDickie

WICKED video! I would be surprised if they made it home. The vapor concentration in the vehicle.....the smallest spark
May 13, 2021, 04:37 AM
hemmjo

Quick thinking saves the day... I like how he pumped some extra into the open door as they drove away..
May 13, 2021, 04:58 AM
mcthistle007

Would've Been Truly Horrible ! One Golden Rule Everyone Must Learn & Know & Do is "Never Ever "Do Something You Might Regret For The Rest Of Your Life!
May 13, 2021, 05:44 AM
mlochala

The downside is the would-be victim could very likely be charged and prosecuted for spraying fuel like that. In these crazy times - especially here in what USED TO BE the home of the free - anything goes, and unfortunately it now normally goes in favor of those in those who commit the wrongdoing.
May 13, 2021, 04:29 PM
old kodger

The definition of an outlaw, is someone who, by their actions places themselves OUTSIDE the protection of the law. I'm with the zippo.
May 13, 2021, 09:05 PM
Toolmaker51

The outlaws, like many perpetrators, are the root cause. While dealt with harshly somewhere, they flourish elsewhere; more liberal, 'more civil' societies. Most if not all that nonsense is due lax enforcement and slick lawyers.
At this instant, 216 seen this post. If that was a jury, no reasonable member would see other than blatant hijack attempt and aggression towards the customer, and not merely one-on-one. He reacted with means at hand, no manner of premeditation or offense. I'd say his reaction was delayed long enough to recognize threat. I'm also sure the defense would try to whitewash them as panhandlers. If representing the customer, I'd let him float that along, well before exhibiting the tape.
May 15, 2021, 06:44 PM
jimfols

The Blaze said it happened in Chile. To do it here one would have to skin back the vapor recovery system with the other hand.
Might be a good idea to practice that maneuver.
May 15, 2021, 10:34 PM
WmRMeyers

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimfols

The Blaze said it happened in Chile. To do it here one would have to skin back the vapor recovery system with the other hand.
Might be a good idea to practice that maneuver.

Not everywhere. We don't have that nonsense in Oklahoma, though I remember running into something like that when I was last in Cali, in 2004.
May 16, 2021, 10:45 PM
Scotsman Hosie

Somehow I'm reminded of that Terry Pratchett quote:
Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
May 17, 2021, 10:11 AM
Toolmaker51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scotsman Hosie

Somehow I'm reminded of that Terry Pratchett quote:
Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

Where those criminals deserve to wind up, is said to be plenty warm; all of the time.

Unaware of Terry Pratchett until moments ago. Very likeable thinker, I'd say........."Go on, prove me wrong. Destroy the fabric of the universe. See if I care."
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