Weird story of the day from FoxNews:
SALT LAKE CITY — A woman was held up during a fill-up.
The woman was pumping gasoline at a station south of downtown Sunday morning when a man stuck something in her back, told her it was a gun and ordered her to start filling up his sport utility vehicle instead of her own car, said Salt Lake City police Detective Jared Wihongi.
“This is definitely not common,” Wihongi said Monday.
The woman put $15 worth in the other vehicle’s tank before her debit card reached its limit.
Wihongi said surveillance video at the station showed two men in a large, white sport utility vehicle with Wyoming license plates. They could face aggravated robbery charges.
The woman was so shaken up by the incident she didn’t call police until about three hours later.
There are so many weird things about this story.
- Okay, if I was out in the open at some gas station and someone stuck a gun in my back telling me to do something, I’d tell them to shoot me. Seriously, what are they going to do?
- $15 before her debit card reached its limit? Ha. I bet the robber felt real smart with his choice of victim.
- Wyoming license plates. Heck yes.
Now, isn’t that all a bit offbeat?
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Calling the police three hours later? Something is fishy with that woman’s story. I want to see the security video. Can you do some digging and try and find it? Thanks
Yeah, real smart. Risk a charge of armed robbery for $15. This has to get nominated for the Darwin Awards this year. ……… Next Stop Lauderdale
Actually, a lot of credit cards and debit cards have limits at gas stations. Obviously, with the expense of gas these days, it doesn’t take much to reach that. For example, many cards are authorised up to $50 or $75 per approval, so if she put $35 (or about 10-12 gallons) into her tank, there would only be $15 left over.
$15 in an SUV gets you about 50 miles. He shouldn’t have been hard to find.
True story Bridget. On one of our two trips back from Nebraska a few weeks ago, we were fueling up and the pump would go no higher than $50. Therefore, we had to swipe the card again and have another go at it. Great fun I tell you. Strange thing was, the other places we stopped didn’t bat an eye at putting $75 in the ol’ tank. Now $15 …. that wouldn’t get you far even in a green car
Crazy stuff. Lucky it wasn’t me, since my gun usually accompanies me in my waist band.
Chances are though that the thing pointed at her wasn’t even a gun, just a finger or something.
I did even think of the debit card limit. That could be true if she had already put quite a bit in her own car. Either way, that makes the robber all the less intelligent for not thinking of that. I guess I wouldn’t make a very good gasoline thief either.
My stepmom was once in a crowded supermarket when some guy shoved his cart in front of hers at the check-out line. She ripped open a bag of carrots, put one into his back, and told him to get out of her way, NOW. He freaked out, backed off, and turned around. She stuck the carrot in her mouth, took a bite, and thanked him.
True story.
Could it be that the fabulous Pachyderms mother is as wonderfully awesome as her? I couldn’t have thunk it….lol.
Haha, wow Bridget! Your mom sounds almost as cool as mine.
Thank you!
Yes, she’s fantastic. 
Tieki - not sure… we’ll have to duke this one out sometime.
Really now, is there anyone as cool as Tieki’s mom? So it ain’t so.