Stolen Fuel

This past Monday I was staying at a hotel in Paducah Kentucky. They have a large lot to accommodate trucks and I've stayed there several times without incident.

After doing my pre-trip Tuesday morning, I hopped in and noticed that my fuel gauge was reading empty. I was a little over half full when I parked on Monday. Someone had managed to steal about 120 gallons. I reported it to the hotel but they don't have a camera which covers the truck lot.

You’ve got to be a real dirt bag to be doing stuff like that. I had a gas cap stolen a couple weeks ago and came out to be $80.

That is why I have locking caps. Won’t stop it, but sure slows them down and discourages it.

You’ve got to be a real dirt bag to be doing stuff like that. I had a gas cap stolen a couple weeks ago and came out to be $80.

With that much fuel, this seems like someone who does this for a living. You'd need a pickup with a large tote and a pump to get away with that much fuel.

Dirt bag(s) is a very accurate description.

Sorry to hear that

Yep, 1 thing I hate is a thief!....Worked with a guy @ WM back in the 80's he was like 6'4" big guy, really mellow and cool. He liked them older 70's cadillacs. Ya know how heavy them doors are, well, he heard a noise outside his pad 1 night. Looks out, see's a guy on his knees under the dash, trying to hot wire his car.....So he said he snuck out, came up behind the guy, yanked him by the collar, and slammed the door on his head. Knocked him out, called and waited for the cops to come arrest him...