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Drunk man tries to steal jet fuel for his car
Here is a way to not combat high gas prices. Breaking into an airport to steal jet fuel for your car might seem like a good idea, but it's one of those feats that gains notice--particularly if you're drunk. At least at the Reid-Hillview Airport near San Jose, California, it does.
This past Sunday a 20-year--old man tried out that exact scenario, but to no avail. He was caught, arrested and charged with breaking into an airport, attempted theft, and to add insult to injury-- driving while drunk.
According to the AP article, the plan was foiled before he ever cooked it up. It sounds like you have to buy the gas with a credit card to get it out of the pump.
If he had succeeded, he might have regretted the decision anyway. Unless he had a race car with a special engine, his regular car engine probably would not have liked the jet fuel diet. That's what I found out when checked out the difference between jet fuel and normal fuel.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Chris Jul 31st 2008 12:34PM
thank you.
Cedhed Aug 1st 2008 6:05PM
Unless he had a diesel. They run very well on Jet A thank you. In fact they had to change the tax structure in a couple states because truckers were filling up with Jet A which is taxed at a much lower rate than diesel.