Man Arrested for "Hoarding" Gas in 5 Gallon Buckets

I did that once, lived in a condo. Then I found out what condo association politics and stupidity is. Found out that living in a condo, especially "owning" one, is a mistake.

For the same price or less I could have had a slightly rundown single family home. And now I would always choose the freestanding house option.

And you know what, that doesn't matter. It would have gotten fuel where it's needed.

If they're not regulated, markets that serve that purpose are called "black market". They are very important and a very good thing in most cases.

I think we need to put ourselves in this man's shoes at the time he made that decision to get the gas. He is surrounded by neighbors, elderly & children who are cold & hungry, crying & frightened. Maybe some of the elderly need to get to their docs but can't with gasoline. Parents who are at their wits end with frustration & possibly running out of food. A desperate situation & this man jumped in to help them out, because he couldn't take the suffering any longer.

So a/c I have a question for you. Why were the design of the plastic gas can's changed (without a vent)? Is their a conspiracy here? Maybe so that peeps would not use them to store gas for a crisis??? Just my conspiracy mind working.

Hi friend, its just the grumpy capricorn rears its goat head now and then, lol. all capricorns have biting sarcasm and attitudes.

Yes, hang in there..lots of people moving up into new homes and lots of homes made in 50s and 70s I see for sale now anywhere from 60-90 thousand.. and maybe rental as well. Many rental homes wont mind a woodburning stove cause it could increase value and desirability..if its put in nice and to code.

Not much freedom in a housing community where theres many regulations etc..

Hi friend, its just the grumpy capricorn rears its goat head now and then, lol. all capricorns have biting sarcasm and attitudes.

Yes, hang in there..lots of people moving up into new homes and lots of homes made in 50s and 70s I see for sale now anywhere from 60-90 thousand.. and maybe rental as well. Many rental homes wont mind a woodburning stove cause it could increase value and desirability..if its put in nice and to code.

Not much freedom in a housing community/association where theres many regulations etc..

That was my exact thoughts when I read about this. :(

I have come to the point of not wanting to own any type of property. Gone is the joy of home ownership. Repairs, taxes, insurance, on & on. But the alternative of renting is also out of the question, way too expensive. Money down the drain. What to do next is my dilema. Your post has given me even more impetus to make some kind of move. Tks.

Well I am in the area and can answer these questions!

1. as of last week, gas cans were unavailable. Home Depot told me they were sold out all along the east coast. You could get a generator but not a gas can. That's because a lot of people DID prep who had not prepped before, then more went out for gas cans right after the storm, and exhausted the supply.

2. This is an unprecedented disaster and there's a limit to what one can reasonably prepare for.

3. See 2.

EPA operates like any powerful bureaucracy - they have tunnel vision, and "their" mission is the only thing that matters to them. Look at their ridiculous stance on coal.

By eliminating the vents, one source of VOC pollution was eliminated, and they could brag about it. The downstream effects were inconsequential to them.

My neighbor installed one of the Generac propane generators that cost about $10,000 . In this storm, a part broke and she was again without power. Not sure if it's been fixed yet.

I am thinking of getting one of those conversion kits (about $200 I think) for my gas generator so it can also run on propane, i.e. I can be "dual-fuel" for less risk. Do I have to disable the gasoline capability in a permanent way to install a propane conversion?

I see. Sounds like it was more about political posturing than anything else.

This isn't entirely their fault, their current boss Obama hates coal so they're executing his policies. But they were hard on coal even before.

The Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act will ruin America.

Well the assholes should stop the posturing while people are freezing and hungry. JMHO

Correct--new 5 gal cans have no vents--they swell in heat, suck up/contract /cave in in cold--you can't pour from them worth a damn, without tipping them up and down. About all you can do is drill your own vent hole and close it with tape to prevent leaks.

In a state of emergency, isn't hoarding technically illegal in certain states, if not all? I thought I read something about that for PA.

You wait until resources run out worldwide, then you will see how people behave. This kind of behavior will be nothing in compared.

You guys should request some gas cans. They are not sold out on the east coast. I shopped on Saturday for donations for LongBeach-West Haven, NJ area which was transported up on Sunday and my Kmart had a shit load of 1 and 3 gallon gas containers in Edgewater Maryland. Put it in as a request at the shelters and those of us helping down eastside will be more than happy to send them up.

Thanks bud!

Actually I'm fortunate not to need a shelter (knock on wood) and don't even know for sure where the nearest one is to me, maybe our town hall or police station lets people stay overnight. If I am ever at a shelter I'll let them know that they might be able to get gas cans if they need more. Or if they don't but want to flip them to me, well maybe I'll even ask that.

Much appreciated.

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You sir are a fucking idiot...

I would say it nicer, but I don't really know how too...

This dude Is the biggest dumbass
A 3 gallon spill is a haz mat situation

I can't believe this has become a thread about gas can safety...

I mourn for my country...

What he did was dangerous, but his heart was certainly in the right place. I think arresting him was going way too far.

Yeah, how did ANYONE ever survive before they put in that regulation about approved gas cans?!?!?

Last Edited by Saddletramp on 11/05/2012 04:40 PM

You're right, gas can don't vent. But obviously those buckets were venting fumes. So shut the fuck up and pick a better battle to fight. Who in their right mind would support a tard that would fill 50 home depot buckets like that? I guess you.

This^

If HALF the idiots that called the man "stupid' had ANY experience with trying to get LEGAL, RED gas containers just before Sandy hit, you would KNOW, realize the man got the next best thing. OR, IF you ever tried to PRY the lid off of one of the buckets, CHILDREN, you would KNOW it is almost impossible !

SURE, the pic shows lid loose, it would be better to ASSUME it was because the 'boys in blue' or others, had emptied them, as how would the picture have been taken BEFORE the arrests were made ?

Eagle

$20x30= $600, Plus the price of gas 150x4=600, so $1200 bucks for a run for 150 gallons of gas. You Bosston folks must have money falling out your kazoos.


Home depot sells 5 gal containers for about $2.75 ea.

Pretty much this. Dude was dumb to try and transport that much gas that way - extremely dangerous. But arresting him was equally dumb.