Posted by oldtanker on August 02, 2013 at 23:44:14 from (66.228.255.116):
In Reply to: Diesel Fuel stolen posted by El Toro on August 02, 2013 at 18:07:24:
Back in the late 70's while I was on my 2nd hitch at Ft Riley Ks. the fuel storage facility was hit to the tune of 10,000, yes 10K at one time. Because they had tankers coming in all the time they figure that one slipped in and stole or a driver never actually unloaded. Lot's of heads rolled over that to include a guy who lived next door. He was just an E4 but was on duty when the fuel went missing. Another case they would up missing 500 or so gallons of gas from an extremely secure site at Ft Bliss. Turned out the Sgt of the guard and one of his guards were stealing 20 or so gallons each every 3-4 days to go "wheeling" off duty. Couple of years ago here farmers were driving tractors home from remote fields or parking them way back off the road because of people stealing. I had to leak a tractor in a field I really didn't want to and was OK but that week someone hit my pickup in my drive for about 30 gallons of diesel.
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