Station Owner Kills Rival in Gas Price Fight

[sandy]

The confrontation started when the owner of the BP station went to the Marathon station to discuss with its owner why he'd dropped the price for a gallon of unleaded gas to $2.93 per gallon, three cents less than BP.

The discussion quickly escalated into a fight with two more people from the BP station brawling with rivals at Marathon. One man was hit with a baseball bat. Then the owner of the Marathon station, 51, pulled out a gun and shot the owner of the BP, Jawad Bazzi, 45. :eek:

In a wild post-script, it appears the BP station took advantage of the shooting. While police were still swarming the Marathon station, the BP jacked up its prices. As soon as the owner's body was taken away, workers at BP changed the price-per-gallon of unleaded from $2.96 to $3.09. :eek:

http://www.wxyz.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=294c7893-a059-43bd-81ce-afc69f90cff2

[frank]

What????????????????

[TaylorHicksRocks]

What????????????????

I have the same reaction to almost everything she posts.......no make that everything!
Hehehe

[RushDog]

All you gotta do, is click on the link.

[ktl]

The confrontation started when the owner of the BP station went to the Marathon station to discuss with its owner why he'd dropped the price for a gallon of unleaded gas to $2.93 per gallon, three cents less than BP.

The discussion quickly escalated into a fight with two more people from the BP station brawling with rivals at Marathon. One man was hit with a baseball bat. Then the owner of the Marathon station, 51, pulled out a gun and shot the owner of the BP, Jawad Bazzi, 45. :eek:

In a wild post-script, it appears the BP station took advantage of the shooting. While police were still swarming the Marathon station, the BP jacked up its prices. As soon as the owner's body was taken away, workers at BP changed the price-per-gallon of unleaded from $2.96 to $3.09. :eek:

http://www.wxyz.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=294c7893-a059-43bd-81ce-afc69f90cff2

Yes, that would have been a bizarre fight. Who started hitting with the baseball bats first?

I know that people are desperate to save even two cents on a gallon of gas. I live in one state that has cheaper gas than another stupid state that voted to raise tax on gas. I live close to the state line and so the people from the stupid state come over here to buy gas. As a result, at the quick trips where I go to get gas, are filled with the dumb kansans who voted to raise their gas taxes and it is hard to find an available pump. And with all the cars backing out and all, it is almost a nightmare. I would not be surprised if they have a 3 way crash sometime.

[TaylorHicksRocks]

I am lucky enough to live in the country where gas is cheaper than in the big city!:D