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Entries from Seattlest tagged with 'fuel'

June 23, 2008

"Two Pumps" by M.V. Jantzen While it is no angry doctor with a tire-iron, we expect to see a lot more reports like this in the coming months and years. From the Seattle P-I: "Woman responds to expensive gas with her fists." To sum up, on Sunday a Seattle area woman became violent at a First Hill gas station, because she was convinced the clerk had stiffed her a dollar of gas. (Based on AAA's......

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June 9, 2008

Welcome to our world, rest of the country... Surprising no driver, the AP reported yesterday that the average cost of a gallon of gas in the U.S. has surpassed four dollars. This is the first time the average cost of a gallon of gas has topped four dollars in the States. And we're sorry to inform the rest of you, it does not just plateau at four dollars. Oh no, we paid $4.27 a......

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April 21, 2008

The average cost of gas in Washington State has hit another record high. According to AAA, the average cost for a gallon of gas in Washington is $3.64. That's 14 cents higher than the national average and 50 cents more than what it cost a year ago to fill up. In the last month alone, the cost of gas in Washington has climbed an additional 13 cents per gallon. Another great photo from Seattlest......

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March 19, 2008

Just hours after Seattlest's post, a man suspected of a string of high-volume gas thefts was arrested in Lakewood, Wash. Officers noticed a truck having "driving related issues." When officers tried to pull the truck over, the driver gunned it, leading officers on a brief chase. The suspect was eventually stopped by police maneuvers and was arrested. The suspect, who's name has not been released, is accused of stealing nearly $3,000 worth of fuel from......

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