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Man accused of repeatedly firing at gasoline pump



NAUGATUCK, Conn. – A man who police said fired gun shots into a gasoline pump on Saturday morning was expected to be charged with three felonies when he's released from a local hospital.

Police said the man went to the Sunoco gas station on New Haven Road and fired a shotgun at a gas pump several times while customers stood nearby.

Luckily, nobody was injured and the pump did not explode.

The man drove off and struck two cars and was injured in a crash following the shooting incident.

Police have an arrest warrant for the man and his hospital room is being guarded 24-hours a day by two police officers.
 
James48843 said:
Man accused of repeatedly firing at gasoline pump
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Just another pissed off customer at the local Gas Station. In the 70's he
would have stuck a rag in a gas tank and torched a car. Just kidding. I'm
sure he'll be mentally incapable of standing trial and do his time at the
Local Hospital. We have to just hope he doesn't get mad at the nurses.
There are a lot of Oxygen Tanks in those places. ;)
 
Shell reports 22 percent rise in 3Q profit

Shell reports profits rose 22 percent to $8.45 billion in third quarter

October 30, 2008: 06:49 AM EST

NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Europe's largest oil company, Thursday reported a 22 percent jump in net profit for the third quarter, despite a fall in production, thanks to high oil prices and gains from the sale of operations.
The company earned $8.45 billion, up from $6.92 billion a year ago, as sales rose 45 percent to $132 billion. The earnings included one-off gains of $2.06 billion, mostly from the sale of operations, up from $265 million in such gains a year earlier.
Shell's oil production fell to 2.93 billion barrels of oil and equivalents per day from 3.14 billion a year earlier. The company's average selling price was $111.18 per barrel, up from $70.81 a year ago.
Given the steep fall of oil prices in recent weeks, Chief Executive Jeroen van der Veer said the company was watching the global economic situation closely, but added Shell would be profitable amid a wide range of energy prices.
He said the third quarter results represented "satisfactory earnings and operating performance." [more]http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/apwire/e850870cb62289838d01bb5df37fae21.htm
 
Just proves that with falling gas and Oil prices, it's still possible to make a profit.
 
Buster said:
Just proves that with falling gas and Oil prices, it's still possible to make a profit.
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Seems they always make a profit and that doesn't include what is hidden. Oh, so now you are in with OBAMI? Man-O-Man I never thought it? Hope you get plenty of GAS!! :nuts:
 
nnuut said:
Seems they always make a profit and that doesn't include what is hidden. Oh, so now you are in with OBAMI? Man-O-Man I never thought it? Hope you get plenty of GAS!! :nuts:
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Let me this perfectly clear...I DO NOT LIKE THE MAN!..But, I think he will be less harmful to the GOV Employee..that is the only reason I will vote for him...Reagan for example, almost killed me and many other Gov empoyees..8 years of freezes across the board so he could build his war machine against the USSR...Tapping the CSRS fund to bail out SS, elimination of personal interests write offs, wanting a high 5 for retirement (which he never got, thank God)...So no, I don't want another Reagan in office.
 
But what the Hey..Maybe Sarah in 2012;)

Oh and almost forgot..Reagan put you in the FERS retiremnt plan...:mad:
 
Buster said:
But what the Hey..Maybe Sarah in 2012;)

Oh and almost forgot..Reagan put you in the FERS retiremnt plan...:mad:
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Not me!! I'm not that worried about the Gov't workers that much. I'm worried about the economy and our up and coming Majority Socialistic Congress, Senate and Emperor. We should feel better that we will be helping the under privileged, whether we like it or not.
Oh, never mind!:suspicious:
 
nnuut said:
Not me!! I'm not that worried about the Gov't workers that much. I'm worried about the economy and our up and coming Majority Socialistic Congress, Senate and Emperor. We should feel better that we will be helping the under privileged, whether we like it or not.
Oh, never mind!:suspicious:
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Well aside from that one bubble on the left..the rest will be on the right side of the ballot..;)
 
These Oil Companies are doing pretty good, I wonder why?:cool:


Shell gains from high oil prices


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Record oil prices have boosted Shell's profits


Oil firm Royal Dutch Shell has reported a 71% jump in its third-quarter profits, helped by record high oil prices earlier this year.
Shell earned $10.9bn (£6.6bn) between July and September - up from $6.4bn a year earlier.
Crude oil prices reached a record of $147 a barrel in July, but have since fallen back sharply.
Earlier this week, rival BP reported that its profits during the same period had more than doubled to $10bn.
On Wednesday, Shell announced that its chief financial officer, Peter Voser, would replace current chief executive Jeroen van der Veer when he retires next July.
The appointment of Mr Voser, who is Swiss, means that that Shell, which has dual headquarters in London and The Hague, will for the first time be led by somebody who is not either Dutch or British.
The firm also said it was to delay a decision on whether to expand a Canadian oil sands project, with falling oil prices raising doubts about the viability of the scheme.
Asset sales
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Shell said its third-Quarter profits - on a current cost of supply basis [more] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7699136.stm
 
Weak economy drops oil below $66

Crude falls after the Commerce Department released figures showing GDP declined .3%, strongest signal yet of a recession.

Last Updated: October 30, 2008: 12:14 PM ET



LONDON (AP) -- Oil prices fell below $66 a barrel Thursday after data showed the U.S. economy shrinking in the last quarter.


Light, sweet crude for December delivery fell $1.83 to $65.67 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange by mid-afternoon in Europe. The contract rose $4.77 overnight to settle at $67.50. Oil prices have fallen about 54% since peaking at nearly $150 a barrel in mid-July.
Oil prices had gained earlier Thursday after the U.S [more] http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/30/markets/oil.ap/index.htm?postversion=2008103012
 
nnuut said:
Weak economy drops oil below $66

Crude falls after the Commerce Department released figures showing GDP declined .3%, strongest signal yet of a recession.

Last Updated: October 30, 2008: 12:14 PM ET



LONDON (AP) -- Oil prices fell below $66 a barrel Thursday after data showed the U.S. economy shrinking in the last quarter.


Light, sweet crude for December delivery fell $1.83 to $65.67 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange by mid-afternoon in Europe. The contract rose $4.77 overnight to settle at $67.50. Oil prices have fallen about 54% since peaking at nearly $150 a barrel in mid-July.
Oil prices had gained earlier Thursday after the U.S [more] http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/30/markets/oil.ap/index.htm?postversion=2008103012
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G'morning Norm,
I wondered if you have recognized the shift in the oil markets......it's catch 22 time.....if the oil stays high....economy drops....lose profits....if the oil goes low....economy drops some.....lose profits......if the oil goes low long time.....economy recovers.....long time before you can make good profits again.....


Those who run up the prices of oil never learn, it always averages out in the long run.....and profits can be always averaged out in a steady state without all this mumble jumble of a mess. Maybe one day they will regulate energy prices....stop trading oil/gas etc. when going too high or too low....on a daily basis......

I find it surprisingly amazing that the NIgerian rebels have quit striking oil tankers at the same time.....I wonder why......???

D'ya figger?
 
Yep I figger!!:D You're right there Tech, it all evens out with time. Don't know what's wrong with the Nigerian rebels, maybe someone paid them off or made them an offer that they couldn't refuse?:sick:
 
Kick them in the pocketbook, destroy their dreams and ambitions. Make them nothing in the world. Then they die not one but a thousand deaths. :toung: Blowing up is too good for them, the radical ones have a martyr complex and might like it. Plus you'd waste a LOT of oil.
 
nnuut said:
Not me!! I'm not that worried about the Gov't workers that much. I'm worried about the economy and our up and coming Majority Socialistic Congress, Senate and Emperor. We should feel better that we will be helping the under privileged, whether we like it or not.
Oh, never mind!:suspicious:
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:suspicious: I'm very worried about how a recent article said that some Senior Democratic Leaders were planning to start putting federal taxes on 401k's and the fed's TSP account. I also need to check into that subject deeply for this is an election week and there is a lot of mis-information out there to scare people into changing their vote. I hope my/your choice is private.
The only thing that I have with cash value of well over $200,k is in my TSP. I could never have gotten it there without the help of TSPTALK advice, THANKS AGAIN TO ALL TSPTALK HELP!!!:)
I'm confused that in a TSPTALK line that just like nnuut doesn't care about the TSP? Hello?
 
They (DEMS) want to put all retirement plans into Social Security, to protect us of course. Social Security paid in goes directly into the General Fund and is NOT invested, does NOT draw interest and is used as they like. I don't like it, not one bit. We need a Republican Pres to control the Democratic Congress or they have their will with our country. That is not what the founders wanted for the country. We need the Checks and Balances that have kept us going so far.
I use to love the TSP, then they tied our hands and threw us in a ditch!!! Best of luck dannycmc!!:D
Norman
 
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