Puddy Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Beautiful Why are people idiots Gas giveaway leaves a few drivers fuming But most wait patiently -- for hours -- to score free tank Wednesday, July 12, 2006; Posted: 6:35 p.m. EDT (22:35 GMT) MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (AP) -- Two car crashes occurred and four people were arrested in excitement over a gasoline giveaway Wednesday to reward the city for its safe-driving record. For the most part, hundreds of drivers waited patiently for hours for about $30 worth of free gasoline each that Allstate Insurance provided at one station. However, some motorists started lining up before midnight and the queue stretched far from the station into a residential area, trapping some residents in their driveways, said police spokeswoman Anne E. Schwartz. That led to fights and arrests for disorderly conduct. In one case, three officers were sent to a hospital as a precaution because they were spattered with blood from someone's bloodied nose, Schwartz said. The two crashes apparently occurred when queued-up motorists tried to let friends into line, Schwartz said. "Any time you offer free gas when it is $3 a gallon, it is not surprising people would get excited," she said. Allstate gave away a tanker truck load of gasoline as a reward to Milwaukee for ranking No. 1 among mid-sized cities on its safe drivers list. The insurance company gave free gas to more than 700 motorists, said company official Bill Mellander. The giveaway lasted a couple of hours, Schwartz said. Clarence Jefferson said he thought he'd be first in line when he got there at 4 a.m. -- but found hundreds of others already ahead of him. Pumps were turned on at about 6 a.m. "It doesn't matter," he said. "It helps. Every bit is worth it." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckB Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 F'n rediculous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 The impementation was bad this time. There were a few giveaways in the past. They were not totally smooth either but had a catch to avoid the midnight runs - the gas station was not announced until the giveaway actually started in order to stop the auto-squatting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footballjoe Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Unless I was desperate for money/gas it would not be worth my time to sit in a line for hours and to put up with all the hassle. I got better thinks to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatman Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 I'm sure things would've been much more civilized in D-troit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puddy Posted July 13, 2006 Author Share Posted July 13, 2006 I'm sure things would've been much more civilized in D-troit. Nah - we're much to smart to even think about a giveaway like that. Plus we haven't earned it. Milwaukee is the safest city to drive in (well at least until the two crashes this giveaway caused ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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