Cash discounts for gasoline purchases being offered to consumers finally hit the major news outlets. This was already "old news" in my case because it was already happening a week ago on the local level in my area. No surprise there! The news media usually takes their time about letting you know what's happening until they decide it's important enough to report. The convenience stores around here have been offering some pretty hefty discounts (as much as 20 cents / gallon at one location) for paying cash and a lot of people are going to have to take advantage of these discounts because the savings will be too good to turn down. This may ease the credit crunch on plastic money some but it's going to put a strain on the amount of cash at the banks.
So another advance warning for people out there is due. Troubled times always have a way of increasing the level of criminal activity. The problem is that there are a lot more criminals out there suffering the same financial difficulties as law-abiding citizens. The criminals out there are and will be even more desperate than in times past. And with their desperation, there comes an increased level of violence associated with their crimes.
It's already starting to happen on the local level here. The local nightly news broadcasts are already talking about the escalating violence that currently seems to be the norm instead of the exception. Crimes usually not associated with violent behavior are suddenly beginning to turn deadly. Desperate times create desperate people and the desperate criminals out there are starting to turn violent.
Keep your eyes open and watch what's happening on the local level in your area. The effects of what's happening in America is hitting closer and closer to home everyday. Be careful!
Stay above the water line!
Riverwalker
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
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Corpus has always been a criminal craphole, but it is getting worse. Just a few weeks ago, a jogger and a bicyclist were shot and shot at by some pricks driving by. The bicycle feller got peppered pretty good in his back, over 50 pellets I think it was. Petty theft is up too. Hell, a buddy of mine had 2 big clay pots, with dirt and plants, stolen off his front porch!
'round here crime as actually dropped a bit due to the fact that construction is done. How you ask?
Most of the construction companies were only hiring mexicans and crime had sky-rocketed. Building and home construction is at a standstill and most of the illegals are all gone now. Oh the pawn shops are slam full of items of dubious origin,...but crime is way down.
I see that changing as the weeks come, bringing more bad banking news and other such crap....sitting here waiting for the other shoe to drop!
Ya know, what is the likelyhood that the gas station owners are not depositing cash but use this to avoid tying up funds in a bank?
To: anonymous
There are probably going to be quite a few businesses out there trying all sorts of different things to stash a little cash back if the banks start to meltdown.
RW
Crime not to bad in my area but electric company new construction has been hit people getting the big rolls of copper wire almost 300,000.oo grand worth this past spring.
Theirs a couple gas stations here offering a cash discount no more than a nickel but it all adds up.
To: scoutinlife
The biggest problem around here is the theft of building materials from the job sites of homebuilders in the area. A few have been caught. Guess what? They were the illegals working at the site and got caught with a stolen trailer (from the jobsite) full of stuff.
RW
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