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Admiral_Needa

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Posted: 04/19/05 4:42 pm ::: More Differences Between Texans and Californians...

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SAN ANTONIO Apr 18, 2005 — Eleven "Mad Max" fans armed with fake machine guns were arrested after they surrounded a tanker truck while making their way to a movie marathon in a theatrical convoy.

As the group headed to San Antonio on Saturday, police received several calls from drivers who reported a "militia" surrounding a tanker truck.

Police charged nine people with obstruction of a highway and two others with possession of prohibited knives in addition to the obstruction charge.

One of the organizers, Chris Fenner, said the arrests were unfair. He said he didn't know why anyone would have confused the costumed crew recreating a scene from "Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior" set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland with a real threat.

"I honestly don't know how that could be, because 'Road Warrior' was so over the top," he said.

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=679517
http://www.roadwarusa.com/roadwar101/gallery.htm

They did this in San Francisco in October, from the SF Giants Baseball park to San Jose, and nobody even raised an eyebrow! Razz

And that stretch of highway is one huge speed trap with police everywhere. I commute on the upper leg everyday...

Good thing for California Girl Kristen Mann that she didn't get drafted to the SASS... Wink

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4ever_bball_fan

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Posted: 04/19/05 4:48 pm :::	Reply

Maybe the drivers are just tired of being "hi-jacked" at the pumps and it was feared they would overtake the driver and the contents of his tanker in order to short circuit the system.

Admiral_Needa

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Posted: 04/19/05 7:00 pm :::

4ever_bball_fan wrote:

Maybe the drivers are just tired of being "hi-jacked" at the pumps and it was feared they would overtake the driver and the contents of his tanker in order to short circuit the system.

Another possibility indeed... I think that's how 'The Road Warrior' started too... Razz

Luckily I drive a carpool where everybody chips in. Because my ML 55 gets 16 mpg and it's currently $2.80 at the pump Exclamation

And that's without the makeshift armor-plating...

But if you want low gas prices, head out to New Jersey

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NEW YORK - New Jersey on Tuesday became the last U.S. state to suffer an average retail price over $2 a gallon for gasoline, which keeps breaking nationwide records daily, the AAA motor club said.

Pump prices in New Jersey hit an average $2.02 a gallon for regular, though gas stayed the cheapest in the country [color=brown]thanks to lower taxes and nearby refineries, pipelines and ports.[/color]

“That keeps us on the bottom, which is a good thing, being on the bottom,” said Tracy Noble

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7394853/

Nearby refineries and ports? Confused

All of a sudden that $2.80 doesn't sound so bad... Wink

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sbjules

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Posted: 04/20/05 10:29 am :::

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Good thing for California Girl Kristen Mann that she didn't get drafted to the SASS...

Well, she's from SoCal. Have they done that in Orange County? Wink

Admiral_Needa

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Posted: 05/04/05 6:57 am :::

sbjules wrote:

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Good thing for California Girl Kristen Mann that she didn't get drafted to the SASS...

Well, she's from SoCal. Have they done that in Orange County? Wink

Not yet... but I wonder how Mischa Barton of the 'The O.C.' would look driving down the road in one of these Road Warrior type vehicles... Razz

Lucky for me, someone just sent me a shot of the drive, so we can find out Exclamation

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Admiral_Needa

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Posted: 10/13/05 1:20 pm :::

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Judge throws out charges on 'Mad Max' enthusiasts

The defendants were arrested in April after authorities received several calls from motorists near U.S. 151 and Loop 410 who said they spotted the convoy, which included several vehicles riding alongside a tanker truck

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/crime/stories/MYSA1004.08B.mad_max.d76f585.html

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