Computer glitch causes gas station to sell 8,000 gallons at $1.10
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Computer glitch causes gas station to sell 8,000 gallons at $1.10
Computer glitch causes gas station to sell 8,000 gallons at $1.10
When residents of Wilmington – a neighborhood of Los Angeles, California – got word that a local Valero fueling station was selling gas for the bargain price of $1.10 per gallon, almost immediately, vehicles lined up 'round the corner. This wasn't one of those promo deals on fuel, though. It was a computer glitch that lead to the station dispensing some 8,000 gallons of gas at just $1.10 each.
According to KCAL 9, it took hours for the on-duty gas station attendant to notice the glitch (didn't the line-up of cars give it away?). In the meantime, police arrived on the scene to direct traffic around the overcrowded station.
When station owner Kenny Nguyen got wind of his unintended act of kindness, he immediately shut down all of the pumps. All told, Nguyen estimates that he lost nearly $21,000 due to the glitch. Ouch.
http://www.autoblog.com/2011/05/17/c...allons-at-1-1/
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Damn, that sucks for the business owner. But if you don't notice a crap load of cars lining up for gas as suspicious...wow you failed lol.
I bet there was a crap load of big SUV's and trucks lined up, $1.10 gas?!? hell yeahhh!!
Do you guys remember the last time you saw $1.10 gas?
I bet there was a crap load of big SUV's and trucks lined up, $1.10 gas?!? hell yeahhh!!
Do you guys remember the last time you saw $1.10 gas?
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Some buisnesses have insurance that will compensate revenue-loss from equipment-failure......and, of course, if the computer was new and still under warranty, there may be a civil-case against the manufacturer (but the lawyers, of course, will decide that).
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In the U.S., if my memory is right, sometime back in the late 90's. But you will find cheaper gas than that right now, though, in some oil-export countries like Sauda Arabia and Venezuela. In Venzuela, or example, Chavez spends enormous amounts of State money subsidizing the local price of gas so that it stays well-below $1.00...it's a form of bribe that helps him stay in power.
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