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View Poll Results: Gassing an Urban Myth?
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Old 28-05-2010, 09:39   #1 (permalink)
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Do you think gassing as featured in many threads is a urban myth??
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Old 28-05-2010, 09:47   #2 (permalink)
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Its a fact
I know and have met many many people who have been gassed I looked in to it myself on one occasion, and found the statistics quite believable I always look forward to having any conversation with people about this subject
the claims made by those who have experienced it are mostly true, there are some of course who will deliberately exaggerate claims
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Old 28-05-2010, 10:07   #3 (permalink)
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Load of tosh, made up by fools who drink to much plonk then havn't got the balls to admit, it was there fault

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Do you think gassing as featured in many threads is a urban myth??
This has been discussed at lenght on Aires on the main page. Why not read the 5 pages and post your conclusion.
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Old 28-05-2010, 10:22   #5 (permalink)
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Load of tosh, made up by fools who drink to much plonk then havn't got the balls to admit, it was there fault

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Many of these robberies are on Motorway Aires with no alcohol involved at all. Plenty are robbed who are just very tired after long drives, I'm sure that a few might have been under the influence, but not all. We just sleep sounder that we think we do
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Many of these robberies are on Motorway Aires with no alcohol involved at all. Plenty are robbed who are just very tired after long drives, I'm sure that a few might have been under the influence, but not all. We just sleep sounder that we think we do
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Do you think gassing as featured in many threads is a urban myth??
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but this does not mean motorhomers do not get robbed while they sleep in their bed at night... friends of mine were... not caused by "gassing" though.



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Old 28-05-2010, 11:15   #8 (permalink)
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Having had some anaesthetic training, I would love to be able to get my hands on "the gas" these felons use!! There is a VERY fine line between knocking someone out and killing them. The quantities of "gas" needed would also cause more of an explosion problem than anything else and would cause all involved to be knocking at the Pearly Gates, not just the occupants. Also with ref to the quantities used, the perpetrators would need breathing apparatus otherwise they too would fall foul of the noxious substances used.

Just my hap-pence worth!!
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