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Soaring gas prices cause Crips, Bloods to carpool for drive-bys


(Los Angeles) Citing a recent dramatic spike in gas prices, leaders of several Los Angles Crips and Bloods sets say they will now share rides for some gang related activities, including drive bys. ‘We might not follow the law in many cases, but we are subject to economic laws just like everyone else,’ said Leeron “Li’l Money’ Waters, an economic advisor for the Crips.


Many Bloods agree. ‘Affordability is real; the struggle is real,” said a Bloods member on the condition of anonymity.’ The Straits of Hormuz is real.’ Both gangs said there are times when their interests coincide and carpooling is a great way to keep down costs. ‘Have you seen the price of ammo for Tec-9s and Mac-10s? Bustin’ caps ain’t cheap,’ said Waters.


Both gangs blamed the Trump administration for the high price of gas and other staples of gang life. ‘He said he was going to bring down the cost of living for families, but he hasn’t done shit,’ complained another Crips member. Inflation hits smaller businesses harder according to James Busfield of the Small Business Administration. ‘Economies of scale are not always possible for some organizations and fixed costs are hard reduce otherwise.’


Carpooling is not popular with some gang members, but many realize it is a necessary evil, at least for now. ‘We don’t like it, but in these difficult times, you gotta do what you gotta do,’ Waters said.




Stop moaning, you're still saving 0.1p per litre, say petrol companies



Global oil firms have urged consumers to focus on the massive 0.1p that they save on every single litre of petrol they buy at forecourts, rather than the eye wateringly high price of fuel at the pumps..


'For decades, knocking a fractional amount of a penny off the retail price of petrol has been part of our strategy to give something back to hard-pressed customers', said Dave Stetson, a spokesperson for the Petrol Companies Association 'Oil be There for You'. 'It's definitely not a marketing ploy to fool people into thinking the price is a penny less than it actually is. No, no-one would be taken in by that, surely?'.


'Prices at the pumps reflect all sorts of factors and they can go up and down...well ok, they don't actually ever go down, but you know what I mean', continued Stetson.


'With prices likely to hit £1.90 per litre next week, we would really ask petrol customers to consider that actually 189.7p per litre is actually a pretty damn good deal, rather than crying as the pump shows incredulously, it is costing £85 to fill up their small Nissan Micra', continued Stetson.


'Us Big Oil companies are also feeling the squeeze', noted Stetson. 'Just last week, my own company GuzzleOil reported annual profits of £7bn, oops sorry I mean £6.997 billion.'




First published 6 Mar 2022


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