PSA - Sandy Ridge Rd. I-40 area.

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I’m currently in WV. Just texted my wife goodnight and she sent me this:

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We don’t know the person who posted that text but I personally know it is legit. I believe my wife found this text on an area neighborhood app that she peruses from time to time.

I’ve had numerous encounters with the female in that group. She always gets out of an older Cadillac or a black Chevrolet Suburban or GMC Yukon.

There’s always a male sitting in the driver’s seat and she either asks for money for gas, wants you to pump her some gas, or buy her some food.

In addition to my personal encounters, I have seen the group many times at several of the gas stations at the Sandy Ridge I-40 interchange.

However, I never witnessed any hostility. I guess they’ve enhanced their operation.

Sooner or later......... Well, you know the rest.
 

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I’ve had numerous encounters with the female in that group. She always gets out of an older Cadillac or a black Chevrolet Suburban or GMC Yukon.
It takes enhanced SA but if you see such a thing happening, you want to stop their approach before they get to you. Move, consider options for a physical barrier of you can, at a minimum make “a fence” by putting your hands out low and loudly saying, “stop! Do not approach, I can’t help you.” Then prepare to get out of the area, check your six, etc, but don’t let them get within striking range. Yes, they’ll start calling you every name in the book. Welcome to a world where the criminal predator has more “rights” than you.
 
I have actually done something similar but only pointed the nozzle (no lighter or dispensing of liquid) and told the person to “get the hell away” which he did mumbling various insults. Don’t even have to have a lighter ... gas (or diesel) in the face, especially the eyes, is a pretty damn good deterrent. If you have the cigarette lighter even better ... even better have a friend with their cellphone and aim for the feet ...
 
If the local popo cared a bit about resolving this, they’d prominently park an out of commission cruiser there.
 
If the local popo cared a bit about resolving this, they’d prominently park an out of commission cruiser there.
Sheriffs too busy policing for revenue on places like business 85, you know the routes affluent whites take to go to and from work.
 
If the local popo cared a bit about resolving this, they’d prominently park an out of commission cruiser there.

And it would take less than 5 minutes for the perps to figure out that there's no one with the car.... That crap has been tried and failed countless times in the past. If they really gave a s**t there would be deputies constantly driving by and making arrests.
 
I have to swing by Mack today, I'll go over there and fill up. I need a reason to blow off some steam after the way this week has gone and yelling at some crack heads seems like a good time.
They should just hire you to hang out near the pumps. That’d solve the problem. ;)
 
I quit going to that Sheetz anyway. Too dang hard to get in and out of especially during morning and evening rush hours.

But it’s not just Sheetz in that area. I’ve seen them at Circle K and the other gas station opposite Sheetz on the other side of Sandy Ridge.
 
I’ve been approached by two different white folks at the Sheetz close to me. Both times I looked up and there they were. When you’re manipulating the credit card, punching in your zip code, turning on the pump, and pumping gas it’s easy to be somewhat consumed by what you are doing to see what’s going on behind you or on the other side of the pump.

In my case they were both just aggressive pan-handlers, but if their intentions had been worse they would have been a lot closer than I would have liked, and the only person to blame would be me (besides them of course).
 
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Maybe Sheetz is unable/unwilling to do what’s necessary to make their stores safe. The South Main High Point Store was simply closed. :(

Man, that one was a shi# hole. I heard security come over the in-store speaker system asking if everything was ok fairly frequently. There was ALWAYS someone in the parking lot looking to make a withdrawal from the Bank of Whitey. At the time I was frequenting that location I was driving the retired police car with the front push bar and ham antennas...Funny I never had a problem. :rolleyes:
 
I used to work for a gas station that had similar problems.... the fact is the companies dont want to "make a scene" so they dont do anything.

They WILL leave a store alone if actively confronted, and if its kept an eye on by law enforcement.... but dont look at the company to spear head it. And they will "Test" if they think they can get away with it after a while of not being around.

Its a problem everywhere these days, and its evidence more and more scum of the earth are active in an area.
 
Man, that one was a shi# hole. I heard security come over the in-store speaker system asking if everything was ok fairly frequently. There was ALWAYS someone in the parking lot looking to make a withdrawal from the Bank of Whitey. At the time I was frequenting that location I was driving the retired police car with the front push bar and ham antennas...Funny I never had a problem. :rolleyes:
Funny, I had the same impression. Stopped there for coffee on the way home from OL. Told my wife I couldn’t imagine corporate was proud of the store. A few weeks later came the closing announcement.

By the way, I used to hear the same kinda announcement at the Westchester/Lexington Sheetz.
 
Maybe it's the look on my face or the fact that I'm always tapping the side of my holster but I've never been approached..... so far...

Resting or active bitch face?:)
My wife says the same about me, says I look like I’m always wanting to bitch slap someone.
 
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Sheetz has armed guards at the Raleigh store on Milbrook Rd, when dining room was open lot of seedy folks inside,
I felt like I was the President with the armed security. :)
One time at an Exxon I got surrounded by three hispanic men around 3PM, I put the door between me and one of them,
moved my arm to the imaginary concealed weapon and they got the message. Can't carry at work or in parking lot.
Another time 2AM different Sheetz near my home young guy in almost new Tundra walks up to me as I am pumping gas,
asks if I can help him out, he has no cash for gas, took the nozzle out kept it low ready because he had his right hand inside jacket
pocket, weird because it was 85F that morning. Told him just sent the alimony check so I'm tapped out, ATM inside the store.
He went inside and then pumped his gas. If he did not back away I would have soaked him real good with 89octane.
 
I hate the loud ass commercials the pumps play. Makes it impossible for me to hear anyone approaching. Pro tip- 2nd button from the top, right side will mute the commercials.

Agreed. Consider Gas Stations to be watering holes. EVERYONE, including predators, have to use them.
 
I hate the loud ass commercials the pumps play. Makes it impossible for me to hear anyone approaching. Pro tip- 2nd button from the top, right side will mute the commercials.
I seem to be encountering more and more where the mute feature has been disabled. I agree, putting a loud TV type talking box on a gas pump is stupid in terms of situational awareness and security. I also noticed most folks pump their gas while playing what appears to be game called "please don't see me.".
 
I hate the loud ass commercials the pumps play. Makes it impossible for me to hear anyone approaching. Pro tip- 2nd button from the top, right side will mute the commercials.
I'm glad to know about that, I hate being talked at while trying to hear! Thanks.
 
Hell nah. My default is orange when out in public. Dark orange, teetering on red, when in less than optimal situations.

Avenues of approach, cover/concealment, lighting, the whole bit. Maybe I'm paranoid, but I'd rather be wrong than mugged, car jacked, or worse.

Don't forget the avoidance option, either. Reasonably sure I can take care of myself, but I ain't courtin' trouble, neither. When my Spidey sense tingles, I listen.
 
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Serious question ... hose far will a gas nozzle horizontally shoot a stream of gas or diesel? I’ve thought about it but never done it ... and the couple time Hollyweird has shown it I don’t put much weight in.
 
Serious question ... hose far will a gas nozzle horizontally shoot a stream of gas or diesel? I’ve thought about it but never done it ... and the couple time Hollyweird has shown it I don’t put much weight in.
A good distance, watch this, jump t0 1:00.

 
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I seem to be encountering more and more where the mute feature has been disabled. I agree, putting a loud TV type talking box on a gas pump is stupid in terms of situational awareness and security. I also noticed most folks pump their gas while playing what appears to be game called "please don't see me.".

I emailed sheetz corporate asking for the magic code to mute the ads and listed a bunch of sound and reasonable reasons why such a feature is needed. They said they'd take it under consideration. I said fine, until you do I'll mute them myself with duct tape. And I did, and still do.

Funny thing is I've started seeing tape over the speakers that I didn't put there.
 
I emailed sheetz corporate asking for the magic code to mute the ads and listed a bunch of sound and reasonable reasons why such a feature is needed. They said they'd take it under consideration. I said fine, until you do I'll mute them myself with duct tape. And I did, and still do.

Funny thing is I've started seeing tape over the speakers that I didn't put there.
Like a boss
 
Bailey Boat tip...... buy your gas somewhere else!!! SA conclusion, if you THINK there may be an issue, why even go there??
There are very very few if any mom and pop gas stations around any more. My comment above was a generic kind of tip to keep you from being approached at any place you have to buy gas, not just the specific location in this thread.

I have been approached at a lot of places by people begging for money. I have gotten to where I don't carry cash anymore.

I use to serve on my churches benevolence committee. I have a giving heart but not cash any more.

I may just start putting this monster in the car when I fill up. He needs a snack every so often.
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yeah.....I have gotten gas in an area much worse than described - Sugar Creek and I-85 at Reagan drive. The boogaboos hang out in a motel next door that is separated by a 10ft chain link fence from the Shell parking lot. A less-than-freshly dressed young man in his early 20s was asking various drivers "can I ask you a question" and when he got to me I asked him a question "Do you feel lucky?" while simultaneously uncovering my CHP pistol and putting my hand on it.

He got the point. In fact, they all went back over to their Hoe Tell until I left.

That place is a haven for whores crackheads pimps and pushers conveniently located to wonderful motels and a decent Cook Out.
 
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My brother has to travel though this area on his way back to our childhood home to see mom and dad.

From time to time his wife would bring their kids to my mom and dads to spend a week or so with them by herself. He told her not to stop at any of the convenience stores along I85 any where in Mecklenburg county. If she had car trouble or such, she was told to at least nurse the car to Gaston county.

Well they are both on a trip back home and they have the kids. He has a pickup truck, 4 door with a camper shell on the back. He stops for gas in the no zone. His wife said why are you stopping. He tells her to watch.

He goes to the back of the truck and opens it up to let his solid black GSD out. He puts the dog there at Sit/Stay. He starts to pump gas and around the corner comes your crackhead/beggar. The dog starts to bark at this person. Brother looks at the guy and tells him that he better go back the way he came. The beggar retreats.

Brother loads up the dog and gets in the truck and tells his wife he wanted her to see what happens in their no zone.

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yeah.....I have gotten gas in an area much worse than described - Sugar Creek and I-85 at Reagan drive. The boogaboos hang out in a motel next door that is separated by a 10ft chain link fence from the Shell parking lot. A less-than-freshly dressed young man in his early 20s was asking various drivers "can I ask you a question" and when he got to me I asked him a question "Do you feel lucky?" while simultaneously uncovering my CHP pistol and putting my hand on it.

He got the point. In fact, they all went back over to their Hoe Tell until I left.

That place is a haven for whores crackheads pimps and pushers conveniently located to wonderful motels and a decent Cook Out.
If they bring back LivePD! they can have a lot of content at this Hoe Tell. But nothing beats the Hoe Tell in Richland County, SC.
 
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