Is Nick cool with you posting a personal email from him on Metafilter? Not that it's any of my business. posted by Karl at 12:35 PM on September 11, 2001
Someone on a listserv I'm on reported that Avis doubled the price for a rental car after air traffic was grounded. Fuckers. posted by scottandrew at 12:38 PM on September 11, 2001
I got the same email to two different accounts, I don't remember every downloading their product or giving their email. I did find the note to be a pretty stupid idea, but he was probably just as shocked and confused as everyone else. posted by cell divide at 12:38 PM on September 11, 2001
Karl, it's from a product info mailing list, and is 100% public communication, "on record." (You should see the shit I am getting private from the hacker kids right now...) posted by tranquileye at 12:47 PM on September 11, 2001
I don't know if this is the eBay auction you mention above, but earlier someone claimed to be auctioning a WTC subway sign. That has also been taken down. posted by Grangousier at 1:17 PM on September 11, 2001
gas prices in michigan leaped 30 cents per gallon with the attacks thismorning. fucking greed-ridden cocksuckers are worse than terrorists... posted by quonsar at 1:26 PM on September 11, 2001
... As if terrorists are going to tremble at the wrath of the CEO of CoffeeCup Software. Yeesh. posted by MegoSteve at 2:13 PM on September 11, 2001
I here gas prices here in Indianapolis are going up... way up. $1.70 this morning, now around $4.00/gallon. Hmmm... posted by internal at 2:21 PM on September 11, 2001
"$1.70 this morning, now around $4.00/gallon. Hmmm..."
You are shitting us! That is inane!... um, insane.
I would like to see confirmation on the Avis statement above, if it is real, I say we rain down on them with a hailstorm of email condemming them. posted by hotdoughnutsnow at 3:05 PM on September 11, 2001
Kansas City, Missouri is reporting $5/gallon for gas...gasoline is over $4/gallon in Louisville, KY. Rumors of $5/gallon gas in Detroit. Via Drudge. posted by Johannahh at 3:34 PM on September 11, 2001
Wow
I'm glad I gassed up last night... posted by delmoi at 3:57 PM on September 11, 2001
I'm in Kansas City, I haven't seen $5 gas, it is up to $3 now though. The lines are as long as I've ever seen them. posted by geoff. at 4:00 PM on September 11, 2001
I keep waffling between tearful joy at our nation pulling together, and tearful woe at the shitbags who would try to make a buck off of this today. posted by glenwood at 8:10 PM on September 11, 2001
....reported that Avis doubled the price for a rental car after air traffic was grounded...
which is weird cos they are on that roster of tenants in the WTC itself. What were they thinking? posted by kev23f at 9:05 AM on September 12, 2001
(This is posted elsewhere on the site as well)
Regading AVIS, I sent a message to one of those listed on their site for press queries, regarding price gouging:
Q: There are rumors that Avis increased its rental rates (by 100% or more) as soon as the NYC tragedy took place on 11-September. Is this true?
Here is the response from Mr. Fuller at Avis:
"At 9 a.m. yesterday Avis froze its prices at all U.S. locations and waived drop-off fees for one way rentals to help peple who needed to drive one-way to a destination because airports were closed."
If this was the case, it was a nice reaction from the company, so unless someone has specific information to the contrary, we shouldn't slam them... posted by troybob at 9:54 AM on September 12, 2001
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