If you are planning a vacation to Orlando, which is where I live, chances are you may be staying at a hotel, time share, or resort on International Drive. That is where the Orange County Convention Center is located. Universal Studios and Sea World are close proximity to International Drive. Or I-Drive, as the locals call it. And the Disney theme parks are just a few miles down as you take Interstate 4 from the I-Drive ramp.
With all the people in town for conventions, tourists visiting the theme parks, and locals checking out the restaurant/night club scene, International Drive makes for one busy street.
Unfortunately, with all of these people in one location, there comes the unwanted element of crime. From time to time, there will be a story on the local news about tourists being held up near an establishment on I-Drive. Sometimes, there have been tourists held up by robbers as they come back to their rooms from an evening out.
There was another hold up yesterday morning on I-Drive. This one, though, indicates how tough the times are. Apparently, two men held up a tourist on I-Drive but were later caught. From the details I got from the news report, police found the men fitting the description of the robbers sitting in a SUV. Police later were to find out that the men had robbed the tourist because they needed money for gas. And after they made the getaway, their SUV ran out of gas.
Could you just imagine being a police officer in his squad car chasing after an SUV being pushed by the robber while his partner in crime steered the vehicle.

In a way, you do have to laugh. But then again, it is also sad that someone is too lazy to work and has to get money for gas by robbing someone.
Maybe the tourists who are staying on I-Drive need to carry a one gallon gas can with them as they walk from their hotel to the restaurant they plan to dine at. This way, all the the person has to do is ask if anyone has gas. Then the tourist can turn over the gas container, and know one gets hurt.
What next? A tourist being held up so someone can buy groceries?