Gas Strike: Friday, May 2, 2008

[ewill3rd]

I'll be participating too but not because I choose to, because I don't need gas.

I bought gas 2 days ago, I won't do it again for about 2 more weeks.
(maybe get gas in the bike tomorrow)
I buy it when I need it.
They still get my money. Doesn't matter the date.

I agree and I have said it before, the only way to effectively lower the price is not to use it.
Some good ideas above on how to do that.

[DopeStar 156]

Originally Posted by ewill3rd

I'll be participating too but not because I choose to, because I don't need gas.

I bought gas 2 days ago, I won't do it again for about 2 more weeks.
(maybe get gas in the bike tomorrow)
I buy it when I need it.
They still get my money. Doesn't matter the date.

I agree and I have said it before, the only way to effectively lower the price is not to use it.
Some good ideas above on how to do that.

That's my stance exactly. All my cars are filled and won't need to be until Sunday or Monday......

[MauiV]

I live 24 miles from work and there are ZERO options for public transportation between my house and my work. My wife goes to school 20 miles in the OTHER direction so this is about as central a location as I can get.

BTW, Im not bitching about gas prices. I need it, I buy it. I bought a car that eats gas but I also have a decent job so this isnt really a big squeeze on my household like it is on others and I do feel for those that it does. I do however have NO SYMPATHY for the ones bitching while holding a cigarette and a cup of Starbucks. Get your priorities in line.

Personally I find it amazing that they can drill multiple empty holes in the ground all over the planet, some miles under the ocean floor and retrieve raw oil from a few, transport it to a refinery, turn it into petrol, transport it to my station and sell it for $3.50 a gallon.

I have seen hotels sell a litre of WATER for $10. I have seen a gallon of milk for $7.50 (both in the US) and I know how easy it is to procure BOTH of those things. Fuel is one of the least inflated items in the market over the last 30-40 years.

[submariner409]

Not the case.......in order to lower demand, stop using gasoline/petroleum altogether. Doesn't make one whit about Monday, Thursday, or Saturday. Every car in America won't stop fueling on 2 May, so any drop in the tankage rate doesn't show up anywhere. However, if the tankage rate went to zero nationwide for a week, then we're beginning to see a crack of sunlight in clouds of dawn. Americans will never buy into that: We're too selfish.

Bardstown, KY ???? Heck, you guys can run bourbon cheaper than gas !!!!! (....relatives in Fairfield)

[DILLIGAF]

Dopes alive and kicken!Well done.

[MauiV]

Originally Posted by submariner409

Not the case.......in order to lower demand, stop using gasoline/petroleum altogether. Doesn't make one whit about Monday, Thursday, or Saturday. Every car in America won't stop fueling on 2 May, so any drop in the tankage rate doesn't show up anywhere. However, if the tankage rate went to zero nationwide for a week, then we're beginning to see a crack of sunlight in clouds of dawn. Americans will never buy into that: We're too selfish.

I think the one company boycott (Exxon/Mobile being the biggest) would eventually force the hand of that company to lower their prices, which forces the rest to match to keep market share.

Probably not a permanant fix (until you have to do it again) but it is something. Oil companies understand one thing. MONEY. Taking it away from them is the ONLY thing they will understand.

[DopeStar 156]

Originally Posted by DILLIGAF

Dopes alive and kicken!Well done.

Have I really been that vacant?

[DILLIGAF]

Originally Posted by DopeStar 156

Have I really been that vacant?

Not so much,just not alot of i'm ok and haven some fun.Which you need

Us old farts hate drama and would like to trade places with you young bucks

[RightTurn]

Originally Posted by MauiV

I think the one company boycott (Exxon/Mobile being the biggest) would eventually force the hand of that company to lower their prices, which forces the rest to match to keep market share.

Probably not a permanant fix (until you have to do it again) but it is something. Oil companies understand one thing. MONEY. Taking it away from them is the ONLY thing they will understand.

It's ExxonMobil. Good luck with that boycott.

[MauiV]

Like I said, unrealistic but really the only chance anyone has to impose their power as consumers to effect the marketplace.

Most oil companies are publicly traded so their stock can be purchased to get some return on your purchases.