Date: 5/16/2004 11:01:00 PM
From Authorid: 18516
I'd love to do it that day but unfortunately thats the day of my doctors appt. and we don't have gas! My dad was even going to make me cancel my appt b/c we don't have the money to pay for gas, its gotten that ridiculous. We have to drive atleast 12 to 15 miles to town because we live out in the country and it's just become to much to pay.  |
Date: 5/16/2004 11:10:00 PM
From Authorid: 13897
wow.. i sure hope that this gets around. i know that it's impossible to get everyone to do this, to start with.. but also, they are going to get their money back either the day before or after... everyone needs gas. what about that? it's something to think about.  |
Date: 5/16/2004 11:32:00 PM
From Authorid: 24732
As I said on a similar post the other day "This is just unrealistic. To actually have an effective gasoline boycott you would have to involve people from around the world for more then just one day or even a weekend, since OPEC doesn't just sell to people in the US."  |
Date: 5/16/2004 11:47:00 PM
From Authorid: 15070
sorry-I have to back Alien on this one. I am sorry because this will not work.....  |
Date: 5/17/2004 1:23:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 50434
I personally am not going along with this, it was an email. And as I stated "if it works then yay!" I just wish they would do something..  |
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Date: 5/17/2004 1:47:00 AM
From Authorid: 62226
It is not opec we have to squeze it's the greedy us refineries |
Date: 5/17/2004 2:03:00 AM
From Authorid: 62606
Wow another one of these! Even in Canada there are these boycott emails going around. There's one asking all Canadians to stop buying from the two top Gasoline companies and to just buy from the less popular ones. I don't really see how it will affect anything though...  |
Date: 5/17/2004 3:32:00 AM
From Authorid: 1799
as much as I support this, it is a very unrealistic goal. people nowadays can't go a day without a car. and some people really need the gas to get to the places that they have to go to. my friend drives a good 30 miles to get to school. so i know it would be impossible for her to not buy gas.  |
Date: 5/17/2004 5:07:00 AM
From Authorid: 3648
As much as I would love for this to happen and to work it's just unrealistic ...My hubby drives over 50 miles one way to work and the gas prices are killing us big time...People will just buy the gas needed the day before or the day after so really it won't help anything anyhow ...  |
Date: 5/17/2004 5:09:00 AM
From Authorid: 12806
I don't think that not buying gas for one day would have much effect on the oil companies. However, I do believe that if we boycotted one or two "major" oil companies, it will throw them into a "competition frenzy", causing them to lower their prices which will start a chain reaction across the board. This happened about 5 years ago when gasoline dipped to about 75 cents a gallon in Texas. The hard thing (nearly impossible) is to get everyone to agree to do this. The alternative is to buy as little gas as possible, and try to conserve. If we can cut our consumption by 25%, then we cut their profits by much more than 25% because their "overhead" is relatively unchanged, thus this loss will come directly from their profits. About one month should be enough to get it under control. Also, if we cause "stockpiles" here, it will drastically reduce our purchases of foreign oil.....  |
Date: 5/17/2004 6:15:00 AM
From Authorid: 2030
Too Many Caps. People will just have to buy gas before or after the boycott date. It won't affect anything.  |
Date: 5/17/2004 7:53:00 AM
From Authorid: 60792
I was going to post this too lol...my teacher told me about it  |
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Date: 5/17/2004 7:55:00 AM
From Authorid: 60792
but yeah it doesn't make sense.....fill up tomorrow and you wouldn't need gas anyway....this is true |
Date: 5/17/2004 8:18:00 AM
From Authorid: 13729
I really dont think it would hurt them or their profits too much......  |
Date: 5/17/2004 3:27:00 PM
From Authorid: 62682
That would be GREAT if that could really happen! But unfortanutly, it wont work. People all the time complain about the gas prices no one ever does anything about them...like this strike! I wont buy gas on the 19th but I am sure this wont work anyways. We are paying 2.19 to 2.28 for Regulare Gas here....its price gauging for sure!
~~~Humming Bird  |
Date: 5/17/2004 10:50:00 PM
From Authorid: 42945
those people here who are able to should do it, I wish they would do something like that over here in Australia or for that matter worldwide, but as the majority of Aussies are so laid back, they'll pay no matter what it costs, ...its downright robbery the cost of petrol....hugs  |
Date: 5/18/2004 7:52:00 AM
From Authorid: 62633
that sounds like a great idea. gas prices are getting outta hand. thanx for the post...~YHB~  |
