******* GAS BOYCOTT MAY 15TH 2007 *******

[ChinoCharles]

'Nuff said.

[ceres]

Spreading the urban legend?

[Astroman]

It worked the first time, I was really involved with that one when gas was an astounding $1.59/gal. Whether or not it works, it does send a message.

[Yaris Revenge]

Yeeaaaah.... I'm still not quite sure just how those economics are supposed to work out. So they lose a ton of money 1 day. How does that matter when the sales double in the following days (gotta' get that gas sometime!)?

~YR

[nick1983]

I'm in

[Nutzoids]

Yeeaaaah.... I'm still not quite sure just how those economics are supposed to work out. So they lose a ton of money 1 day. How does that matter when the sales double in the following days (gotta' get that gas sometime!)?

~YR

Good question!

:evil:

[PetersRedYaris]

Good question!

:evil:

Exactly! So gas stations will gain business the day before and the day after the boycot. :iono: By driving the most fuel efficient gasoline powered car in America, we are already boycotting the gas stations. :thumbsup:

Anybody seen those "Binladen hates this car" bumper stickers. Maybe they're reserved for the Prius. :thumbdown:

[ceres]

http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/nogas.asp

[Astroman]

Notice how that article had NO mention of any positive actions of the no-gas day??? Sounds like a hummer guy saying hybrids are not really economical. I participated in the first no-gas day. Of course gas stations are going to say that it had no effect. Of course gas companies will say it won't do anything. Why would you trust them anyway, they want you to keep pumping that gasoline. The first time this happened. It DID have an effect! Gas prices went down almost 30 cents a gallon the next day, at least in my area. If enough people do it, it DOES work. Gas prices fluctuate every single damn day. The market is controlled by supply and demand. Refineries will keep producing that day, and if no one bought gas there would be more supply than demand, thus lowering prices. I don't see why some people have such a hard ass time NOT buying fuel one day. True, most of us did a great thing by getting a yaris. I'm saving about 1,200 gallons of fuel or more each year by switching over to my yaris from a astro van.

[ceres]

One day of not buying gas is not going to effect the price. As you said, it fluctuates all the time. Oddly enough it spikes around holiday times and then resumes to a "normal" level. The simple fact is that you need gas for your car to drive. Why are the bigwigs going to sweat about one day when they know you need that gas. There are tons of people who don't buy gas on a daily basis. You really think enough people participate in the boycott for their to be a significant drop? If anyone really wanted to boycot they should make it a month where everyone uses public transportation instead of their cars.

[brickhardmeat]

I'll probably have to fill up that day bause that's pay day:frown:

[Astroman]

One day of not buying gas is not going to effect the price. As you said, it fluctuates all the time. Oddly enough it spikes around holiday times and then resumes to a "normal" level. The simple fact is that you need gas for your car to drive. Why are the bigwigs going to sweat about one day when they know you need that gas. There are tons of people who don't buy gas on a daily basis. You really think enough people participate in the boycott for their to be a significant drop? If anyone really wanted to boycot they should make it a month where everyone uses public transportation instead of their cars.

Public transportation for a month, brilliant! :laugh:

[Ran Kizama]

Gas is projected to hit $3.50 a gallon here in the US pretty soon. Thank God I didn't trade my Yaris for an MS3.

[Astroman]

Already hit $3.599 here for chevron premium. Guess no more super good gas for my turbo LeBaron... I was going to drive it down to California this summer, but F that. Right now with how gas prices are here in WA and CA, it would cost me about $500 for gas.

[kurokoma-kun]

It does work, or at least prices went down the last time...

If anyone really wanted to boycot they should make it a month where everyone uses public transportation instead of their cars.

What public transpo? I have lived in 6 different cities and only one had any kind of real public bus/train system. Where I live now just has a few little electric buses to SLOWLY take tourists outlet shopping downtown...

[Typer73]

And those of us living in the sticks... we have to buy horses maybe? The only public transportation here are school buses!

[Ran Kizama]

What public transpo? I have lived in 6 different cities and only one had any kind of real public bus/train system. Where I live now just has a few little electric buses to SLOWLY take tourists outlet shopping downtown...We know what to do in Atlantaaaaaaaa!!

[churp]

The less gas sold the higher the prices because the oil companies "will" continue to make the same profit...they are not going to lose! Actually I think the more stupid people there are that buy gas hogs, the less profit the oil companies have to make off a gallon....so yea for stupid people!

And if you notice, the states that raised mega taxes on tobacco are complaining because their tax revenues are going down because of lack of sales, and a lot of these same states are looking at raising gas taxes to increase revenues...????

My Yaris is the only statement I have for the oil companies and wasteful government (and also for the US car manufacturers) that matters to me.

[bigsky2]

Basic knowledge of economics will prove that this does not work.
It is similar to the idea to "let's all boycott gas company A and only use gas company B, therefore A will have to lower price and B will follow suit, etc".

C'mon CC, I thought you were a college student?

[eco]

Ive seen this on several forums,xbox360,rcmods,and several other places,and from many people.If this works it would be a statement,but more gas would get sold in the days leading upto,and the day after.
I think the smart people will buy gas that day,only because there should be less people,law of monkey hear,monkey do.

[ChinoCharles]

I love this thread already. Posted it before work and its already on page 2.

You're right John, I am a college student. I know there is no economic purpose to a one-day gas boycott. The idea is that there is a large contingent of people standing up together and saying "Hey, this gas thing sucks." Just letting them know we're not completely oblivious, you know? A good friend e-mailed this to me and he doesn't e-mail anything, so I figured it was legit. A quick search online showed it everywhere. I thought... what better place to put it?

BailOut, if you post anything in this thread I'll smack you. I left the soap box in the gas economy thread. Go fetch! :laugh: :wink:

[slothman86]

Maybe a better idea is to boycott a certain gas station or something...

The only thing that would happen on the 15th is that the barrell would get stock piled (maybe) just to be used in the days following, this is if no one fills up the day before.

[spkrman]

why not?

i dont need gas daily (i drive a yaris, duh), so even if I forget, I might participate anyway!

[Buckethead]

THIS IS IN NO WAY DIRECTED TO MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD--
MY OWN PERSONAL COMMENTARY.


It's bullshit. :bs:

If you don't like it, take the friggin bus! I live in L.A. where the Metro sucks balls. No way. If gas were to go up to 5 dollars a gallon, I would happily pay.



I'm not a fan of the piss filled bus. I played that game for 20 years of my life. I'll enjoy the rest of it driving. :burnrubber: :burnrubber: :burnrubber:




-Buckethead

[slothman86]

I made 2 graphs to show a possible outcome

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f17/HaymondDL/ART/boycott-1.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f17/HaymondDL/ART/boycott-2.jpg

made in paint

[eTiMaGo]

nerd. :biggrin:

[Black Yaris]

everyone trys something like this every year..... never happens.... EVER... so why try.... gas is $3.20 a gallon here in Ohio, ain't a thing I can do to change that, and that is why I bought my Yaris, so I can continue driving like an ass, balls to the wall all day and still get over 30mpg and not care about the gas prices, so maybe I don't rev it up as much for the ricer kids trying to race me when gas gets up there, but that is about it

[Black Yaris]

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[ceres]

Maybe a better idea is to boycott a certain gas station or something...

The only thing that does is hurt that particular owner & their employees of said gas station. The people that make these decisions don't notice a thing in that scenario.

[Jerkratt]

ok i work at a gulf station and my boss is paying $2.79 a gallon for regular gas... the company that delivers it is called Prospect Oil Co. he is selling it for $2.83 thats what a .4 profit.. then if u use a credit card other then amex its 2.6 cents and amex is 3 cents so hes makeing sh** on gas.. he makes his money from the shop. and let me tell you it sux to walk up to a custies window and tell them that its $83.24 for a fill up.. dam ford f-350's i feel bad for ppl with huge suv's and trucks ect. thats a hefty penny. landscapers.. i dont wanna know.

[Violin]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1103/rjenkie/stupid.jpg

[Yaris Revenge]

Another point to make is this: if for some incredibly strange reason the oil companies did lose some cash over this boycott (which they won't), you know good and well they'll just stop production for a day to cut back the supply. They've done it over and over again. Any time they feel the price is lower than what they want it to be, all they have to do is give their guys a day off. Sometimes they give an excuse (maintenances, mechanical failure, etc.), but most of the time there's no good reason other than supply control.

Until the demand is permanently reduced, you might as well grab another bottle of K-Y and assume the position.

~YR

[Ran Kizama]

You know, you would think that the government would put a regulation on such a necessary resource.

[slothman86]

The only thing that does is hurt that particular owner & their employees of said gas station. The people that make these decisions don't notice a thing in that scenario.

well what i meant by that is the whole company/corporation

[slothman86]

Another point to make is this: if for some incredibly strange reason the oil companies did lose some cash over this boycott (which they won't), you know good and well they'll just stop production for a day to cut back the supply. They've done it over and over again. Any time they feel the price is lower than what they want it to be, all they have to do is give their guys a day off. Sometimes they give an excuse (maintenances, mechanical failure, etc.), but most of the time there's no good reason other than supply control.

Until the demand is permanently reduced, you might as well grab another bottle of K-Y and assume the position.

~YR

proof in my graph

[ceres]

Until the demand is permanently reduced, you might as well grab another bottle of K-Y and assume the position.

~YR

Until we move to electric cars or some other fuel (like hydrogen cars that only have a 1 in 100 chance of blowing up while you're driving them!!!), China pretty much assures there won't be any less of a demand and it will only continue to rise as the country develops. Even if everyone started buying more fuel efficient cars, the sheer number of people that will start needing gas in the next 20 years won't do much to curve the demand.

[Buckethead]

ok i work at a gulf station and my boss is paying $2.79 a gallon for regular gas... the company that delivers it is called Prospect Oil Co. he is selling it for $2.83 thats what a .4 profit.. then if u use a credit card other then amex its 2.6 cents and amex is 3 cents so hes makeing sh** on gas.. he makes his money from the shop. and let me tell you it sux to walk up to a custies window and tell them that its $83.24 for a fill up.. dam ford f-350's i feel bad for ppl with huge suv's and trucks ect. thats a hefty penny. landscapers.. i dont wanna know.



I don't feel bad for people that drive suv's. Why? They KNOW that Suv's are gas guzzlers. Suv's for the most part aren't cheap. If they can afford to pay for an Suv or a TANK then they can afford to pay for gas.


:barf:

[Yaris Revenge]

proof in my graph

Ah, sorry if I restated the obvious. Depending on who's hosting the image file, my work I.S. blocks them out. I couldn't see your graph. :redface:

~YR

[static808]

You know, you would think that the government would put a regulation on such a necessary resource.

im just taking a hunch, but im sure our politicians pockets are lined with money from big oil. all the gov't will do is slap their hand and say: "bad, exxon, very very bad..."

--B

[bigsky2]

I love this thread already. Posted it before work and its already on page 2.

You're right John, I am a college student. I know there is no economic purpose to a one-day gas boycott. The idea is that there is a large contingent of people standing up together and saying "Hey, this gas thing sucks." Just letting them know we're not completely oblivious, you know? A good friend e-mailed this to me and he doesn't e-mail anything, so I figured it was legit. A quick search online showed it everywhere. I thought... what better place to put it?


:wink:
No problem Charles, we still good.

[Silver Streak S]

I read an article a week ago about a guy who formed this organization called F.U.E.L (Fed Up Energy League). His idea sounds similar to what's being discussed in this thread. Check out the web site (www.angryatthepump.org). I'm skeptical of it actually working as many of you are but I'm willing to give it a try. I thought it was better than a single day gas boycott. They're looking for members and it's free to join.