Got this in e-mail, thought this ouwld be a good place to put it. IT HAS BEEN CALCULATED THAT IF EVERYONE IN THE UNITED STATES DID NOT PURCHASE A DROP OF GASOLINE FOR ONE DAY AND ALL AT THE SAME TIME, THE OIL COMPANIES WOULD CHOKE ON THEIR STOCKPILES. AT THE SAME TIME IT WOULD HIT THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY WITH A NET LOSS OF OVER 4.6 BILLION DOLLARS WHICH AFFECTS THE BOTTOM LINES OF THE OIL COMPANIES. THEREFORE MAY 19TH HAS BEEN FORMALLY DECLARED "STICK IT UP THEIR BEHIND" DAY AND THE PEOPLE OF THIS NATION SHOULD NOT BUY A SINGLE DROP OF GASOLINE THAT DAY. THE ONLY WAY THIS CAN BE DONE IS IF YOU FORWARD THIS E-MAIL TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS YOU CAN AND AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN TO GET THE WORD OUT. WAITING ON THIS ADMINISTRATION TO STEP IN AND CONTROL THE PRICES IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE REDUCTION AND CONTROL IN PRICES THAT THE ARAB NATIONS PROMISED TWO WEEKS AGO? REMEMBER ONE THING, NOT ONLY IS THE PRICE OF GASOLINE GOING UP BUT AT THE SAME TIME AIRLINES ARE FORCED TO RAISE THEIR PRICES, TRUCKING COMPANIES ARE FORCED TO RAISE THEIR PRICES WHICH EFFECTS PRICES ON EVERYTHING THAT IS SHIPPED. THINGS LIKE FOOD, CLOTHING, BUILDING MATERIALS, MEDICAL SUPPLIES ETC. WHO PAYS IN THE END? WE DO! WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IF THEY DON'T GET THE MESSAGE AFTER ONE DAY, WE WILL DO IT AGAIN AND AGAIN. SO DO YOUR PART AND SPREAD THE WORD. FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW. MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND MAKE MAY 19TH A DAY THAT THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES SAY "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!"
Dude, you know these things don't work. There'll be people who think it's a lost cause (like me) and buy anyway. And those who don't give a toss or those who just want fuel.
I only buy gas every payday. It's 91 cents here in Canada, B.C. Thats fucking Nuts! Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! And thats just the low grade! Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Then there are those who won't do it because they need fuel to work with, taxi drivers, bus lines, truckers, etc. etc..
In Ontario, we have some of the cheapest gas in the country but it's still 87 cents/L for the crap gas.
Gifted You're missing the point. It's not like there is this endless supply of fuel, it comes down to supply and demand. A one day protest will not change that in the long run. I live in Canada where we presently pay over 90 cents per litre for fuel and, because of that, I'm reminded we're relying on a non-renewable resource as if it were a renewable one. If you're looking for an answer to high prices I got an idea, how bout' we all see this - higher fuel prices - as a warning to our flagrant and irresponsible consumption of energy [oil]. My suggestion would be: boycott SUV's, walk to work, utilize public transit, support renewable energy i.e. water/wind/solar power, recycle [plastic, a patroleum base product], car pool, etc etc. There are so many fronts to this battle against high fuel prices, more than the typical 'protest' one you provide.
Personally, I don't own a car, so I'm not buying gas anyway. I can see their point, I wish I had a source for this, I've seen a different estimate of the losses, so I'm not sure about how bad this would hit them. Something like a week would be more like it, and just the retail market share would give a good smack.
Rappacini, that's 91 cents per liter, which works out to $3.13 per gallon. That's almost double what you are paying, and we would love to have it at $0.50/L.
You know why this never works... because people still need gas that day. The most you are going to accomplish is to have sales go up the next day because everybody is even lower on gas. Now if you convince people not to drive on a certain day... that's a different story. (But I'll be out enjoying the empty road)
$1.89 here in south metro Atlanta, GA... I remember when I first moved here in 1999... we went from gas being about $1.20 where I lived to $0.69.. too bad that isn't today Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
it's 90 cents per LITER here, I only know the metric system so I could be wrong but I think there are 4 liters in a gallon. In other words, FUCKING OUTRAGEOUS prices.
Same as it's always been for me....$10 worth. What's the cpmplaint? :bugeye: Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Supply and demand? My ass. Iraq is up to pre-Gulf War production levels and the costs are going up? Bush is an oil millionaire and he knows he's gonna be out of office soon, so he and his cronies are raking it in hand over fist while they can. Electric prices are rising every day too. Guess what business our vice-president is in? I'm glad I drive a Hyundai. It barely uses any gas. Although that doesn't account for foreign oil prices, except that they would follow the lead of the American companies. Down with big oil!!!
I can't believe you're moaing about those prices! Those are dirt cheap! It's like 97p in the UK. That's about $1.71 per litre and it's still going up!
