Gas Boycott May 19

[Kablooie]

I found this on the net.

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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. 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"
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[pjm877]

yea, sure, whatever... I does not work that way, but sure sounds nice. we have high prices because the demand out strips the production. If you want to blame anyone then you have to point you finger at the Gov... state and fed. Do you know how many different "Blends" that are required to produce? Do you know how many production sites there are... because of the Blending and other factors Shell closed (I think) 2 big production sites. And, thus reduced the supply big time... the end result was higher prices, planed? Don't know but would lean that way.

And one day, is a drop in the bucket... it would just be made up in less than two days.. and what about Fedex drivers, the mail, your newspaper, the police, fire, emr... is friday trash day? And what are the Taxi drivers to do?

What we need is to force the MPG for all vehicles to be increased and the older vehicles forced off the road. The real solution is Elec.... not fuelcell, but the best battery has not been found... fuelcell is a step in the right direction if and only if the fuel is created by ELEC (wind, hydro, thermal) anything else can cause more pollution than what it replaces... can you say COAL fired.

Ok, off my high horse, and back to work... :mrgreen:

[Mybrid]

:lolup: :lolup: :cussing: :cussing:
This has been tried in past years and it will never work :!:
What happens is everyone that doesn't buy on that day will buy the day before or the day after. The Oil Co. will sell more in the long run for the three to four day period. The only way this idea would work would be if everyone would not drive for a whole week :!: And even then they would find a way to recover their losses, it's a no win effort. Oil Co. do not like hybrids they love SUV's :!:
:computer:

[fred]

this screaming (all capital letters) call to actions should be more appropiately sent to the general discussion part of the forum.

[daniel]

Ha ha ha! We buy gas once a month and somebody's supposed to notice if none of us buys gas on May 19???

As for the rest, sure, if you could get everybody to do or not do anything all on the same day you coud make an impact. But it sure ain't gonna happen by forwarding a spam email to everyone on your email list!

[jfschultz]

This will not change the amount people drive. It will only move the purchase a day or two earlier or later. For most people there is not a lot of optional driving so there is little flexibility on the demand curve. That is a change in price does little to change the demand.

How much will the price of gas have to go up for people to take "drastic" action to reduce their demand, such as:

1. Move to shorten the commute.

2. Change jobs to shorten the commute.

3. Trade the gas-guzzler for a fuel/energy efficient vehicle.

:? :? :? :? :?

[rflagg]

I'm already not going to buy gas on May 19th - I own a freaking Prius. I buy gas once a week, sometimes longer, even though I drive 500+ miles a week.

-m.

[rflagg]

Actually, DON'T DO THIS!!!!! I've heard from a friend of a friend that if you follow through, you'll wake up on May 20th in a BATHTUB FULL OF ICE with a sign around your neck that tells you to CALL 911! It seems you fell for the BLACK MARKET KIDNEY scam, but not to fret, the 911 dispatcher informs you that MICHAEL EISNER and BILL GATES received your FORWARDED EMAILS FOR DISNEY AND MICROSOFT and are PAYING $5 FOR EACH PERSON YOU FORWARDED TO! Your kidney operation will be free afterall! Unfortunately, YOUR CAT IS DEAD BECAUSE YOU MOPPED YOUR FLOOR WITH YOUR SWIFFER WETJET and THE TERRORISTS HAVE YOUR MONEY BECAUSE YOU BOUGHT IT AT TARGET!!! But you'll be ok, as long as YOU DON'T DRINK PEPSI WITH DATES AFTER THE 4TH OF JULY - no, an arab gave me this tip at Kmart!

Just as an aside note - any, ANY email you get, I highly suggest checking out a site called http://www.snopes.com - they track urban legends and email scams and all that. Thanks. And don't forget, HYBRIDS AREN'T SAFE BECAUSE THE HIGH VOLTAGE THAT RUNS THROUGH THE DOORS CAN KILL YOU AND YOU WON'T BE RESCUED! No! Ford and GM told me this it's true!!

-m.

[bruceha_2000]

Originally posted by daniel
But it sure ain't gonna happen by forwarding a spam email to everyone on your email list!

And that is the EXACT purpose of of messages like this. Somebody gets their jollies clogging the email systems with "IMPORTANT!! Send to evveryone you know!" messages.

[Mybrid]

pjm877
And one day, is a drop in the bucket... it would just be made up in less than two days.. and what about Fedex drivers, the mail, your newspaper, the police, fire, emr... is friday trash day? And what are the Taxi drivers to do?

Well here is one TAXI driver's answer :!:
:computer: