May 15th, No Gas

[LAZY]

So has anyone heard about this? I have been getting Emails and hearing this by word out mouth. Nation wide, I assume a form of protest not to fill up gas on May 15th, this Tuesday. By trying to put a hole on those Middle Eastern oil fucks. Im interested to see if it actually works. If it plans out gas prices will drop. Im empty on gas, I will probably have to fill up tomorrow. I doubt it matters. Because I know many of you arent legal age of drivingEDIT: On May 15th dont post in the WNBA section

 

[JRICH23]

Ill do it but I dont think one day of protest will make a difference.

 

[7Goat]

We should ban cars for a month, that would make a statement.

 

[Justice]

It's just going to make people buy gas on another date.

 

[playaofthegame]

won't work..because everybody's gonna need their gas the next day...I think I'll buy gas just to ruin this

 

[BrewCityBuck]

More petty liberal crap.

 

[Combs]

We should all just fill our tanks up and drive off..that will actually do somethin and cause some problems.

 

[808Hornetsfan]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (LAZY @ May 13 2007, 10:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>So has anyone heard about this? I have been getting Emails and hearing this by word out mouth. Nation wide, I assume a form of protest not to fill up gas on May 15th, this Tuesday. By trying to put a hole on those Middle Eastern oil fucks. Im interested to see if it actually works. If it plans out gas prices will drop. Im empty on gas, I will probably have to fill up tomorrow. I doubt it matters. Because I know many of you arent legal age of drivingEDIT: On May 15th dont post in the WNBA section</div>I think it's safe to say none of you guys will ever post in the WNBA section.

 

[MaRdYC26]

Lol, I'd do it, but 1. I dont drive. 2. One day isn't going to matter.If 90 percent of the people who drove did it for even just a week, then it may actually do something...but one day..cmon..

 

[KCX]

it wont work because therse no 1 every1 will know about it

 

[808Hornetsfan]

what's the price in your guy's area? On Maui it's up to about $3.72 per gallon now. It creeps up each day by 2 cents. :no3:

 

[Combs]

It's $3.28 here. I really don't get why the difference is so big throughout the country either.

 

[The Captain]

Nice plan. They won't be suffering. People will just buy tons of gas the day before, or the day after.Big whoop.

 

[Combs]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (The Captain @ May 13 2007, 06:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Nice plan. They won't be suffering. People will just buy tons of gas the day before, or the day after.Big whoop.</div>That's why my plan works. Just fill her up and drive off. Create gas chaos! Make a statement! If you get ran down by the cops just say you forgot. Surely the penalty can't be anything severe. Let's change the world together!

 

[The Captain]

I'm probably stupid for saying this, but?Drive-off where? What would that do?

 

[Justice]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KCX @ May 13 2007, 04:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>it wont work because therse no 1 every1 will know about it</div>It's very well known. It's all over facebook, emails, forums, etc.The problem is that it isn't going to put a dent in gas companies, like has already been said. At most, they will see that people care about gas prices. They won't change the prices the next day though, obviously.

 

[808Hornetsfan]

I find it odd that that no one has a reason for the prices going up.

Nothing is going on other than the war, but that hasn't changed anything. I remember prices here were $2.62 until hurricane katrina came along and the prices went up a dollar. What causes that?

 

[The Captain]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (808Hornetsfan @ May 13 2007, 05:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I find it odd that that no one has a reason for the prices going up.

Nothing is going on other than the war, but that hasn't changed anything. I remember prices here were $2.62 until hurricane katrina came along and the prices went up a dollar. What causes that?</div>It's Bush's fault.

 

[kingjamez]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (The Captain @ May 13 2007, 06:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>It's Bush's fault.</div>Everything is his fault! :yes1:

 

[Diawsome]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (808Hornetsfan @ May 13 2007, 03:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I find it odd that that no one has a reason for the prices going up.

Nothing is going on other than the war, but that hasn't changed anything. I remember prices here were $2.62 until hurricane katrina came along and the prices went up a dollar. What causes that?</div>The only reason why gas prices continue to rise is because the public is so dependent on gas/oil. People can blame the government or oil companies or OPEC for price gouging all they want but they have seen that the rise in cost had little to no affect on demand for gas from the public so they continue to milk everything they can out of it and will continue to until the public changes their consumption habits such as carpool, alternative transportation, working closer to home, less recreational driving, etc...

 

[808Hornetsfan]

does that mean hybrid cars are the way to go? I think that's cool they run on electricity while under 30 mph, but that won't help on a freeway.

 

[Chris]

I don't understand how not buying gas will make all the gas stations lower their prices? If they didn't make as much money for a day, wouldn't they need more..and put it up? Lol, weird.Btw, I'll burst the bubble. This has tried to be pulled before and doesn't work. Why are some people so stupid.http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/nogas.asp

 

[abc]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (The Captain @ May 13 2007, 06:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I'm probably stupid for saying this, but?Drive-off where? What would that do?</div>He means steal it.

 

[Justice]

Gas is an inelastic good, so our consumption has nothing to do with it. Gasoline companies are making record profits. What's going on in the Middle East has little to do with it, really.

 

[ReppinTheD]

Guys - May 15th won't do sh*t. This whole "No Gas" thing is actually stupid - it won't change the opinions of any of the gas companies one bit. Here's what's actually happening:Gas Stations buy from the gas companies no matter what - so for example...the gas station I work for will be buying 10,000 gallons today. The truck comes in and drops the 10,000 gallons in the station and leaves. That gas stations will have already paid for that gas - so they don't owe anything to the actual gas supplier...the gas supplier has sold its gas and received its money...so on to may 15th - gas stations will have gas in their underground tanks and people don't buy gas on may 15th....who does it hurt? NOT the major gas companies - but the gas station owners who have nothing to do with gas prices - thats a huge misconception. so point is - gas companies won't care and wont even feel this day...the only possible way anything like this could work is if people don't buy gas for literally a week straight.

 

[808Hornetsfan]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ReppinTheD @ May 13 2007, 06:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Guys - May 15th won't do sh*t. This whole "No Gas" thing is actually stupid - it won't change the opinions of any of the gas companies one bit. Here's what's actually happening:Gas Stations buy from the gas companies no matter what - so for example...the gas station I work for will be buying 10,000 gallons today. The truck comes in and drops the 10,000 gallons in the station and leaves. That gas stations will have already paid for that gas - so they don't owe anything to the actual gas supplier...the gas supplier has sold its gas and received its money...so on to may 15th - gas stations will have gas in their underground tanks and people don't buy gas on may 15th....who does it hurt? NOT the major gas companies - but the gas station owners who have nothing to do with gas prices - thats a huge misconception. so point is - gas companies won't care and wont even feel this day...the only possible way anything like this could work is if people don't buy gas for literally a week straight.</div>I had no idea thats how it works. Wow, then it really won't do sh*t to the gas companies! Maybe we should boycott gas for a week!!

just kidding

 

[Something-To-Say]

What happens when the gas station gets full of gas when people don't buy from them? Do they still order? Where do they store it?

 

[Roaming]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Justice @ May 13 2007, 02:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>It's just going to make people buy gas on another date.</div> Wait a minute, if they dont buy gas for a day, and prices drop the next day like mentioned, wont it be cheaper for you to buy the day after that?EDIT: Just read RTD's post, eithier way, the gas companies just call up the owners and tell em to change the price right?

 

[Justice]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (RaptorFan#1 @ May 13 2007, 10:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Wait a minute, if they dont buy gas for a day, and prices drop the next day like mentioned, wont it be cheaper for you to buy the day after that?EDIT: Just read RTD's post, eithier way, the gas companies just call up the owners and tell em to change the price right?</div>They won't drop the prices just because they had one slow day.

 

[Combs]

My theory is gas prices are going really high now, so come election time they can drop them again and claim how much they have done to help us by dropping the prices..they did this for this years election as well..it's retarded.Gas is out of control...