> NO GAS...On May 15th 2007
>
> Don't pump gas on MAY 15th
>
> In April 1997, there was a "gas out" conducted
> nationwide in protest of gas prices. Gasoline
> prices dropped 30 cents a gallon overnight.
>
> On May 15th 2007, all internet users are to not go
> to a gas station in protest of high gas prices. Gas
> is now over $3.00 a gallon in most places.
>
> There are 73,000,000+ American members currently on
> the internet network, and the average car takes
> about 30 to 50 dollars to fill up.
>
> If all users did not go to the pump on the 15th, it
> would take $2,292,000,000.00 (that's almost 3
> BILLION) out of the oil companies p ockets for just
> one day, so please do not go to the gas station on
> May 15th and lets try to put a dent in the Middle
> Eastern oil industry for at least one day.
>
> If you agree (which I cant see why you wouldn't)
> resend this to all your contact list. With it
> saying, ''Don't pump gas on May 15th"

They raise gas prices for every little thing.. Wouldnt you think if we cost them money, they will just re jack the prices to catch back up??Unfortunatley people need gas.. there isnt a thing we can do about it, and they know it..

What's the sense? You'll buy gas on the 14th or the 16th. The only way to make a point is not to buy gas for a specific company!!! That would hurt for awhile. But then they will start selling to off brand stations and then they will still make their profits. Just my "humble" 2 cents worth.

State and Federal governments need to enact WINDFALL PROFITS TAX legislation on the players in the gas distribution chain so that we all might be able continue to afford to drive to RC tracks and events. When gas prices jump 25 cents a gallon overnight as they did here yesterday, we all have a right to object and let our voices be heard.

Now in the middle of NY state -== the closets gas station is a local mom & pops ,,sorta store ,,they get === 3.20 per gallon ====from vacationers that can afford to camp in the area in which the (STATE) makes a good profit from their camp ,,so them thats got it ,,have to help out.... by not buying ANY/ NONE -NOTTA- DROP-----> of GASOLINE?/OIL? or to spend one nickel in convient stores that are sponserd by gas companies ---that soley sell gas under< <<<<<Big Names<>>>>>>> mobil,exon,===citgo,hess,===fast track======quickway,, red barrel <<<<<< LARGE NAME SUPPLIERS>>>>> AVOID HIGHER PRICES ,(at the pump we may open some eyes???,to what its like.. when consumers (HAVE A VOICE) with no excuse,no acceptions MAY 15, 2007 BUY NO GAS NO--WHERE EVER YOU ARE ! PLAN AHEAD.....<<<<<< make a difference ((((((BE HEARD)))))

I'm in any thing I can do to get in those ********'s pockets i'll do.

Lets use some common sense here. It makes no difference what day you do or do not buy gas if you are still using gas. If you want to do something then have a "National Do Not Drive Day". The only way you'll take money out of the gas companies' pockets is by not using gas.

I have a better idea. I call it "National Quit Electing Politicians Who Are In Bed With The Oil Industry Day". It takes place on the first Tuesday in Novemeber every 4 years.

So write to or scream at your local governors, legislators and other elected officals. Write to or scream at your elected Federal Congresspersons and Senators. The economic power being wielded today by those players in the gas supply chain to reap huge profits at our expense is just plain wrong in my opinion, and if allowed to continue will deeply damage many of us and our ecomomy as a whole.

Stay away from Citco on any day!.....the whole Chavez thing is creepy.

The only thing you can do right now is buy a more efficient car or come up with the technology to change things yourself....either way it's going to cost you money. Or you could just invest in the oil company or better yet the oil refiners(symbol OIH) to hedge against gas going higher....the OIH is tied to the price of gas...gas goes up, OIH goes up.

I agree with oldguy....The government is pulling in good tax revenue from big oil, so they aren't going to pressure big oil too much unless everyone is talking about it and taking a negative tone on it.

I think the gas prices get plenty of publicity and the politicians realize full well we don't like it. What they also realize is that people in this country don't cast their ballots based on the issues that really matter they cast them based on social and moral issues that the government has no business regulating in the first place.

Until the citizenery of this country gets collectively a whole lot smarter there won't be many improvements for the better.

Lets use some common sense here. It makes no difference what day you do or do not buy gas if you are still using gas. If you want to do something then have a "National Do Not Drive Day". The only way you'll take money out of the gas companies' pockets is by not using gas.

Exactly! What needs to happen is for everybody to not buy OR USE gas for one day...but moreso STAY HOME FROM WORK, DON'T GO SHOPPING, DON'T EAT OUT basically have a day of REST from spending ONE SINGLE DOLLAR.

If the grocery store clerk stayed home, and the gas station attendant stayed home, and 10% the 'non-emergency' workers in this country used this form of protest it would affect ALL of the U.S Economy by several 100 million dollars and would leave economist scrambling.

IF YOU PAY IT - THEY WILL CHARGE IT - SUPPLY and DEMAND rules the world.

YOU THINK YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT - they are willing to PROFIT from it.

Having spent the last 10 years working for a GM Truck dealership and watching the number of people NOT willing to NOT buy a NEW GMC YUKON with gas prices well over $3.00 a gallon was amazing. 40+ thousand dollars for a 4wd Supersized FAMILY car that gets 18-20 MPG with a fuel tank of 30+ gallons will cost you close to $100.00 at current CALIFORNIA gas prices. As of today we are $3.52 per gallon for Regular unleaded gas. At 20 MPG that's $0.18 per MILE just for the fuel, and if you drive the average 15,000 miles per year (41 miles per day) a $40,000 car NOT INCLUDING THE INTEREST runs an additional $0.52 per mile...so that's $0.70 PER MILE ($0.70 x 41 miles = $28.70 PER DAY x 30 Days per month = $861 Per Month...which is $10,332 PER YEAR just to DRIVE to WORK and/or the grocery store...and this does NOT include going RACING, or ANY above normal trip...that's just 41 MILES PER DAY.)

I think there is a more effective way to accomplish what swtour is suggesting. Instead of simply staying home and damaging the economy as a whole it would be better if everyone for one day took public transportation to work, if possible. If not then at least car pool. Put those giant trucks that serve no purpose other than status symbol to work for a day and pile in with 8 coworkers.

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

Here's an even better idea. I for one could use a day off from work and I'm sure that many others could as well. Why not for one day the entire country just not go to work leave the cars in the driveway, trucks in the truck stops and loading docks and just shut down the economy. Our "friends" in the oil industry need to realize that we have the power to control their inventories and that they have gone way too far for the last time. Our government needs to realize this too and take some action against these profit whores. The same needs to be done in the health care & pharmaceutical business as well, but lets get the oil companies first. :devil:

John

That would be exactly what swtour said.

Shutting down the economy for a day punishes a lot of innocent people and ultimately punishes ourselves. The majority of businesses in this country are small and run by regular people. Losing a days revenue would be a very big deal to a lot of them.

The problem as always is people want a solution that requires no sacrifice or effort. Not showing up to work and sitting on your couch doesn't require any effort. Getting on a bus or organizing a car pool involves some effort and inconvenience so no one wants to bother with that.

The real irony of this whole thread is that it is posted on a forum who's member use hundreds if not thousands of gallons each every single year to drive around and race toy cars. That is sort of funny to me. Not that I have any intention of not driving to races! :)

I don't really blame the oil companies. A publicly held company's duty is to make as much profit as legally possible for its stock holders.

The blame falls to our government. It is the government's job to protect us from things out of our control. Unfortunately gas is a necessity and the vast majority of us have no choice but to consume it. If you look at every other industry that provides a specific necessity, for example utilities and land phone lines they are very heavily goverment regulated. Yet there are virtually no regulations on the oil industry.

It looks to me like we need to do a better job voting! In reality that is the only ultimate solution, at least in the short term.

Oil is not driver by demand as much as it is driven by "Oil Analyst" and money. Crude is traded on the NYMEX. You can purchase futures of crude without paying right away. Once the front month closes then you pay. So as long as you can drive the price up before the front month closes you can make money without spending any. Also the Analyst will say say that the Hurricane season (just one example) is going to be bad and that in returns adds to the cost of oil even though nothing has happened. I know there is more to it than just this but it is a piece of the pie that keeps oil climbing.

Anti-trust law concerns; price fixing; resale price maintenance; market concentration and domination; monoply power.

I think the gas prices get plenty of publicity and the politicians realize full well we don't like it. What they also realize is that people in this country don't cast their ballots based on the issues that really matter they cast them based on social and moral issues that the government has no business regulating in the first place.

Until the citizenery of this country gets collectively a whole lot smarter there won't be many improvements for the better.

Pat you hit that right on the head. So many people I work with voted Republican because of their so called moral ideas.

I don't think there is anything that the general public can do with any of the big companies in this country. Big money runs this country now.That's why they pump millions into certain political campains rather than others. That's why they have all the lobbiest in Washington trying to buy votes for their cause.( Oil, Insurance, Drugs, Tobacco, Ect.)
We were talking at work today, that if everybody reduced consumption even in half and the demand dropped in half, what or who would stop them from raising the prices even higher. They can do a lot when there is no competition and they all work together. The banking industry is getting there soon too.

Oh well.

dont do the gas out, the oil companies will just raise the price of gas higher on the 16th because they know they will have more sales that day than on the 15th.

The only way to win on a gas out it not to push off consumption of gas, but to reduce and eliminate consumption of gas.

That Hybrid Honda Civic I saw at the dealership is looking better and better.
48 city/51 highway. Beats my 21 mpg SUV.

There is a big misconception about the price of gas. Its not so much the oil companies as it is the refineries. There are not enough of them due to environmental laws. The supply of oil/gas is there it just cant be refined quick enough which leads to a shortage which = higher costs at the pumps.

When I visited the UK this past summer most of their vehicles are small. I couldnt understand why until I saw the price of their gas which equals about $6 per gallon for both Gas and Diesel. As an example we rented a VW Jetta and it cost about $60 US to refuel it. If the price of gas gets up over $4/gal nationally you will see the sales of SUV's and Large trucks plummet in favor of smaller more cost efficient cars and hybrids. I'd love to see small cars like this one sold in the US. Its about the size of a go-cart but it makes sense when gas is $6 per gallon. Its called a "Smart" Car. I asked somebody why they dont sell em here in the States and they said it wouldnt pass current safety regulations.
http://www.agga.ru/HomeLife/Auto/Catalog/images/smart_cabrio_pulse.JPG

http://www.agga.ru/HomeLife/Auto/Catalog/images/smart_cabrio_pulse.JPG

Erock,
I bet you fit in there perfect! :tongue: :wave:

Sorry, it is getting too serious in here and it was the first think I thought of lol.

The smart car is made by Mercedes and it is coming to the US.I recently saw a poll that ask how high gas would have to go before you sold your SUV,most said $5 or more,incredible!

Talking about refineries. Since the 70s oil consumption has gone up and refineries have gone down. hmmmmm

And who do have to thank for that, our Government and the people who want to save the Desert!!!

right on the $ Pat :thumbsup:

I wonder if that Smart Car will pull my 7,000 lb dump trailer. :freak: :drunk: :thumbsup:

Time to close the thread since it is getting political.