No Gas on May 15th!!!!

[Antihero867]

If you are outraged about the gas prices then dont buy gas on may 15. On April 15, 1997 their was a gas protest and gas prices droped 30 cents over night. Gas companys need our everyday business to stay in business and will loose millions if no one pumps on may 15th. (assuming enough people decide not to pump). So unless you like paying over 3 dollars a gallon then DONT PUMP ON MAY 15th!!!:hippy:

[slipknotpsycho]

somehow i don't see this happening again (maybe the first was a fluke) but i'll just wait by and see... alot more people have cars and have reason to have to use them then in 1997...

[Matt the Funk]

Prices are I think 3.33ish....fucking expensive.

[Oneironaut]

Haha, crazy automobile drivers. I ♥ my bicycle. :D

[geonagual]

As the sheep get in line
encased in their metal tombs
inching their way to nothing
nothing that matters in the scheme of things
what ambition do you speak of?
the one that shows the rest of the world that you want to be one of them. A follower, a vagrant of life, a scumbag.

[Inferius]

They'd just fill up on the 14th instead.
It's not going to change shit in the long run,
just let it go and start preparing for the economic
turnover.

[420marijuana420]

Assuming this would even work it's not going to do shit. People are still going to need the same amount of gas so they're just going to buy their gas on the next day and meet the same demand that has always been there. Assuming the gas companies would lose money, they're not going to lower the price of gas. They would raise it to make up for the money that they lost.

[geonagual]

Maybe I should go lay out in the middle of traffic and chain myself to a guardrail during rush hour on the 15th:rambo: . Tell them I am not leaving until cars are running off of air. I want all of the cars to have a wind sail. They are quite, clean and a new innovative way to drive.:thumbsup:

[skatin_foo15]

aint gonna work aint gonna happen. like the BILLION DOLLAR oil companies are gonna care about one day, and dont you think they know about this? ITS BEEN AROUND FOR 10 YEARS! they know, and dont care. so give up, and even if every single person in the US didnt get gas, i doubt they'd change the price unless no one bought gas for more than a week. then they'd go back to the same damn price so who the fuck cares

[tokin'smoker]

you guys are so negative. even if it's not going to make gas prices drop dollars overnight, is it really so bad to give it a shot?
i've heard tons of people talk about this. not to mention, everyday on facebook that damn minifeed tells me more of my friends joined the group dedicated not to pump gas on may 15.
to each his own, but i'm keeping my car away from filling stations in a week.

[slipknotpsycho]

you guys are so negative. even if it's not going to make gas prices drop dollars overnight, is it really so bad to give it a shot?
i've heard tons of people talk about this. not to mention, everyday on facebook that damn minifeed tells me more of my friends joined the group dedicated not to pump gas on may 15.
to each his own, but i'm keeping my car away from filling stations in a week.

i ain't got a car anyways so it doesn't matter to me, i was just looking at it logically.... how many people (prolly half the people who live in my city, have a 45+ min commute to houston or surrounding areas) are just gonna tell their jobs "i'm protesting today, so i won't be in" considering, most of these are office jobs and not fast food or something smaller and less caring....

look at it logically, even with that 30 cent decrease stated, i doubt it'll happen again...

then like i said, i'll just wait and see what happens....

[Antihero867]

Wow you guys are so negative. And its that negative attitude that will make this not work. Anything is worth trying. Unless you like spending over 3 dollars a gallon i dont see why you wouldnt do this. Its not just about money either. Its about doing whats right. These oil companies rob us everyday at the pump. I wouldnt be supprised if were paying 2 dollars over retail value. Its about making a statement. Just like how every vote counts in the presidential election, Every dollar counts on May 15th. Do whats right. Dont support the oil companies who support this useless war so that they can get their oil cheaper. Ride a bike, walk, skateboard, it wont kill you. But most of all, Make a statement aginst them. Make a statement aginst the War. DONT PUMP ON MAY 15th!!!


:hippy:

[slipknotpsycho]

again i got no car so i don't really care, but c'mon.... why is it everyone trying to make a radical statement has the same argument "it's the negative attitude that will make this not work" the negative attitude plays little part in it working or not.... maybe if like a VAST majority (and i mean 25% AT THE BARE MINIMUM) did this, but do you REALISICLY think tha'ts gonna happen? i sure don't... like you said, you wouldn't be suprised if they're charging 3x as much.... so they get a few less 'pennies' in their pocket for a day... everything goes back to normal the next day... do you think they really caer that much? boycotts work when you take away a majority of the buisness, and keep it that way until they break, not one day...

[geonagual]

I still am still liking the idea of sail or solar cars.

or I can set myself on fire in protest of higher gas prices. Explaining the fact that it costs way more to set oneself on fire than it used to.

[KL4D4]

I put in 15$ when it was 2.75 now it over 3$ I remember paying nearly 4 dollars to go visit my girlfriend in madison, wow what a waste!@! I'm glad I have a part time job, now I just need some more hours as it is working 28 hours over two week yields under 200$ o I could throw some more hours on there it'd be nice to have a cash flow :O I'm almost on E again I will def support the 15th.

[sickstrings84]

Its not just about money either. Its about doing whats right. These oil companies rob us everyday at the pump. I wouldnt be supprised if were paying 2 dollars over retail value. Its about making a statement.

I completely agree.....

In June of '05 the average price-per-drum of crude oil was $66........Average price-per-gallon was $2.15.

May 4th, just 4 days ago, when the market closed crude oil closed at $66.17 .....and the national average price-per-gallon is $3.07.

Now I've never been very good at math, but something just doesn't calculate there. President Bush is a fascist pig who owns more stock in US oil companies than any other person in the WORLD!!! For a little more insight read the book titled "W - The revenge of the Bush". It tells all about The Bush family and their oil addiction.

I won't filling up on the 15th.

Tim :stoned:

[bluntblaze]

i wish i had a car...... buses will do for now though

[amberler]

If you are outraged about the gas prices then dont buy gas on may 15. On April 15, 1997 their was a gas protest and gas prices droped 30 cents over night. Gas companys need our everyday business to stay in business and will loose millions if no one pumps on may 15th. (assuming enough people decide not to pump). So unless you like paying over 3 dollars a gallon then DONT PUMP ON MAY 15th!!!:hippy:

It's a good things gas prices have gone up, they should be higher, a lot higher.

[sickstrings84]

It's a good things gas prices have gone up, they should be higher, a lot higher.

:stupid:
What is good about the fact that gas price have gone up?? Now not only are people being forced to spend half of their paychecks on a tank of gas, the number of people using low octane fuel has increased threefold. Low octane gas emits more harmful particulates into the atmosphere than higher quality gas. People aren't going to quit buying gas, it's kind of a neccessity for a lot of people, so I'm trying, but I don't see any positives. Call me crazy.

Tim :mad:

[amberler]

:stupid:
What is good about the fact that gas price have gone up?? Now not only are people being forced to spend half of their paychecks on a tank of gas, the number of people using low octane fuel has increased threefold. Low octane gas emits more harmful particulates into the atmosphere than higher quality gas. People aren't going to quit buying gas, it's kind of a neccessity for a lot of people, so I'm trying, but I don't see any positives. Call me crazy.

Tim :mad:

How can you call someone stupid if you can't see any positives, or any reasons why others may see positives?

Try taking a less selfish view on the matter and maybe you might get a clue.

[Eazy]

i dunno im in uk and i just txt'd all ma numbers and said no gas on 15th as a protetest at prices


SCREW OIL COMPANYSS

[Its a Plant]

I saw a quote on the news yesterday that basically put this little "no gas day" to shame: "Instead of not buying gas one day out of the year, try and do your part to conserve the other 364 days (i.e. carpools, hybrid cars, bicycles, etc)."

The reason for this latest spike was supposedly a number of accidents within the oil companies, causing prices to shoot. I'm still confused as to why when someone that works for Texico gets hurt at work, the entire country has to compensate and pay out the ass...

The bottom line is that not buying gas for a day won't solve anything. Oil companies are already rolling in cash, and only getting richer at this point. It's kind of sad when the American people are at war so to speak with the oil companies that basically run the country, but I suppose we can chalk this up to good ole Dubbya. ~

[Skink]

I saw a quote on the news yesterday that basically put this little "no gas day" to shame: "Instead of not buying gas one day out of the year, try and do your part to conserve the other 364 days (i.e. carpools, hybrid cars, bicycles, etc)."

The reason for this latest spike was supposedly a number of accidents within the oil companies, causing prices to shoot. I'm still confused as to why when someone that works for Texico gets hurt at work, the entire country has to compensate and pay out the ass...

The bottom line is that not buying gas for a day won't solve anything. Oil companies are already rolling in cash, and only getting richer at this point. It's kind of sad when the American people are at war so to speak with the oil companies that basically run the country, but I suppose we can chalk this up to good ole Dubbya. ~
they blamed the last price hike on Katrina,,,the gas storage was not even effected by the storm and tankers were filling up in a weeks time... Face it unless we start using other sources we are stuck... I heated my home with wood pellets for the last 2 years and guess what... the pettet industry claimed they could not meet the demand of all the people converting and a shortage was created... Now a bag of pellets is 5$ off peak when it was 3.23$ for the last 7 years... you can't fight greed... we need to comute and we need to heat,,,but we are lazy and to used to having it easy and will not change until we have no choice... If I buy another home I am going to do my best to keep it green friendly such as using solar or Geothermal...

Hybrid technology is a farce,,,they want to keep us oil dependant...

[VaporDaddy]

IMO trying to boycott big oil is a losing strategy. Think about it this way, if raising the price of gas has little or no effect on the amount of consumption, then why shouldn't they keep raising prices? In fact the oil companies have a legal obligation to maximize profit, they have to keep charging more. The onus is on the consumers to stop using so much gas, then and only then will prices drop. Basic economics.:jointsmile:

[Antihero867]

they blamed the last price hike on Katrina,,,the gas storage was not even effected by the storm and tankers were filling up in a weeks time....

Not only that, but Venezuela, who at the time was in debt with america a few million offered to donate two large oil tankers to us in exchange for droping the debt. And you know what W' did? He turned them down. Now if we were in such an oil crisis then why would he turn down two free oil tankers? They dont care about the economy. They care about their fuckin bank accounts.

George Bush claimed a month or so ago that Iran was training most of the troops in Iraq. And their was alot of tension as to weather we were gonna invade iran or not. But that is complete bullshit. Saudi Arabia is the main supporter of the Iraq troops. And have many forces training the armies that are killing our Brothers and Sisters over their. So why dont we invade Saudi Arabia? Because of fucking oil. Bushs business has close ties with the Saudis and invadeing Saudia Arabia would just hurt his oil company.

I think ive finally figured it out. We are so close to switching to an alternate feul source and these companies want to rob us as much as they can, and make as much free money as possible before they go out of business. Within the next 10 years we will have an alternate feul source. Brazil has already completley switched over to Ethanol. And our cars can already run on 30% Ethanol.

I really dont get how our government can be so stupid. By switching to Ethanol we would not only get ourselfs off of fossil fuels but we would be supporting our own economy. Not the Arab economys. They wouldnt have to depend on War to make money. They would be able to grow everything we need for ethanol right here in the good ol' USA.

[suhl]

let me explain to you why that idea is so stupid. if the idea was, dont buy or use any gas on said day, it would be ok. but the thing is, it is just dont buy gas. so you are using the same amount of gas either way so logically you will end up paying for the exact same amount of gas either way. also, what is one day. nothing. and if you tried to make it go longer than that, youd crack before the gas companies. you are dependent on gas, as is everyone else in america. they have all the leverage, you have none. cute idea though.

and id love to see the numbers on the april 1997 thing, all across america prices dropped 30 cents a gallon? seems very fishy to me, as i hear about stop pumping gas thing like this honestly about every year since the prices started getting high so the last 5 years or so and it never affects the prices.

[Skink]

Yeah it's pretty simple we are still going to buy gas...

has anyone noticed less traffic??? I do,,,I live in a rural route and I notice much less traffic... I also live next to a gas station and I notice less traffic there as well...

The problem is if we use less gas the oil company's will still make the same with the price hikes and have to produce less so they win again...

[Markass]

Not only that, but Venezuela, who at the time was in debt with america a few million offered to donate two large oil tankers to us in exchange for droping the debt. And you know what W' did? He turned them down. Now if we were in such an oil crisis then why would he turn down two free oil tankers? They dont care about the economy. They care about their fuckin bank accounts.

George Bush claimed a month or so ago that Iran was training most of the troops in Iraq. And their was alot of tension as to weather we were gonna invade iran or not. But that is complete bullshit. Saudi Arabia is the main supporter of the Iraq troops. And have many forces training the armies that are killing our Brothers and Sisters over their. So why dont we invade Saudi Arabia? Because of fucking oil. Bushs business has close ties with the Saudis and invadeing Saudia Arabia would just hurt his oil company.

I think ive finally figured it out. We are so close to switching to an alternate feul source and these companies want to rob us as much as they can, and make as much free money as possible before they go out of business. Within the next 10 years we will have an alternate feul source. Brazil has already completley switched over to Ethanol. And our cars can already run on 30% Ethanol.

I really dont get how our government can be so stupid. By switching to Ethanol we would not only get ourselfs off of fossil fuels but we would be supporting our own economy. Not the Arab economys. They wouldnt have to depend on War to make money. They would be able to grow everything we need for ethanol right here in the good ol' USA.

I completely agree with you, 100%

[Its a Plant]

they blamed the last price hike on Katrina,,,the gas storage was not even effected by the storm and tankers were filling up in a weeks time...
Lol, yeah that was when it first jumped like a year ago. I'm talking about the LATEST spike...like THIS week. They blamed it on a number of accidents within certain oil companies, or so MSNBC news said...


Hybrid technology is a farce,,,they want to keep us oil dependant...
I don't see how hybrid technology is a farce though. Sure, at this point, it's a long shot compared to fuel, but we have to start somewhere. I have a neighbor that drives a hybrid car...and has nothing but good things to say about it. More people just need to get involved instead of simply saying "we" need to do something about it. It doesn't start with we, it starts with YOU. ~

[Antihero867]

also, what is one day.

Exactly. What is one day? Although we might over time use that same amount of gas. Its not about that. Its about making a statement. What is one day without gas? Nothing. Their are plenty of other ways to transport yourself without gas. Walk, ride a bike, etc. We dont need to say that one day without gas is nothing to them. We need to show them that one day without gas is nothing to us. Drive if you have to but i eurge you Dont Pump Gas on May 15th.

[suhl]

if you dont see how pointless this idea is now, ive said all i can say, just wait till may 16. if the prices are down 30 cents then you win. i probably wont pump gass on may 15 though, unless i need it, but it would be some coincidence that that would be the day i need to fill up.

[sickstrings84]

How can you call someone stupid if you can't see any positives, or any reasons why others may see positives?

Try taking a less selfish view on the matter and maybe you might get a clue.

Ok...enlighten me...If this is such a positive thing in your eyes, then elaborate. You may think my view is selfish, but at least I detailed my reasons for why I think it's a problem. You say it's a positive thing but still haven't said why, so until then I'll just look at it as just somebody else wanting to argue; with no point.

Tim :wtf:

[rebgirl420]

I dunno about that, snopes.com had something about that on their site the other day and they said it was false..

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Don't Buy Gas on May 15 (http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/nogas.asp)

[EbelEyes]

Haha, crazy automobile drivers. I ♥ my bicycle. :D

Thats the spirit!

Yes, I have a car.

But my bike is going to be getting a serious amount of use.

And for all the people bitching about gas prices...

stop buying.

The reason they can charge what they charge is because there are no readily available substitues for what they are selling (unless you mod your car). Stop buying it and the prices will drop for sure.

[russ-bob]

Im in... no gas the 15 or i just wont buy that whole week what the heck why not.

[nikweiser]

if people need gas they are going to get it. and besides, think of the millions that have no idea that this may 15th no gas thing might actually happen...
it wont work

[orangeman]

Fuck the 15th let's do it now. If it's that simple what the fuck are people waiting for. A little protesting never hurt, especially when it goes in our favor. Because these prices are outrageous!

[rebgirl420]

Its not gonna work

[geonagual]

Don't take my suggestions,,see if I care.

How bout. I run my car into a brick wall, therefore making it useless. I will no longer have a car. I will adapt and overcome this obstacle and it will become my regular way of living. I will no longer pollute or be dependent on foreign oil and I will save a shit load of money on payment, insurance, registration and Gas and Maintenance. Ride my bike to work, take the bus if a little further w/ my bike on the front...take the metrolink if a little further with my bike...a little further...the surfliner...even a little further....amtrak, greyhound or any airline carrier. Bringing my bike with me on my journey.

[orangeman]

I read the article. Well yeah I guess so, it'd be nice to see a change though.

[geonagual]

OK...

You guys and girls suck..

I have a better idea..

We kidnap each of the top oil executives on the 15th of May.
and saw their legs off and count the rings.
It will be fun.

Thats it! I give up. They won. Charge me $10 a gallon and see if I care.

[Skink]

I say we all smoke pot on the 15th...

[rebgirl420]

I say we all smoke pot on the 15th...

see ya there :thumbsup:

[Skink]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Skink
Hybrid technology is a farce,,,they want to keep us oil dependant...

I don't see how hybrid technology is a farce though. Sure, at this point, it's a long shot compared to fuel, but we have to start somewhere. I have a neighbor that drives a hybrid car...and has nothing but good things to say about it. More people just need to get involved instead of simply saying "we" need to do something about it. It doesn't start with we, it starts with YOU. ~


What I meant is,,, it is technology that is still fossil fuel dependant...

[thecreator]

Rock on man your trying to HELP! Help being the key word. Yes this could happen if a large city decided to do that but we couldn't convince everyone even if we tried. Its a nice idea, in theory that is. If everyone thought like this the world would be a better place.....................Peace :vader1:

[TheAtomicPunk]

I HAV HYDROGEN POWERED VEHICLE!!!

*Crashes into telephone pole and asplodes*

Ouch!

[Frivolous248]

I will make it a point to not buy gas on that day, although I doubt it'll work, but for lower gas prices, I can go a day without buying gas.

[Staurm]

Oh you mean petrol. I was thinking I was going to have to hold my breath for a whole day there!

[geonagual]

are we still talking about gas?

[xblackdogx]

mmmm, bikes

[The Figment]

I Love Cars....I Hate Big Oil....I Wanna Drive THIS!!!!

Tesla Motors (http://www.teslamotors.com/index.php?js_enabled=1)

[Fengzi]

I think ive finally figured it out. We are so close to switching to an alternate feul source and these companies want to rob us as much as they can, and make as much free money as possible before they go out of business. Within the next 10 years we will have an alternate feul source. Brazil has already completley switched over to Ethanol. And our cars can already run on 30% Ethanol.

I really dont get how our government can be so stupid. By switching to Ethanol we would not only get ourselfs off of fossil fuels but we would be supporting our own economy. Not the Arab economys. They wouldnt have to depend on War to make money. They would be able to grow everything we need for ethanol right here in the good ol' USA.

Ethanol isn't the savior of the world that people make it out to be. Yes, it is an alternative to oil but the reality is that it's a pretty inefficient alternative. First, some evidence shows that ethanol produces more smog than gasoline. Also, depending on who you ask, ethanol has a negative net energy balance. Meaning that it untimately takes more energy to make it, than you get from it.

Probably the biggest concern with ethanol is it's impact on food prices. Farmers switch to corn and grow less of other crops. The price of soybean futures (kind of like buying soybean stock) is up nearly 50% from last year, largely due to the fact that farmers are growing corn instead. Also, as more corn is needed prices of corn will go up. This won't just effect your summer corn on the cob though. Corn products such as corn syrup, corn starch, etc are used in a huge percentage of the food we eat. Also, corn is a major source of animal feed. So, the price of that burger your eating along with that ear of corn will go up too.

Don't get me wrong, I live in the Silicon Valley where gas prices are high ($3.57 a gallon for the cheap stuff at Arco) and my daily commute uses about 3 gallons a day. I 'd love to see a cheap alternative to oil dependence. It's just that ethanol isn't it.

That being said, I won't pump on the 15th. Sure, people will just fill up on the 15th or the 16th but it does make a statement. And anytime you can get a large enough portion of the population to make the same statement at the same time, people listen.

[typoerror]

why don't we protest our government that taxes gas $0.50 or more per gallon, which is more profit per gallon then big oil makes. that adds to the price and they do nothing with the product except collect taxes from it. people not going to the pump will not make the prices go down. countries such as China that are buying astronomical amounts of oil are driving prices higher.


ethanol is another joke, did you realize they BURN GASOLINE to make ethanol. poor mexicans cant afford tortilla's now because the demand for corn is so high. Fengzi brilliantly touched on this subject.(see above comment)

[suhl]

Ethanol isn't the savior of the world that people make it out to be. Yes, it is an alternative to oil but the reality is that it's a pretty inefficient alternative. First, some evidence shows that ethanol produces more smog than gasoline. Also, depending on who you ask, ethanol has a negative net energy balance. Meaning that it untimately takes more energy to make it, than you get from it.

Probably the biggest concern with ethanol is it's impact on food prices. Farmers switch to corn and grow less of other crops. The price of soybean futures (kind of like buying soybean stock) is up nearly 50% from last year, largely due to the fact that farmers are growing corn instead. Also, as more corn is needed prices of corn will go up. This won't just effect your summer corn on the cob though. Corn products such as corn syrup, corn starch, etc are used in a huge percentage of the food we eat. Also, corn is a major source of animal feed. So, the price of that burger your eating along with that ear of corn will go up too.

Don't get me wrong, I live in the Silicon Valley where gas prices are high ($3.57 a gallon for the cheap stuff at Arco) and my daily commute uses about 3 gallons a day. I 'd love to see a cheap alternative to oil dependence. It's just that ethanol isn't it.

That being said, I won't pump on the 15th. Sure, people will just fill up on the 15th or the 16th but it does make a statement. And anytime you can get a large enough portion of the population to make the same statement at the same time, people listen.

also here in illinois where corn is a huge crop farmers dont like ethanol so much because they make less money off of it than they do selling corn as food and i believe are forced to sell so much of their corn for making ethanol, though i could be wrong on th at. you may have said as much, now that i am actually reading the whole post. oh well

[typoerror]

ain't that some shit, i just so happened to filled up 3 cars today.

[slipknotpsycho]

hmmm..... doesn't seem like anyone really 'protested' now how did i know that was coming....?

[halfassedjediknight]

i didnt get gas today but only because i couldnt afford it.

ill get some thursday. payday. yeah.

[onequickmove]

somehow i don't see this happening again (maybe the first was a fluke) but i'll just wait by and see... alot more people have cars and have reason to have to use them then in 1997...

how long ago do you think that was???? lol

[slipknotpsycho]

how long ago do you think that was???? lol

not that long ago, but with cars becoming cheaper and more mass produced and population steadily growing, there's a good percentage higher of cars on the road... it' snot about how long ago it was, it's about the ever increasing growth of population, demand and production...

[Dr.Chiefer]

hey i heard the gas prices dropped 50 cents


NOT

[rebgirl420]

told everyone this wouldnt work

[institutionhead]

what about hemp oil? ive heard about dudes driving across country using only hemp fuel.. this is a cannabis site is it not? lol - on top of it, i've heard that diesel vehicles can run on used fry grease. go rob the fry grease bin behind your local mcdonalds! blaaaam! ulimited fuel! (naturally, you'd want to strain all the funk out of it before you stick it in your tank though..)

[420ultimatesmokage]

talk about pointless, you have to reduce your overall use. boycotting for a day isn't going to do anything. you'll just buy gas on the 14th