dont buy gas on may 19th.
05-17-2004, 02:46 PM
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dont buy gas on may 19th.
> 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 ADMIINSTRATION 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"
> 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 ADMIINSTRATION 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"
05-17-2004, 02:55 PM
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just to put things in perspective, gas is still cheaper here than anywhere else in the world...the U.S. has really been getting rediculously cheap gasoline for decades.....and yes I drive over 700 mi a week and spend over $300/month on gas 
05-17-2004, 02:59 PM
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I'm confused... not buying gas for one day is going to lower the prices? I would think that it would raise prices, because lower sales equals lower profits, which translates to raised prices to reclaim profits. 
Additionally, gas is such a required commodity now that I doubt everybody would be able to NOT buy gas for one whole day. Granted, everybody could rush out and buy gas on May 18th, but uh... that still means gas companies are selling gas.
Maybe I'm missing something here.
Additionally, gas is such a required commodity now that I doubt everybody would be able to NOT buy gas for one whole day. Granted, everybody could rush out and buy gas on May 18th, but uh... that still means gas companies are selling gas.
Maybe I'm missing something here.
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This won't do anything. It's not decreasing demand, just shifting it to a different day. Gas consumption will be higher on May 18th or May 20th, but lower on May 19th. In the end, it's all the same.
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Ummmm....I hate to break it to you but the answer is no...because if noo one bought gas on the 19th then everyone would buy gas on the 20th(or so). The temperory influx of inventory would be rapidly disolved. Now if you could get people to not buy gas for a couple of weeks then maybe. But even then my guess is no. Good idea but not going to really make a difference....
Let me guess you got this in e-mail and it's a chain letter right? If so they could care less about the gas prices, the people who made it just want to
up e-mail. They don't give a shit about gas prices....
Let me guess you got this in e-mail and it's a chain letter right? If so they could care less about the gas prices, the people who made it just want to
up e-mail. They don't give a shit about gas prices....
05-17-2004, 03:13 PM
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Originally posted by hpark
just to put things in perspective, gas is still cheaper here than anywhere else in the world...the U.S. has really been getting rediculously cheap gasoline for decades.....and yes I drive over 700 mi a week and spend over $300/month on gas
just to put things in perspective, gas is still cheaper here than anywhere else in the world...the U.S. has really been getting rediculously cheap gasoline for decades.....and yes I drive over 700 mi a week and spend over $300/month on gas
Just to put things in perspective, gas is about $0.14 a gallon in Venezuela.
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Originally posted by JoeD
I will be sure to go fill up all of our cars on May 19th.
I will be sure to go fill up all of our cars on May 19th.
I doubt even if everyone did this it would work, but what JoeD said is the number one reason why none of these plans would ever work. Simply put, everyone just 1 don't care enough, 2 doubt it and not willing to try, 3
what JoeD said they do reverse what you ask them to do.
