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ELAR Rookie Author Pennsylvania Posts:5 Points:7,100 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2011 8:03:38 PM Ignore ELAR Report Abuse LETS HAVE THREE DAYS WHERE NOBODY BUYS GAS! THAT WOULD SHOW UP ON BIG OILS SCANNERS! I PROPOSE TUE. WED. & THUR. 3rd WEEK IN OCT. REMEMBER WHEN WE STAYED HOME SEPT.11, 12, 13th; BASICALLY 10 YEARS AGO. THE PLANES WERE GROUNDED TOO THAT HELPED MAKE THE PRICE DROP. HOW ABOUT JUST KICK THE PUMP HABIT THIS OCT. 2011 TUE. WED. THUR. THE 11th 12th & 13th. Just three days.

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LETS HAVE THREE DAYS WHERE NOBODY BUYS GAS! THAT WOULD SHOW UP ON BIG OILS SCANNERS! I PROPOSE TUE. WED. & THUR. 3rd WEEK IN OCT. REMEMBER WHEN WE STAYED HOME SEPT.11, 12, 13th; BASICALLY 10 YEARS AGO. THE PLANES WERE GROUNDED TOO THAT HELPED MAKE THE PRICE DROP. HOW ABOUT JUST KICK THE PUMP HABIT THIS OCT. 2011 TUE. WED. THUR. THE 11th 12th & 13th. Just three days.

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catfish99 Champion Author Wilmington Posts:13,957 Points:2,494,575 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2012 6:25:31 AM Ignore catfish99 Report Abuse Zeno would be proud, inchgallo.
inchgallo Rookie Author Manitoba Posts:46 Points:11,220 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2012 11:19:06 AM Ignore inchgallo Report Abuse reduce 5 percent first week 10 percent second week and so on spread it around or are we al lambs passive , reduce how much you drive will increase surplus and reduce price
rumbleseat Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:22,917 Points:3,528,540 Joined:Oct 2002	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 3:35:00 AM Ignore rumbleseat Report Abuse The original poster hasn't been around, 5 posts in well over a year? He isn't coming back. Time to let this drivel die. BOYCOTT THIS THREAD!
rcdesil Rookie Author Chicago Posts:38 Points:230,055 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Apr 27, 2012 11:21:22 PM Ignore rcdesil Report Abuse Would be nice, but people will keep buying gas no matter what the cost. So they will keep sticking it in us.
timmyC4 Veteran Author Twin Cities Posts:417 Points:60,600 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 4:18:03 PM Ignore timmyC4 Report Abuse I'm gonna drive and fuel my TDI diesel. It gets 50mpg at 70mph. Ya gotta be smart and plan for these prices.
Debrastorch Veteran Author Florida Posts:397 Points:94,145 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 10:44:40 AM Ignore Debrastorch Report Abuse I honestly don't know what will work.
Nancy&Len Champion Author Cleveland Posts:2,043 Points:1,943,865 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 5:22:14 AM Ignore Nancy&Len Report Abuse Boycotts never work.
HeavyDuty_cache Champion Author Omaha Posts:12,975 Points:2,482,710 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 2:01:10 AM Ignore HeavyDuty_cache Report Abuse NickoliMB wrote: "I do agree if everyonje plans their trips and eliminates unnecessary driving it will hurt them long term." Gas Buddy wrote: "Can you define "hurt" and explain how the oil industry will be "hurt"? In perhaps a little more detail than you did in your post?" My response is: The oil industry will be hurt because they would be laughing so hard at the peoples attempt at hurting them by not driving or buying gas. They will laugh so hard their belly will hurt and they will not be able to catch their breath and at that point they will start coughing so hard they choke on their own vomit. Oh, and they will pee themselves. [Edited by: HeavyDuty_cache at 4/23/2012 2:01:48 AM EST]
2amy Champion Author Fresno Posts:1,714 Points:604,155 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Apr 22, 2012 8:12:21 PM Ignore 2amy Report Abuse WE would all have to agree to plan ahead of time if this will work. Other than that I say boycott a certain brand. Me personally I boycott Chevron (Where I live they are the highest) Then I boycott Shell (They ar just a couple pennies under chevron)
jdhelm Champion Author Iowa Posts:11,828 Points:1,196,940 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Apr 20, 2012 9:17:28 AM Ignore jdhelm Report Abuse this tpic is a dead horse
Gas_Buddy Champion Author Maryland Posts:25,964 Points:3,033,090 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Apr 20, 2012 8:03:18 AM Ignore Gas_Buddy Report Abuse NickoliMB wrote: "I do agree if everyonje plans their trips and eliminates unnecessary driving it will hurt them long term." Can you define "hurt" and explain how the oil industry will be "hurt"? In perhaps a little more detail than you did in your post?
papa56NC All-Star Author North Carolina Posts:725 Points:142,760 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Apr 20, 2012 3:25:43 AM Ignore papa56NC Report Abuse Everybody stay home and not run up and down the road for a while.
1OILMAN Champion Author Alabama Posts:2,071 Points:157,275 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 19, 2012 2:55:28 PM Ignore 1OILMAN Report Abuse Sorry ELAR, third Saturday in October is always the Alabama-Tenessee game. Anytime during football season just will not work. You have to realize we have 85,000 fans just for the spring A-Day game.
NickoliMB Champion Author Manitoba Posts:2,498 Points:469,305 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Apr 19, 2012 12:35:48 PM Ignore NickoliMB Report Abuse I do agree if everyonje plans their trips and eliminates unnecessary driving it will hurt them long term.
HeavyDuty_cache Champion Author Omaha Posts:12,975 Points:2,482,710 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Apr 17, 2012 9:23:33 PM Ignore HeavyDuty_cache Report Abuse OMG! Who is the idiot who bumped this stupid old topic?
KansasGunman Champion Author Kansas City Posts:21,434 Points:2,104,400 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 4:46:31 PM Ignore KansasGunman Report Abuse Yeah, show em what a bunch of whiny jerks... But good luck trying to get anything organized...you couldn't get a dozen people to go along with such a hairball idea if 10 of them were family members.
snell snail Champion Author Atlanta Posts:5,018 Points:2,596,350 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 3:54:42 PM Ignore snell snail Report Abuse ...lost points on another article 'un-link'!
slashfreak Rookie Author Indiana Posts:5 Points:1,000 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Mar 31, 2012 2:00:37 AM Ignore slashfreak Report Abuse I am thinking of buy a horse and buggy.
Edpap Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:4,317 Points:504,975 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 12:03:04 PM Ignore Edpap Report Abuse not going to work
gougenator Champion Author Dallas Posts:29,842 Points:3,242,975 Joined:Aug 2003	Message Posted: Feb 26, 2012 9:50:18 AM Ignore gougenator Report Abuse waste of time , pretty much the best thing to do is buy SOOO LITTLE gas that if everyone did just THAT ,we would allow them to export it all to Europe and the rest of the world so it keeps our prices thru the roof and the economy crumbles and then gas prices GO DOWN anyways , cause and effect [Edited by: gougenator at 2/26/2012 9:54:49 AM EST]
wingryder92 Champion Author British Columbia Posts:5,642 Points:557,030 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 6:04:38 PM Ignore wingryder92 Report Abuse It helps to encourage Costco who inevitably have the lowest prices, they influence all the other stations in their vicinity to grop prices.
MelodicMetalGod Champion Author Maryland Posts:5,072 Points:1,042,700 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 5:00:08 PM Ignore MelodicMetalGod Report Abuse [face palm] :(
seabrz7 Champion Author California Posts:1,400 Points:224,810 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 4:46:02 PM Ignore seabrz7 Report Abuse Best thing you can do for yourself is to manage your driving to include all your errands in one trip, carpool or share rides when you can. It is not always possible, but there is a lot you can do to help yourself. We have been doing this for some time now and it does help with gas. The biggest problem is the prices are not just at the pump, it goes into cost of food, clothing and everything else needed in life.
KansasGunman Champion Author Kansas City Posts:21,434 Points:2,104,400 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 12:24:41 PM Ignore KansasGunman Report Abuse If you really want to fight back then invest in the oil and energy companies such as: Chevron, ConocoPhillips and Hess Corp (currently the Big Dog in North Dakota drilling)...every one of those companies share value rose three or more percent just in the past week and they all pay nice annual dividends. Also Invest in the Industry which supports the Oil Companies such as National Oil Well VARCO INC (largest Derick pipe and fittings supplier in the US), Halliburton, SeaDrill LTD (largest Drilling Company in the North Sea off the coast of Norway and paying a 10% dividend) and Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Corp. Rather than simply sitting back and whine and fret over the rising price, take advantage of it and make something positive happen from it...you either work for your money or you let your money work for you and I'll choose the latter any day! [Edited by: KansasGunman at 2/25/2012 12:29:55 PM EST]
DaisysMomNC All-Star Author North Carolina Posts:959 Points:200,850 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 12:10:09 PM Ignore DaisysMomNC Report Abuse That won't work - forget it. Just support the stations that are the best price.
jgs818 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:2,462 Points:656,200 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 12:02:32 PM Ignore jgs818 Report Abuse ELAR, when you get people to do that en mass, perhaps they can use the idle drive time to prepare for the Easter Bunny coming too.
HomelyGrits Sophomore Author Dayton Posts:224 Points:44,055 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 6:43:06 AM Ignore HomelyGrits Report Abuse Good luck w/ that. Won't work anyhow.
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,213 Points:3,251,670 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Oct 21, 2011 5:19:44 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse The OP ain't coming back!
HeavyDuty_cache Champion Author Omaha Posts:12,975 Points:2,482,710 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Oct 21, 2011 2:11:02 AM Ignore HeavyDuty_cache Report Abuse Do you really think that big oil only produces gas? 1. It wouldn't hurt them one bit because they are deversified into many products. 2. It would take a long boycott, against many products to hurt big oil and they would just export their product someplace else. 3. Who stayed home September 11, 12 and 13th 10 years ago. I sure didn't, I had to work every day and buy gas. 4. Maybe a class in economics would help you understand how things work.
maxstar Champion Author Chicago Posts:18,471 Points:808,345 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Oct 20, 2011 9:18:48 PM Ignore maxstar Report Abuse ELAR has not been back since creating this call to action over a month ago. Perhaps he realized that boycotts do not work. But with only 5 posts and 5450 points since joining I am not going to hold my breath waiting for his return. [Edited by: maxstar at 10/20/2011 9:20:15 PM EST]
MARIOWERX Champion Author Vancouver Posts:15,921 Points:1,637,810 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Oct 20, 2011 9:12:13 PM Ignore MARIOWERX Report Abuse too late
johnchase All-Star Author Miami Posts:535 Points:373,260 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Oct 20, 2011 9:03:09 PM Ignore johnchase Report Abuse Big oils scanners?
kslgas Champion Author Calgary Posts:2,397 Points:1,600,035 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Sep 15, 2011 12:57:26 PM Ignore kslgas Report Abuse remind me a day before
PithyOpiner Champion Author Stockton Posts:16,195 Points:1,595,595 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Sep 15, 2011 12:55:05 PM Ignore PithyOpiner Report Abuse Ok, count me in. Oct 11, 12 & 13. No gas purchases. Does that include Taco Bell?
MIT05 Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:4,157 Points:1,389,375 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Sep 15, 2011 10:11:20 AM Ignore MIT05 Report Abuse ok
ocschwar Champion Author Omaha Posts:1,484 Points:21,700 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Sep 15, 2011 9:52:59 AM Ignore ocschwar Report Abuse Talk about doing it for a month or don't bother.
itzagasgasgas1 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:3,964 Points:1,597,545 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Sep 15, 2011 9:47:22 AM Ignore itzagasgasgas1 Report Abuse OceanArcher, Great post. Best belly laugh of the day.
joeboxerTN Champion Author Tennessee Posts:1,000 Points:94,550 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Sep 15, 2011 9:44:02 AM Ignore joeboxerTN Report Abuse I was looking for Gas_Buddy on this thread, you shouldn't use upper case, he would suggest that amd I notice you posted in the wrong forum, it should be under Boycott/Gasout Talk, I have made a report to move it.
Ram4Sam All-Star Author San Bernardino Posts:889 Points:545,845 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Sep 15, 2011 9:43:55 AM Ignore Ram4Sam Report Abuse This is so lame......
OceanArcher Champion Author Mississippi Posts:5,698 Points:1,326,425 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Sep 15, 2011 9:01:54 AM Ignore OceanArcher Report Abuse ....and while you're at it, stop eating for three days too. Maybe it'll bring food prices down (NOT)
MertieMan Champion Author Lexington Posts:14,778 Points:2,893,660 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Sep 15, 2011 7:24:23 AM Ignore MertieMan Report Abuse Why are you continuously yelling? When are you going to understand that boycotts DO NOT WORK? If you don't buy gas today or tomorrow then you will have to buy it the next day.
gougenator Champion Author Dallas Posts:29,842 Points:3,242,975 Joined:Aug 2003	Message Posted: Sep 15, 2011 6:58:34 AM Ignore gougenator Report Abuse BUSTED for posting boycott topics in the wrong place
maxstar Champion Author Chicago Posts:18,471 Points:808,345 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Sep 15, 2011 1:29:23 AM Ignore maxstar Report Abuse Boycotts do not work. ELAR this topic does not belong here but rather in the Boycott catagory. I agree with Gas_Buddy, all caps distracts from your message.
Gas_Buddy Champion Author Maryland Posts:25,964 Points:3,033,090 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2011 9:10:43 PM Ignore Gas_Buddy Report Abuse First, and it's just a suggestion, you might want to not type entirely in upper case; it's as if you're shouting. Second, three days during which no one buys gas. No one buys gas, or no one uses gas? If you're suggesting that no one buys gas on the three days you choose, are you suggesting that people fill up the day before the "don't buy" period? I mean so they don't run out of gas. You're not suggesting people stop driving for those three days, and not use gas, are you? But if I get this correct, you're trying to compare your don't buy with, in your words, "BASICALLY 10 YEARS AGO" when everything came to a halt because of terrorist attacks and uncertainty, when many businesses and institutions came to a complete halt or shutdown? Is that what you're suggesting should happen, everything simply stops? You realize, however, I'm sure, that gas prices didn't go down until December that year, more than three months later. But you're sure that not buying gas - not not using gas, but not buying gas for three days - will get people to KICK THE PUMP HABIT? And, and it's just a question, don't you think that posting gas prices once in a while, especially as a long time member, that it might help your fellow Pennsylvanians be more knowledgeable shoppers in case any of them have to buy gas on the three days of your suggested "NOBODY BUYS GAS" period? Or, for that matter, all the time? Just a question; that's all. Just a question. [Edited by: Gas_Buddy at 9/14/2011 9:16:46 PM EST]