Gas Out

[68 P.O.S.]

I don't know if anyone has heard yet, but today is supposed to be a gas out day. Meaning don't buy gas to protest the crazy ass gas prices.

[68C15]

no problem here. I can wait another week or so. (89 civic, 33 MPG in town) and the Kawasaki has 1/2 tank.

[68c-10]

I am not buying gas today my pontiac vibe does 32 in town and the 68 has half a tank. I hope this does something, otherwise if the price continues to go up it will hurt our economy.

[Pickles]

i won't buy fuel today, and i hope it helps. we need some kind of help with these prices.

[piecesparts]

So the gas jokers wait until tomorrow and everyone buys more than today would have added up to. You will have to wait them out a week to get their attention. If I had made 47 billion in my last quarter, I would not sweat a single day.

[67ChevyRedneck]

Won't work, if anything it will make prices go up.

[Bamm]

Sorry fellas, it won't work. To have any influence we simply have to use less...................Bamm!



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

[68 P.O.S.]

Probably so, but one day of loss is a big chunk of change out their pockets. Hopefully it will get their attention. I know I always see these little things going around; like this one, or boycotting a certain company for a day. This one actually seems to be widespread though. So who knows...

[mvfd70]

Hadn't planned on buying gas today or tomorrow. I'll make up for that on thrusday though. I'm taking my 97 z71 and flatbed trailer 100 miles north and pulling home a 72 longbed. Gonna cost me more to drive up and get it than i paid for the truck

[Longhorn Man]

it's been widespread the last 3 years in a row... didn't do anything then either.

[Ole Blue 68]

Unless demand drops long term, I don't think we're gonna see lower prices. They got us over the barrel and they know it.

[BowTieOgre]

This is never going to end, period. They dont care that we have to work extra to afford to fill our tanks so we can take our kids to practice, go to the doctors office or the grocery store. They dont care that companies have to raise their prices to offset the cost of gas. Sure they get the same price increase everyone else has to pay BUT when the costs get handed down to the final consumer who are WE going to charge for the extra cost??? Nobody, thats who. We just put in a few more hours at work. More $$ in their pockets and less time with our family. Sorry for the rant.

[heavy71chevy]

im beyond sick of this situation...i dont make much money at all and im having to work 60 plus hours a week,,i have an hour and a half commute to and from work aswell..i dont spend nearly enough time with fiance as i should..im fixing to start protesting or something..im sorry i feel alil better now

[19673ontree]

gas price's was what parked my 67 camaro , my 67 c10 is a 250 six cylinder I hope I can ride it ?
I think the government should take care of this , certain thing's like food , medication , gas , should be kept at an affordable price for all american's ,
you know it's funny but when something go's up in price it actually save's me money because I stop buying it !
when skoal tobacco went to $2 buck's I quit , since gas went over $2 buck's I really don't buy it anymore , I was taking my camaro to a car show once a week and had done so for several year's spent $25 buck's a weekend on car show cruz gas , once it went ove $2 buck's I haven't went maybe 2 or 3 time's since , I don't really have a personal vehicle and gas for my company truck is bought with company CC , I bet I have not bought more than $20 buck's worth of gas in the last 3 month's since I started my c10 paintjob , guess I will try and ride it some when it's done though ?

[jimmydean]

"High gas prices are the sign of a failed presidency" - Dick Cheney, 1998

[BowTieOgre]

Originally Posted by jimmydean

"High gas prices are the sign of a failed presidency" - Dick Cheney, 1998

Ouch, and the Ref takes a point away!

[BB72CHEVKT]

Originally Posted by piecesparts

So the gas jokers wait until tomorrow and everyone buys more than today would have added up to. You will have to wait them out a week to get their attention. If I had made 47 billion in my last quarter, I would not sweat a single day.

Just delaying you purchase a day does no good. Everyone would have to reduce consumption for them to take notice, otherwise you are just diverting
profits from one day to the next.

[bretcopsey]

Originally Posted by BB72CHEVKT

Just delaying you purchase a day does no good. Everyone would have to reduce consumption for them to take notice, otherwise you are just diverting
profits from one day to the next.

If I said to someone that I'd give them $10 a day for 5 days, or give them $50all on Friday, they still end up with $50 bucks! I know the present value of cash comes into play, but we're nly talking about delaying your purchase for a day.

Something that would have a greater impact would be an organized "carpool/ride your bike/ride the bus/walk to work" day because less fule would be used overall.

[jimmydean]

Originally Posted by bretcopsey

Something that would have a greater impact would be an organized "carpool/ride your bike/ride the bus/walk to work" day because less fule would be used overall.

I worked downtown all of last year and did not drive once to work. I drive about 50% of the time now, but also choose to ride my bike to work and/or take the bus on nice days.

I love my truck, but I don't make enough money to fix it AND drive it daily. Also, not driving my truck for work all of last year allowed me to do things like the air ride install without worrying about how long it took or how long it was down.

I also have a friend who works for big oil, he thinks things like this are funny, but at least the thought is there.

[Longhorn Man]

Originally Posted by heavy71chevy

im beyond sick of this situation...i dont make much money at all and im having to work 60 plus hours a week,,i have an hour and a half commute to and from work aswell..i dont spend nearly enough time with fiance as i should..im fixing to start protesting or something..im sorry i feel alil better now

you tried movin closer to work? I drive my 70 big block one ton with 4.10 gears every day... it is my only vehicle.
A tank of gas lasts me almost a week... and I have not chainged my habbits. I still spin my tires, I still rev it to 4000 between 1st and 2nd, I still let it warm up 5 min when it is cold out.
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Like they have been saying on the news... in the early 80's, gas was costing you more per gallon at the rate of the dollar. In otherwords, sure, you only paid 1.50 a gallon, but you weren't making NEARLY what you were back then. I was a kid, but i remember my dad's mortgage, plus the re-mortage, plus the fees and BS was still only 320 bucks.... I remember apartments going for 100 and some chainge... This 3.20 a gallon isn't as bad as everyone is making it out to be.

(this part is not aimed at any one particular person)
There's nothing you can do... simply suck it up, quit whining, and drive on. Crying about gas prices is as effective as crying about the weather.... it doesn't do anythiong but make you sound like a whiner.
Big oil is JUST like any other big buisness.
Think Wall Mart... they bully there supliers... becouse they can... becouse you will shop there, to save your 35 cents on groceries compaired to the other place.
Big oil will continue to charge what ever they can... becouse you'll continue to drive. period.

Now... I'm gonna go gas up my truck, and the mower.

[sb69chevy]

Amen LHMan. Well said. My only input would be that the gov't should ease off of the environmental restrictions aimed at both drilling in known oil stockpiles and allowing new refineries to be built. All gov'ts should also quit taxing it to death. Otherwise, gov't regulation is not the answer to a free market "issue."

[Longhorn Man]

I think local taxes are up to 62 cents per gallon here.

[hiridn69gmc]

I will always still drive the truck as a daily driver, even when I was out in Cali.

I did hear something on the news this morning about last time it was tried like in 1997, that prices dropped some 30 cents or something the next day or two. Wasn't listening that hard and can't give it credibility though.....

Personally I can't see how it will work, people need to drive and driving requires gas....They will get there money somehow.

Just think we try this and then they jack prices up afterwards, who would be laughing then when the entire country is sitting on empty tanks, lol!!!

[AO50]

Gas went from $3.27 to $3.25 here over night, I doubt it'll drop more.

[Longhorn Man]

petro when up 30 cents from this morning till now. but, like i said, nothing you can do bout it