Dont buy gas on 5/19!!!!!

theboogieman

theboogieman

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I was sent this in an email, i figure it is a very good idea. to get the gas prices back to reasonable prices and send the gas companys a message that we no longer want to pay them that much!

"Urgent! Please read, urgent
Send it to everyone you know. I don't care who it is. We are going to do this.
Let’s take back America! Don't buy gas on 5/19!!!
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 ASS ". 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.AND PIZZA HERE IS NOW .75 A SLICE. 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"
Don't buy gas on 5/19
BOICOT"


I dont know if this will be aloud to be up long. I am soon to own a hearse, they get about 12 MPG. so i find this a good idea...too bad i don't own a car yet and never buy gas anyways.lol
 
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would one day make that big of a difference?

I would like to see those calculations.

It just doesnt add up.

And I just bought gas today, so I think I will go buy some more on wednesday. Just to save the oil companies.
 
It's kind of a nice idea but I don't think people would sacrifice pumping gas into their SUVs for even one day. Kind of strange that we bitch so much about $2/gallon when people in Europe pay roughly 3 times as much. Oh well, I don't pump gas on Wednesdays anyway.
 
Everybody not driving on 5/19 would do more for gas prices than not buying gas... its just going to make lines longer on 5/20...
 
Yea, i see where yua'll are comeing from. there are problems with this idea, but i figure it would be worth a try....its stupid that it costs more money to fill a car with gas then i spend to eat for the day.IF we could get EVRYONE in the nation to do it..then it would make a huge diffrence.
 
that's not a very good comparison, gas more than food.

anyway, i'll tell my friends not to get gas that day, although only about two of them have their own car, besides myself.
 
You can tell this isn't true, because it's in caps.

It has been calculated that if everybody does this, hell will freeze over.

It has been calculated that if people buy gas a day early or a day late, it doesn't make the slightest bit of difference in the long run.

It has been calculated that real causes do not need to rely on viral tactics to propagate.

It has been calculated that an anonymous person is not able to formally issue an anal declaration.

It has been calculated that only long-term lower demand or higher supply will cause the price to decrease.
 
[quote name='msdmoney']Okay so I'll just fill up on 5/18 or 5/20 then. That will show them.[/quote]


LOL same here. It's a nice idea and all....
 
[quote name='Scrubking']This is one of the stupidest ideas I have ever seen.[/quote]

Agreed...

So no one buys gas that day...are you not driving that day either? Bcause you're still using gas, and going to have to buy it the next day. This won't make a surplus, this will shift demand to the next day...so they take in no money on the 19th, but double the money on the 20th to bacause of all the people who wanted to fill up on the 19th and couldn't (that's of course if they can MAKE it to the gas station, since if they needed gas on the 19th, they may have run out by the 20th)

My guess is towing companies started this e-mail, because you're going to have a lot of people running out of gas!
 
this is getting some media play as well....i just heard about this on a few radio stations while at work....im in just for the hell of it....i doubt it will do anything though....sells will go down one day, but sky rocket the following day
 
If it were nationally recognized then maybe it could make a difference...
This idiot with all those "calculated" statements I'd like to know where you get your calculations from, and what exact methods do you use to come accross on your calculations...
The bottom line is, an industry such as gasoline, would take a HUGE hit even for one day...
The shopping industry was complaining that it snowed one weekend during holiday shopping season saying that it would hurt them immensely...
You would figure that you STILL have to buy Christmas presents for your family, but the industry still found time to complain...
So the gas industry would definitely find time to complain even if it were unnecessary, unfortunately it would never be universally supported for two reasons...
One as stated earlier, SUV's and two people who work in the gas industry would never support it, because the increase is putting more money in their pockets (it has NOTHING to do with less supply and if you think that you're either blind or ignorant0...
Another problem is, the gas industry would probably find some way to RAISE the gas prices if something like this were to happen, needing to put food on their families (as one Bush might say)...
-Goatman
 
Yep, a bunch of morons not filling thier gas tanks on the 19th is really going to change things.. I'm sure it will lower the price per barrel for crude oil, and OPEC will just fling open the door and say oh sure, will pump all the gas you want us too just because you not buying gas one day hurt our bottom line so much.

Please.
The people shouting the loudest are probably the morons who just bought SUVs and Hummers.
I saw all this coming so I ended up buying something that actually got good great MPG... I'll be good until gas gets to 3 dollars a gallon :)

It's not like there aren't hybrid gas-electric vehicles already available. People don't have to use that much gas if they don't want to... but they either get big behemoth vehicles or inist on driving the old boats that take up huge sections of the road, with underinflated tires and badly out of tune engines. Morons.
 
im not bitching, and i dont really care too much about the rising gas prices....20 cents a gallon more is only like 3 dollars more a tank...btw, people that drive 3 more miles to get a penny cheaper are just plain idiots....but anyways....im a delivery man, so i have to drive a gas hog for my job...not everyone whos driving suvs and old boats are doing it just to be cool
 
If it were nationally recognized then maybe it could make a difference...

Yeah, there would be shorter lines for those of us wanting to get gas on the 19th. :)

This idiot with all those "calculated" statements I'd like to know where you get your calculations from, and what exact methods do you use to come accross on your calculations.

You can tell this isn't true, because it's in caps.
Anything posted or mail around the internet in all caps speaks of a distinct lack of technical savvy and/or intelligence.

It has been calculated that if everybody does this, hell will freeze over.
The person who said this suggests changes that are impossible to put in place for just one day of slightly less business... retail sales of gas figure very little into the price. The price per barrel for crude oil is more often than not the gating factor... and crude oil hit a all time high per barrel last week. The raising of the price at the pump is just a reflection of that.

It has been calculated that if people buy gas a day early or a day late, it doesn't make the slightest bit of difference in the long run.

Gas stations and producers know that people will still need gas, and that such a moronic campaign will only earn halfhearted support. You would truly need EVERYONE in the US to not pump gas on that day to make a difference. That just isn't going to happen. The Big 3 need cars and parts delivered every day or they begin to incur losses. They aren't going to quible over a couple more cents per gallon at the pump. Other large industrial centers will do the same thing... and semis guzzle much more gas than a passenger automobile.

It has been calculated that real causes do not need to rely on viral ta
ctics to propagate.

If it's such a good idea, and such a good plan, why is it sent by anonymous emails? Where are the economists and industry types that actually validate these claims.. they don't exist, because this is some moron trying to get thier hair-brained scheme out there.

It has been calculated that an anonymous person is not able to formally issue an anal declaration.
The facts, figures and other declarations of this person offer no citations and/or references. They truly do look like they are pulled from the persons rear.

It has been calculated that only long-term lower demand or higher supply will cause the price to decrease.

This is a fundamental concept of economics... you can't really dispute it :)


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The bottom line is, an industry such as gasoline, would take a HUGE hit even for one day...

If it were wide spread and got the backing of major industry, perhaps.
Until then it's just a pipe dream preying on the idiots that exist in the American public.


The shopping industry was complaining that it snowed one weekend during holiday shopping season saying that it would hurt them immensely...

The holiday shopping season consists of 8-10 highly profitable weekends.
If you lose one of those, it is a major hit. Halfhearted support of a hairbrained scheme would have nowhere near the financial reprocussions of the loss of a weekend from holiday sales. This isn't even an apt comparison.

You would figure that you STILL have to buy Christmas presents for your family, but the industry still found time to complain...

Gifts are luxury items. You DON'T have to buy gifts. You most likely will, but you don't have to. Gas is a necessity, and thus, your entire comparison is not apt.


So the gas industry would definitely find time to complain even if it were unnecessary, unfortunately it would never be universally supported for two reasons...
No they wouldn't. This entire effort in futility will be a blip on their radar and nothing less. The market will normalize and everything will be as it was. If this idiotic scheme did get decent support, gas prices might drop 10 cents for about a day, and then it would be right back to where it was.



One as stated earlier, SUV's and two people who work in the gas industry would never support it, because the increase is putting more money in their pockets (it has NOTHING to do with less supply and if you think that you're either blind or ignorant0...

It has plenty to do with limited supply. OPEC tightly holds the strings that control the distribution of crude oil and the production of it in it's member countries. Crude oil is at an all time high, so they have no reason to produce more right now... it would just cut into thier profits.

Another problem is, the gas industry would probably find some way to RAISE the gas prices if something like this were to happen, needing to put food on their families (as one Bush might say)...

Ah yes, the favorite end to every diatribe by an internet moron... No matter what it is, not matter if they hold any power over the industry or not, it's Bush's fault.
 
This email has been debunked at www.snopes.com (click on the What's New link). Gas stockpiles are calculated weekly, not daily. You would need a LOT of people to go without gas for at least a week to have any significant impact.

So you don't buy gas on the 19th...you still buy the same amount of gas either on the 18th or the 20th. In order to be effective, you'll have to go without, period. Check the link for more.
 
Man, the guy almost had me agreeing until he COULDN'T SPELL BOYCOTT! BOICOT, eh? Well since I don't know what a BOICOT is, I guess it will have to be business-as-usual on the 19th.

Perhaps people should just buy smaller, more fuel-efficient cars. Soccer moms to not need an Excursion for the five minute trip to the middle school (look around, I bet you 8 out of every 10 drivers of those absurdly large-style SUVs are women).
 
No kidding.. I mean even the small fuel efficient cars aren't that small anymore.. I mean I'm 6' 2" and drive a Honda Civic.. and there is plenty of head room and leg room.... not to mention that I can fit all 4 of my siblings into it, or 3 other guys from work when we go out for lunch, and there is still plenty of room (and one of them is 6' 7" and another one of them is about 350 Lbs.)
 
Yeah, I'm not seeing how this would be very effective.

The one idea I have heard that at least sounds interesting is to not buy gas from Exxon and Mobil. The theory is that they are the largest and if their sales go down they will have to lower their prices which in turn will cause gas prices to go down all over.

And yes, the US is a little spoiled as far as gas prices go.
 
What is this "gas" thing? Us penguins have far evolved pass the need for such fossil fuels. Cold Fusion all the way baby. Why doyou think the arctic is frozen?
 
not sure if anyone mentioned this, but what if we all just buy gas from the smallest gas company, forcing the big boys to drop their prices because they are not getting any business, in other words lets just buy gas from one company only. Let see what happens.
I appologize if someone mentioned this already...
 
Anyhow, it won't matter for me since I just paid $1.98/gallon this past weekend. I won't need gas for at least 10 more days :)
 
Okay so the gas stations get hurt for a day. That causes them slow production causing a shortage making prices skyrocket. Then we are all waiting in line to pay $5.00 a gallon hoping that the station doesn't run out because of a shortage.

If you want to hurt the gas companies buy an electric car, ride your bike wherever you go everyday, take public transit, carpool, walk, or even buying a hybrid will help. Skipping out on buying gas on one day will not help.
 
im sick and tired of the price of coke...its cheaper to buy a 2 liter bottle than it is a 20 oz bottle...

lets all not buy coke from 4pm to 5pm on may 21st

those bastards will learn!!!!!!
 
It's not that big of a deal. I never buy gas on a weekday anyways...I fill-up usually on Sunday. Of course since I'm on vacation, I use a hell lot less gas and can go for longer, but it's no big deal. As many have said demand will just shift to the next day, or if people fill-up the day before, they will not see any kind of difference.

That forward has been out for many times now, so I will do it, but not because of the e-mail...my gas just would last long enough till next week.
 
[quote name='JSweeney']It has been calculated that an anonymous person is not able to formally issue an anal declaration.
The facts, figures and other declarations of this person offer no citations and/or references. They truly do look like they are pulled from the persons rear.
[/quote]

Thanks for defending me. However, I wanted to clarify one aspect:

The original post said the designated day was proclaiemd an official "STICK IT UP THEIR ASS " day.

I tried to look around for an official day described thus but the closest I found is a proclamation by the then-Texas governor George W Bush proclaiming 17 April 2000 as official Jesus Day. It does seem that sodomy is not actively supported by the current government, perhaps because of its anti-homosexual agenda. In fact, the current regime seems to discourage sex and sexuality in any shape and form, from banning government agencies, doctors and teachers from discussing protection with teenagers, to trying to trying to ban pants worn too low.

But for all those who agree with the original post, don't let me stop you running around on wednesday asking people if they knew today was "STICK IT UP THEIR ASS" day and whether they'd like to commemorate the occasion.
 
Way to go off on a tangent. Next time try to work in how the evil Microsoft, oops...I meant Micro$oft machine is playing a part.
 
[quote name='PsyClerk']Way to go off on a tangent. Next time try to work in how the evil Microsoft, oops...I meant Micro$oft machine is playing a part.[/quote]

Still, I would have missed out on the phrase "anal declaration" if not for him quoting it there. That would have been sad, so shine on eldad9.
 
[quote name='MrBadExample']Yeah, I'm not seeing how this would be very effective.

The one idea I have heard that at least sounds interesting is to not buy gas from Exxon and Mobil. The theory is that they are the largest and if their sales go down they will have to lower their prices which in turn will cause gas prices to go down all over.

And yes, the US is a little spoiled as far as gas prices go.[/quote]


Actually, thiis won't work either. Remember the rules of supply and demand. If no one buys gas from Exxon/Mobile, everyone will buy from other companies. When these companies supplies get low, they have to raise their prices. Then the other companies will have to turn arouind anb buy THEIR gas from Exxon/Mobile. There is a post on it on snopes also.
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/gasout.htm

The only real way to bring down gas prices is if everyone buys less gas. Less demand, lower price.
 
Uh, yeah. What a retard. Whether you buy gas or don't buy gas, the prices will still rise, and people will buy it. People need gas, just like people need pr0n. It is essential to life in modern America. What are you gonna do, *walk* to work? HAhaaahhaah.
 
I'm not for or against this, but did you know that even though gas prices whent up, America still pays much less than any other country for gas.
 
The don't buy oil on whatever day email is one of the biggest pieces of bunk going. If there was anything that should be done, it would be along the lines of a Driving-Free weekend, where people wouldn't travel my means of private vehicles, but of course the american population is so dependant on their cars, this would never happen.
 
people do NOT need "pr0n" (porn) because if they wern't so fuckin lazy and got off their asses and got themselves a fuckin GIRLFRIEND, then they wouldn't need to jack off every night in their bed to a fantasy women.

But i don't think that this is gonna do much, as great of an idea it sounded i highly doubt it. but i'm seriously investin in buying a honda electric/hybrid when i'm old enough to get a car.
 
While the idea is nice, in the long run, this won't do a thing. Gasoline isn't one of those like-to-have items for most people. It's an out right necessity. It many ways, depending on how you look at it, gas fules our economy. Last time I checked, the vast majority of ppl don't walk or ride a bike to school/work/wherever. So, while this is a nice idea to stiff them on one day, it won't do much of anything in the end.

While gas here in the states is dirt cheap compared to say in England, let's make sure to keep things into perspective. Unless you live in a large city, mass transit services such as subways aren't readily available for one. Our economy yeilds a cheaper price for gas so that's why we don't have to pay the same that Europeans pay for gasoline.

BTW, gas prices have risen quite a bit for most Americans, but here in California, it's among the worst. Ghetto gas stations I drive by have been selling Regular Unleaded for $2.37 a gallon and that's not the worst of it. Hell, even Costco gas, when you really want to save the most, is up to $2.21 where I live. Oh, and if you live in California, you're probably going to be driving A LOT more than most ppl in the U.S. I've lived in many different states in my life, but have never driven so much in my life. ^^;

Nice idea, but government regulation would be an answer to the problem IMHO.

-Soujirou
 
You think California is bad? Try Metro Detroit. This place was specifically designed ONLY to be travelled by automobile.
 
[quote name='x0thedeadzone0x']people do NOT need "pr0n" (porn) because if they wern't so fuckin lazy and got off their asses and got themselves a fuckin GIRLFRIEND, then they wouldn't need to jack off every night in their bed to a fantasy women.[/quote]

Methinks a nerve hath been struck. Verily.
 
i havent put gas in my car in over a month (between it being broken and me walking or bikng to school and work)

this psudeo protest will do ABSOLUTLEY NOTHING! why? because is so ridiculously short term its not even funny? the idiots that do this are more than likley to just get more gas the day before or the day after, which will turn out to be about the same amount of oil sold for the week. seriously, when theres a week or month long protest, let me know.

i hope all your SUV's run out of gas wednesday ^^
 
[quote name='x0thedeadzone0x']people do NOT need "pr0n" (porn) because if they wern't so fuckin lazy and got off their asses and got themselves a fuckin GIRLFRIEND, then they wouldn't need to jack off every night in their bed to a fantasy women.[/quote]

Incorrect. That's like saying you wouldn't need a refrigerator because you can just go out to dinner every night. Sometimes you need a little snack and the restaurant isn't always open.
 
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