does that mean hybrid cars are the way to go? I think that's cool they run on electricity while under 30 mph, but that won't help on a freeway.
I don't understand how not buying gas will make all the gas stations lower their prices? If they didn't make as much money for a day, wouldn't they need more..and put it up? Lol, weird.Btw, I'll burst the bubble. This has tried to be pulled before and doesn't work. Why are some people so stupid.http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/nogas.asp
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (The Captain @ May 13 2007, 06:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I'm probably stupid for saying this, but?Drive-off where? What would that do?</div>He means steal it.
Gas is an inelastic good, so our consumption has nothing to do with it. Gasoline companies are making record profits. What's going on in the Middle East has little to do with it, really.
Guys - May 15th won't do sh*t. This whole "No Gas" thing is actually stupid - it won't change the opinions of any of the gas companies one bit. Here's what's actually happening:Gas Stations buy from the gas companies no matter what - so for example...the gas station I work for will be buying 10,000 gallons today. The truck comes in and drops the 10,000 gallons in the station and leaves. That gas stations will have already paid for that gas - so they don't owe anything to the actual gas supplier...the gas supplier has sold its gas and received its money...so on to may 15th - gas stations will have gas in their underground tanks and people don't buy gas on may 15th....who does it hurt? NOT the major gas companies - but the gas station owners who have nothing to do with gas prices - thats a huge misconception. so point is - gas companies won't care and wont even feel this day...the only possible way anything like this could work is if people don't buy gas for literally a week straight.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ReppinTheD @ May 13 2007, 06:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Guys - May 15th won't do sh*t. This whole "No Gas" thing is actually stupid - it won't change the opinions of any of the gas companies one bit. Here's what's actually happening:Gas Stations buy from the gas companies no matter what - so for example...the gas station I work for will be buying 10,000 gallons today. The truck comes in and drops the 10,000 gallons in the station and leaves. That gas stations will have already paid for that gas - so they don't owe anything to the actual gas supplier...the gas supplier has sold its gas and received its money...so on to may 15th - gas stations will have gas in their underground tanks and people don't buy gas on may 15th....who does it hurt? NOT the major gas companies - but the gas station owners who have nothing to do with gas prices - thats a huge misconception. so point is - gas companies won't care and wont even feel this day...the only possible way anything like this could work is if people don't buy gas for literally a week straight.</div>I had no idea thats how it works. Wow, then it really won't do sh*t to the gas companies! Maybe we should boycott gas for a week!! just kidding
What happens when the gas station gets full of gas when people don't buy from them? Do they still order? Where do they store it?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Justice @ May 13 2007, 02:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>It's just going to make people buy gas on another date.</div> Wait a minute, if they dont buy gas for a day, and prices drop the next day like mentioned, wont it be cheaper for you to buy the day after that?EDIT: Just read RTD's post, eithier way, the gas companies just call up the owners and tell em to change the price right?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (RaptorFan#1 @ May 13 2007, 10:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Wait a minute, if they dont buy gas for a day, and prices drop the next day like mentioned, wont it be cheaper for you to buy the day after that?EDIT: Just read RTD's post, eithier way, the gas companies just call up the owners and tell em to change the price right?</div>They won't drop the prices just because they had one slow day.
My theory is gas prices are going really high now, so come election time they can drop them again and claim how much they have done to help us by dropping the prices..they did this for this years election as well..it's retarded.Gas is out of control...
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Combs @ May 13 2007, 10:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>My theory is gas prices are going really high now, so come election time they can drop them again and claim how much they have done to help us by dropping the prices..they did this for this years election as well..it's retarded.Gas is out of control...</div>Yeah, that's what that ***hole Bush did in 04, he lowered prices to make idiots think he was doing something. It pissed me off so much.
