Comments on: How You Should Respond to the May 15th Boycott Email

By: DON BURLEY

DON BURLEY — Wed, 23 May 2007 01:41:36 +0000

HI ALL,
I AM INSTERED IN DOING SOMETHING ABOUT GAS PRICES,SOMETHING I’VE NEVER HERD NO ONE PROPOSE IS ,DO NOT KEEP YOUR GAS TANK FILLED,THEIRS A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT KEEPS A RESERVE IN THEIR TANKS FOR THE OIL COMPANYS, LET IT RUN LOW UNTIL THE INDICATING LIGHT COMES,YOU HAVE APPROX ,ENOUGHT GAS FOR SEVERAL MILES,CARRIE A GALON OF GAS WITH YOU AND TEST IT YOU WILL BE SUPPRISED AT HOW FAR YOU CAN GO.iI DRVE 60 MILES ON MY PICK UP,IF WE CAN GET ENOUGH PEOPLE TO DO THIS IT WILL MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE ON PRICE —YElRUB

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 18 May 2007 05:16:57 +0000

I think people should do a weekend boycott and don’t travel for the weekend. Yes, I think a boycott would be more effective if it included not using some of the gas you would usually use.

By: recovering oil addict

recovering oil addict — Tue, 15 May 2007 18:13:40 +0000

For gas protest day I donated my vehicle to the boys and girls club of Denver. Now I can not buy gas all year, I love it.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 15 May 2007 17:43:08 +0000

Thanks for saying the same thing I keep saying! Most of my driving is not extra driving, it’s to work and back. I try to do my shopping errands on the way home so that I am not going back out, past the same things I just drove by. Not buying gas on one day just means you plan to do it another day. Not driving at all today, that would make a bigger impact.

By: fuel additive

fuel additive — Tue, 15 May 2007 14:53:11 +0000

I consider it sort of like losing weight. If you really want to lose weight its not enough to just go on a quick diet, you have to make a lifestyle change to really make a difference. Same thing with gas consumption. One day of people not buying gas won’t do much. But if more people made lifestyle changes the effect would be a lot bigger over time.

By: DougS

DougS — Sat, 12 May 2007 21:28:50 +0000

Whenever I get a “boycot gas” emails, I reply-to-all with a blunt and probably impolite answer … “If the 50% of you who do not drive responsible vehicles did so, there’d probably be nothing for you to boycott. This situation is fault.” I’ve never gotten an irate response … maybe they know they’re addicted and don’t care?

By: Brian Carr

Brian Carr — Sat, 12 May 2007 18:25:10 +0000

You’re comparing apples to oranges. If you quit smoking for a day you’re not using the product. However, with the gas boycott, you’re still driving, meaning you’re using the product. Because you’re not driving less the demand for the product hasn’t decreased.

By: 666dorado

666dorado — Sat, 12 May 2007 17:52:55 +0000

let’s get to the real point of your anger. you hate stupid chain letter emails, and so do i.

but i think your logic is flawed

boycotting gas for a day is equivalent to reducing consumption or reducing demand, but in the confines of a day rather than stretched out over time.

if someone quits smoking or drinking for a day, would they really go out and smoke/drink double in the future to make up for that lost day?

and the point of a boycott is to send a message loud and clear. everyone knows that you can’t really hurt any of these oil companies, not with this current administration manipulating things.

By: david c r.

david c r. — Sat, 12 May 2007 12:12:40 +0000

staying at home one day out of most weeks will do the trick, reduce gas consumption, and send that message to the fuel industry.

which day is that optional day? sunday, of course.
don’t go to church sunday – say, 25 sundays out of a year’s. that should do it. after all:

one can still pray at home, so no function is lost by staying home,
and it can save you a few bucks that would normally go to the collection plate, and besides -
the church does not pay taxes and thus does not contribute to the monetary demands of social services, moreover,
churches overheads are so minute compared to other business institutions, that less income would not cripple that industry.

for those who say that it may impact on other industries, like restaurants where people congregate after church, i say take another day of the week where one has to go out anyway, like to buy groceries, to eat that burger on that day. and the few bucks that did not go to the collection plate at church? – give it to your favorite waitress to make up for sunday’s tip.

etc, etc, etc – i’m sure you can think of of other reasons why sunday should really be that day of rest – rest from using gas.

By: pr0xy k1ll3r

pr0xy k1ll3r — Sat, 12 May 2007 11:43:45 +0000

If you reduce gasoline/ petrol consumption, the oil companies will increase the oil prices even more as to make up for the loss and es. the billions they have invested in oil drilling and exploration platforms. Our best bet to get them off our backs is to find an alternative source of energy which I am sure they will spend a lot of money to subdue.

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