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National GAS OUT on May 15th. Read UP!
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Don't pump gas on may 15th. In April 1997, there was a "gas out" conducted nationwide in protest of gas prices. Gasoline prices dropped 30 cents a gallon overnight. On May 15th 2007, all internet users are to not go to a gas station in protest of high gas prices. Gas is now over $3.00 a gallon in most places.
There are 73,000,000+ American members currently on the internet network, and the average car takes about 30 to 50 dollars to fill up.
If all users did not go to the pump on the 15th, it would take $2,292,000,000.00 (that's almost 3 BILLION) out of the oil companys pockets for just one day, so please do not go to the gas station on May 15th and lets try to put a dent in the Middle Eastern oil industry for at least one day.
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for everyone that is too lazy to read that just remember to NOT PURCHASE GAS TOMORROW MAY 15
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There are too many threads on this already.
It isnt going to work anyway.
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you are a busy guy 536 posts in a month.
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Meh that doesnt prove a damn thing.
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hahaha, cool.. I just noticed that my first post on this thread was at 4:20: on the dot.
I think Ill go smoke a bowl in celebration.
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ha all of the people in canada and america, like thts gonna happen
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member for 36 days. average of 14 posts a day.. that is not bad.
Some people on this site do much, much, much more than that.
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The price jumped today in anticipation, and I'm betting everyone will just fill up today or wednesday instead of tomorrow, which evens everything out. Wily gas barons...
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people will fill up more today or on the 16th it wont work
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$2,292,000,000.00 (that's almost 3 BILLION) ?????????? hahaha how it that almost 3 biliion?
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my gas tank is half full anyway.
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I have to get gas tomorrow, Im almost out.
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Exactly, if we were going to do anything we'd have to boycott it for like a week, which is highly doubted to happen.
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Gas is so expensive here in SF. it's not just above $3 but more like $3.85 for one gallon. One place downtown is selling gas for $4
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FFWD to may 16th and everyone fills up. status quo kept, Oil companies laughing at all you hippies.
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well i dont drive so count me in
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gas went down 2 cents today!
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yeah, i always have to make sure i have enough gas to get to the city and back cuz of those goddamn city prices.
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Haha, I actually need gas, so I will be filling up tomorrow. Anyway, there's already a 3 or 4 page thread on this, and as said in that thread multiple times, this won't work, even if everyone participates. If you want to make a difference, don't USE gas for a day. Simply not buying it won't do anything.
I love how people are so lazy these days they can't even inconvenience themselves enough for a decent boycott.
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this isone of the dumbest ideas ever.
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i wont pump cuz i dont drive
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ha i dont have my license...too many tickets...
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You want to know what WILL work? Just not buying gas for a day wont, a week would get their attention, but heres an alternate option: Don't buy gas from say, Exxon, or Shell, for a month. This will cause a drop in these major companies oil prices, and to compete, the other gas companies will have to lower THEIR prices. After a while of prices lowering, then you will have a good price. Just simply NOT buying for a day won't do anything... Besides, even if I filled today, it would be $3.50 a gallon where I am... evening out their profits.
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the gas companies should lower prices to like 2.00 tomorrow just to fuck with everyone
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That's why bush is in Iraq. He wants to stay there as many days as he utterly possibly can... to get that income everyday.
If you had that income in a day, you'd want every, single, last millisecond in that day.
He didn't buy that shit, so it's alllllllllll profit oil. NO money into it, all money out of it.
That's the only reason he's there for. Everything in the media is lieeessss.
Word.
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Dude, imagine if that happened, that'd be so damn funny.
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And advertise 4.00 the day after.
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exactly, when every one will need it
or be paying attention to this and just have raised the price .01 for the last week.
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yup, i just filled up now so i wouldn't have to tomorrow.
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I plan on purchasing a full tank of gas tom just so i dont feel retarded like you idiots...ITs an idol threat either go buy some roller skates or a bike and stop using gas or its pointless!!
Just like some of you said " i filled up today just so i wouldnt have to tom" UHH OK? did u not pay or something cuz they dont care what day u buy ur gas they r still getting money!!
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i said it in another thead, but ill say it again here. ive purposely run my tank almost down to the E, just so i can buy as much gas as possible tomorrow. in fact, i think i'll fill up in the morning, and then top it off at night, just so i can buy more.
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u have to buy the next day.
showing how fat and lazy america is. we tried and got one day. thats pussy shit
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Haha you dumbass. :)
Where the fuck have you been?
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man fuck this shit, you bitch about gas being 3 bucks a gallon, try 1.12 a liter, cause thats what is is here in edmonton alberta, where we refine most of the fucking gas.
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haha, yeah.. that is seven-hundred and eight million dollars short..
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stop bitching, gas is 6 dollars over here.
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aww my car is in the shop so i can't fill it uuup
im gonna look at gas prices tomorrow and tonight, and see if they are down from 3.50/g
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Not to mention that it's an meaningless number. Since when do all 70 million+ internet users fill up their car on the same day? And all of the money from them filling up does not go to oil companies. Just a incredibly misleading number.
Anyway, I'm off to fill up. Half out of spite, half because my tank is empty.
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fuck that i need gas to drive my ass to work
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Hahaha its £4.50 a Gallon in the UK, thats $9. Stop whining!
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No, the price jumped over speculation that refiners are upping gasoline production. This cannot have any sort of effect on gasoline or WTI prices.
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your economy, cost of living, and worth of your currency versus the us dollar is completely different so its not really any sort of fair comparison. If your cost of living and financial marketplace was similar that could be a comparison, but over here the gas is crazy expensive right now, so we can whine all we want.
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You're WRONG! If the people believe, truly in our hearts, and we wish upon the brightest star, WE WILL STICK IT TO THE MAN.
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