Don't pump gas on May 15th...do you agree?

Question

I received this in an e-mail:
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, we ask that all internet members not go to a gas station in protest of high gas prices. Gas is now over $3.00 a gallon in a lot of places.

There are 9,000,000+ American members currently on all the internet networks, and the average car takes about 20 to 30 dollars to fill up.

If all internet user members did not go to the pump on the 15th, it would take $2,700,000,000.00 (that 's BILLION) out of the oil companies 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.

Answer 1

Not buying gas is pointless, IT'S NOT USING GAS THAT MATTERS. Unless you eliminate the energy you'd normally use on May 15th, you'll just replace it later.

The price drop is BS. Market forces don't react to a boycott in hours. The price you're paying now is a result of gas futures sold months ago and the value of those futures, which are affected by world events, not a "sit down" at the pumps.

Also, the retailers already paid for their gas in the ground. You're not hurting big Oil, they already got their money. I know, my job is to distribute oil to gas stations for a major oil company. I've lived through your boycotts before and they never, ever work. Simply because you don't stop using energy.

Best of luck with your boycott!

Answer 2

It happened in 1997 and I heard about it coming up today almost a decade later. It has to be effective if we are doing it ten years later.... Even more effective and prices went down .30 cents. If you have a good car, then you should be refueling about once a week. When you get 5-7 days of May 15th, so like 05-08 or 05-10, just pump it up, regardless of where the gas meter is reading, at least 5 days prior to the date.
I read about this on facebook. Already 9,000+ members have joined the group... If it were 10,000 who agreed not to fuel, and 30 dollars were the average cost for a fuel tank, then 300,000 dolars would be lost. If 30,000 people saw this from Yahoo! Answers, and joined the potential
10,000 on Facebook, with another 10,000 from like myspace, and 50,000 from the people that watch the news... Then the sum of the people engaging in this action will cause the industry to loose 3,000,000... Do you personally know and talk to someone who is willing to give up 3 million dollars... Think about this: If a quarter of the 100,000 refueld the day before, and another 25,000 the day after, then that is another loss of half the market... So that would be 150,000 people not going to the gas station within the time span of two days. This number multipled by the average cost of 30 dollars makes 4.5 million in loss.. It's pretty trippy... Just don't do it, and see what happens. And then quickly refuel before you see the prices majorly return to the average rate...

Answer 3

Yes, I agree. And not only should we get as many people to get in on this as possible, but I also think it should be done once a month or even once a week if possible. It would have to be an effort by everyone though, not just a few here and there. But I really think it would make a difference. How hard would it be? I plan not to buy gas on the 15th of May!

Answer 4

I heard that one before. An MRI only shows the brain wave activity of the brain section it doesn't actually show how the brain thinks or does things. Although thought does come from the brain and nueral impluses the science of it is limited. The thoughts come from the brain and that is correct, but no one can observe those thoughts being created and manifested in the brain. An MRI cannot show that. It can usually only show the area active in a brain while doing an activity or thinking about something. I think the color shows Red or Blue.

Answer 5

I agree gas prices are not good but the bigger problem for me is the constnatly shifting prices, one day its $2.00 and the next its $5.00 and then $2.50 and then...

The problem is the global addiction to petroleum and the oil lobbyists. I do not purchase gas from BP-Amoco or Exxon-Mobile. I also do not purchase American automobiles (do to their typically low MPG). Additionlaly I do my best to avoid using petroleum based soaps and detergents. Not purchasing gas for one day will not make a difference.

Answer 6

It is only a token gesture. If you need gas, you will either fill up on the 14th or the 16th.
If anything, it would show that the public is willing to act in unison.

Answer 7

No it just means there would be longer lines at the gas stations on May 16th. Our economy and our way of living depends on easy transportation and lacking other sources of energy we have no other choices.

Answer 8

No one in power cares if we buy gas or not on that date.It'll average out.

Answer 9

Agreed
But you would just have to fill up the next day.
Won't make a difference

Answer 10

well ok but Im gonna have to buy it either the day before or after.