IS ANY1 ELSE NOT GONNA GO To GAS PUMPS ON MAY 15??

Answer 1

Urban legend quickly approaching spam here

Comments: Wrong, wrong, wrong.

1. There was no nationwide "gas out" in 1997. There was one in 1999, but it didn't cause gas prices to drop 30 cents per gallon overnight. In fact, it didn't cause them to drop at all. Despite the popularity of the email campaign, the event itself attracted scant participation and was completely ineffectual.

2. There are over 205 million Internet users in the United States, far more than the 73 million claimed.

3. If, say, a hundred million drivers refused en masse to fill up their tanks on May 15, the total of what they didn't spend could amount to as much as $3 billion. However, it doesn't follow that such a boycott would actually decrease oil companies' revenues by that amount, given that the average sales of gasoline across the entire U.S. is under $1 billion per day in the first place.

4. Whether the total impact was a half-billion, 3 billion, or 10 billion dollars, the sales missed due to a one-day consumer boycott wouldn't hurt the oil companies one bit. Think about it. Every single American who doesn't buy gas on Tuesday is still going to have to fill up their tank on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday, making up for Tuesday's losses. Sales for the whole week would be normal, or very close to it.

A meaningful boycott would entail participants actually consuming less fuel -- and doing so in a sustained, disciplined fashion over a defined period of time -- not just choosing to wait a day or two before filling up as usual

Answer 2

There is not much point in this so called boycott. Here is why.... You will go put gas in your car on the 13, or 14th to make sure you have enough gas to get you through the 15. Or if you have enough gas then you will have to put it in in the 16, or 17. So unless people could all go like a week without putting gas in there car or driving then nothing will really result. Yes sales maybe down for the 15 but they will be up the surronding days. Think about it EVERYONE would have to park there car for like a week and ride a bus or walk or something to really affect the gas game. I don't see that happening do you?

Answer 3

I'm not sure what you hope to accomplish by not getting gas on one day. It won't make a difference. Why not? Because you're still going to put gas in your car, maybe not on the 15th but you'll do it. You have to get to and from work right?

What people really need to do is lower the overall demand for gas. Driving an SUV that gets single digit miles-per-gallon ain't going to help.

My car gets 42 miles to each gallon of diesel. My oil changes are recommended at 10,000 mile intervals. Until more people start driving high mileage cars, we'll still be buying the same amount of gas and not buying gas for one day or not buying gas from one supplier will not make a difference.

Manufacturers are starting to make larger cars that get good gas mileage by shutting down cylinders that aren't being used at cruise speeds and then start to use them again when needed for acceleration or extra power. You can drive a large car and get good mileage.

OK, so that's more than you asked for....

Answer 4

Just about every year this thing starts...and I have not seen much of a downslide on the gas prices. If one says that they are not going to buy gas on the 15th, well then chances are, they will fill up on the 14th...what does that do...??? it is still the same amount of money into the pockets of the gasoline companies. Maybe if the whole population of North America closed down and did not move, bought no petroleum products at all...maybe...that would make a difference...but hey that is not going to happen, it would be virtually impossible to have that big of a boycott on the economy of North America...I guess we just have to suck it up and pay through the nose like we alwlays do.

Answer 5

I'll probably have to get gas twice on May 15th.

75 miles from home to work.
150 miles driving for work. (Tuesday meetings in Dearborn, Milan, and Ypsilanti)
50 miles from work to school
60 miles from school to home.
Grand total: 335 miles. Yep, I'll need gas twice. I can only get $250 miles to a tank in my little Maverick.

Plus, I don't think the millions of trucks, trains, airplanes, and pizza delivery guys are going to stop because of someones theory that this will lower gas prices.

Plus, you can't ciphon from fuel tanks if the car was made after 1998. All cars were made with an anti-ciphon valve as a part of the US emissions law.

Answer 6

If you want to send the message and put a gap in oil co's projected profits, stay home ALL of Memorial Day Weekend. This would take away from profits for EXTRA USAGE for travel that weekend and would actually be noticeable. This is only a start, your next step is to become educated about alternatives, such as 100% ethanol like the system they use in Brazil, no oil needed! Then you must find the way to get this system into use in your community. And so on. But STEP 1...STAY HOME MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, and SPREAD THE WORD!!!

Answer 7

This will NOT help. People will only buy the gas they need on the 14th or 16th to compensate. The oil companies will still sell the amount of gas so nothing is accomplished.

The only way to accomplish your goal is to get everyone to NOT drive on this day so the fuel is not used, which won't happen.

Or to have everyone check their air pressure in their tires. About 20% of the vehicles on the road have under inflated tires. This wastes fuel.

Answer 8

I will fill up intentionally on the 15th whether my car is near empty or not. The boycott will have no effect. People will only buy the gas on the 14th or 16th.

A quick way to drop your gas bill 15 to 20%? Properly inflate your tires!

10% more? Drive the speed limit!

10-15% more? Drive the most fuel-efficient car that serves your purpose!

Answer 9

In 1997 gas was around 85 cents a gallon! Investigate the facts, don't follow the herd.

I hope no one gets gas, that means no wait at the pumps for me!

Answer 10

I'm with you Joey B, I will not buy gas on that day and if everyone would not buy gas on that day the oil companies would be crying a river of oil.