up a notch and designate no-gas Tuesday of every week. And avoid buying the extra things you pick up when you go in to pay for your gas - soda, chips, beer, cigs, etc. - consistently sticking with this would defintely have more of a direct impact. And be sure to buy a locking gas cap, siphoning became a huge issue in the late 70's - I'm sure that will become the next threat.
2007-05-14 13:31:03 · 8 answers · asked by landlocked 2 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Your proposal simply shifts demand and screws the gas station owners out of the little profit they do make (most gas stations make their profit from chips, soda cigs, etc). If they go out of business where are you going to get your gas.
A better idea would be to reduce consumption, drive less (combine trips, walk to nearby stores, etc) and drive at 55 in 55 MPH zones, 65 in 65 MPH zonses, etc.. But that would require people actually making an effort rather than just blaming someone else for something that the consumer has control over.
2007-05-14 13:36:31 · answer #1 · answered by Yo it's Me 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, at least your plan makes SOME sense. The boycott, as is, is a waste of time. Even if EVERYONE participated, this has NO impact on the oil companies or gas stations, because it doesn't change how much gas they sell. All that happens is that people buy their gas a day earlier or a day later. If you really, really want to help lower gas prices, you have to STOP USING GAS. Period. If you are not willing to walk or take the bus more, then you are going to be wasting your time bothering to "boycott" by not buying gas. Changing the day you get gas makes no difference. Snopes.com covered this subject very well. The link is below.
2007-05-15 09:10:50 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. Taco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This gets an "A" for effort but an "F" for practicality. If people don't change habits, then having them not buy gas on Tuesday means that half of them will buy gas on Monday and the other half on Wednesday. If they drive xxx miles each week and don't change that, their gas consumption will not change.
The best way to fight back is for people to actually DO something; not just delay the next time they buy gas. Drive less. Drive smarter. Get a more fuel efficient car. Ride the bike more. Carpool. There's tons of options that really will hurt Big Oil.
2007-05-14 20:41:10 · answer #3 · answered by jbone907 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The only way this type of boycott will work is if people also refused to deliver products and go to work. But being a nation of compliant citizens..that would never happen.
As for the siphoning...the tanks of today have anti siphoning fill tubes...what's been happening here on occasion is some one is puncturing the tanks..it's quicker.
2007-05-15 10:24:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
See it isn't a boycott when you'e buying it anyways, so you hurt one day sales, you'll buy the gas the next day.
The only people you'll hurt is the little operator, who can't afford to compete with the corporate big guys, when they bounce the prices up and down.
You'll just consolidate more stations in the hands of the big corporations, in other words your "boycott" won't hurt the oil companies a bit, in fact it'll just help them.
You just keep pretending your boycott will somehow hurt the oil companies and convince them to lower prices. Don't go buy a bike or switch to public transport.
2007-05-15 00:01:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your looking for something easy to do at first. Let's see how tomorrow goes and use Tuesday or other day of the week. Would have picked Sunday myself and start first Sunday with two or three NFL games.
2007-05-14 20:53:38 · answer #6 · answered by Mister2-15-2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like YO's suggestions. How about a "carpool Tuesday"?
2007-05-14 20:51:39 · answer #7 · answered by firefly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds good to me.
2007-05-14 21:27:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋