"Scott Vernon" wrote in message ...
Why don't we all go on strike

SV

Perhaps you should post that comment at alt.hoffa.mob.

joe




"otnmbrd" wrote in message
news
Won't do squat. A better idea is also floating around .... everyone
stop buying gas from Exxon/Mobil, period (not just one day,..... period)
This too has problems. You need to identify any " Cheapo" gas dealers
who are getting their gas from Exxon/Mobil and boycott them also ....
course, this has problems also ...Shell, Sunoco, Texaco, etc. start
running out of gas, they'll just go to Exxon/Mobil and buy their excess
and sell it under their own names (and find a plausible excuse to
further raise the prices due to "middleman" charges..... Course, we
could get our Congressmen and Senators to pass some sort of Bill
......ROFLMAO..........

otn


Dave wrote:
On Wed, 19 May 2004 18:08:30 -0400, "BigManRestless"
said:


And what will "Don't Buy Gas Day" accomplish?


It will make all those participating in it feel incredibly
self-righteous.

Dave
S/V Good Fortune
CS27

Who goes duck hunting with Jamie Gorelick?

Why don't people have the ability to think these things through all
the way?

Good question..why don't you, Katy? Clearly the 24 hr. boycott won't effect
station owners or gas companies, but the coverage of a "boycott" on the news
lets politicians know what might get them knocked out of office.
Clearly you did not think this through.

RB

And what will "Don't Buy Gas Day" accomplish? If you don't buy it today,
you'll buy it tomorrow

Not necessarily.

katysails wrote:
Same people who promote this type of politically correct silliness wouldn't
ever think of raking public transportation, car pooling, or just not going
somewhere....

And some of them are modern hippies who live like refugees, and don't
have a car in the first place.

The only thing this kind of silliness does is raise awareness of the
issue. To make a change, more people have to decide to consume less...
which would be good in any case if you are old fashioned enough to
believe in saving money.


... and your average gas station owner does not make a very big
profit on the gas...he makes his profit on selling cappuccino, coffee, and
candy bars....so who gets hurt the most? Small business...the guy down the
block....Why don't people have the ability to think these things through all
the way?

Because politcal hype, from both sides, discourages thinking it all the
way through. If people *thought* then we would never have gotten in
theis mess, would we?

DSK

Doug posed:
If people *thought* then we would never have gotten in
theis mess, would we?

Well, my thought is that if we spent 23 billion on the energy crisis, we
would probably have an alternative to oil by now....
--
katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

There is only one dealer.... no matter who you "buy" from.....

CM

"otnmbrd" wrote in message
news | Won't do squat. A better idea is also floating around .... everyone
| stop buying gas from Exxon/Mobil, period (not just one day,..... period)
| This too has problems. You need to identify any " Cheapo" gas dealers
| who are getting their gas from Exxon/Mobil and boycott them also ....
| course, this has problems also ...Shell, Sunoco, Texaco, etc. start
| running out of gas, they'll just go to Exxon/Mobil and buy their excess
| and sell it under their own names (and find a plausible excuse to
| further raise the prices due to "middleman" charges..... Course, we
| could get our Congressmen and Senators to pass some sort of Bill
| ......ROFLMAO..........
|
| otn
|
|
| Dave wrote:
| On Wed, 19 May 2004 18:08:30 -0400, "BigManRestless"
| said:
|
|
| And what will "Don't Buy Gas Day" accomplish?
|
|
| It will make all those participating in it feel incredibly
self-righteous.
|
| Dave
| S/V Good Fortune
| CS27
|
| Who goes duck hunting with Jamie Gorelick?
|

"Horvath" wrote in message
...
| On 19 May 2004 11:05:06 GMT, (Bobsprit) wrote this
| crap:
|
| Today is "Don't Buy Gas Day" in the US, to protest the phoney high
prices.
|
| I filled up my tank.

High Test I hope!!!!!!

I've got shares.... ;-)

Thanks

CM

Doug posed:
If people *thought* then we would never have gotten in
theis mess, would we?


katysails wrote:
Well, my thought is that if we spent 23 billion on the energy crisis, we
would probably have an alternative to oil by now....

Shucks, we have *lots* of alternatives to gasoline & fossil fuels. The
problem is that most of them are a lot more expensive, and the few that
are price competitive, especially as a vehicle fuel (such as methane),
with gasoline, are not readily available & are somewhat troublesome to
handle.

One of the biggest issues with American consumers is convenience. When
you see fuel cell recharging stations lining up to take business right
next to gas pumps, then maybe we'll have gotten somewhere. In the
meantime, electric cars are a pretty good alternative.

DSK