Today is "Don't Buy Gas Day" in the US, to protest the phoney high prices.

I'm driving a Prius today!

RB

I drive a Mercedes every day, so what do you want a medal?

I'm driving a Prius today!

RB

(Bobsprit) wrote in message ...
Today is "Don't Buy Gas Day" in the US, to protest the phoney high prices.

I'm driving a Prius today!

RB


Off to fuel up the boat, Hope I can fit in 275 gallons.

And the Olds, Saturn, and Chevy.

Gold.... Black Gold ,Texas Tea.

Joe

On 19 May 2004 11:05:06 GMT, (Bobsprit) wrote:

Today is "Don't Buy Gas Day" in the US, to protest the phoney high prices.

Oh, I think that those are actual prices. I'll admit, I haven't tried
to negotiate a lower price with the pimply faced kid down at the
station, but I imagine I'd be unsuccessful. Nope, I think the price
on the big sign is the actual, real price.

I'm driving a Prius today!

My sympathies.

"Bobsprit" wrote

Today is "Don't Buy Gas Day" in the US, to protest the phoney high prices.

I'm driving a Prius today!

RB

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

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

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 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?
--
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

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

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