Something to think about! Gas Prices.

[aephi alum]

People will get gas when they need gas. No gas on May 15? They'll fill up on the 14th or the 16th. The oil companies will get their money in the end.

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by aephi alum

People will get gas when they need gas. No gas on May 15? They'll fill up on the 14th or the 16th. The oil companies will get their money in the end.

Which is just what this link said: http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/nogas.asp

And for those who did not hear it on the news, IIRC we as drivers/consumers in March broke the record for US gas usage. So one day would do nothing at all.
Have to change many other parts of life before that.

[Drolefille]

Theoretically boycotting one gas company could bring down prices, first of the boycotted company due to excess supply then from the others to compete. But it would require waaaay more organization than a one day boycott sort of thing.

Might work on a micro level too within one city.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Theoretically boycotting one gas company could bring down prices, first of the boycotted company due to excess supply then from the others to compete. But it would require waaaay more organization than a one day boycott sort of thing.

Might work on a micro level too within one city.

But it DOESN'T work, because the gas companies sell to eachother as well. So if everyone boycotted Exxon, they'd just sell their gas to BP and laugh all the way to the bank.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

But it DOESN'T work, because the gas companies sell to eachother as well. So if everyone boycotted Exxon, they'd just sell their gas to BP and laugh all the way to the bank.

Good point. And it certainly wouldn't have worked with the idea in the email centaur got either.

*shrug* Stop driving. It's the only way to quit using gas.

[Kevin]

Stop driving, move closer to work, get more efficient cars.. those are the only ways to help lower the price of gas.

If you don't fill up on the 15th, you'll just buy more gas on the 16th.

[LadyLight]

There's a brief possible ray of light for those of us in Texas regarding gas prices. The TX legislature is seriously considering dropping the 40c per gallon tax through the summer months when prices peak, at least that's what the local news here in DFW reported- haven't heard anything more recently so I don't know.