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TheRavenHeart Veteran Author Chattanooga Posts:359 Points:41,945 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 3:48:03 AM Ignore TheRavenHeart Report Abuse Of course a full out boycott of oil products is unrealistic. The only way to really affect prices would be for the entire world to take notice. All workers able to telecommute, do so. Anyone with mass transit available, use it. Everyone else that possibly can, car pool. This is a global issue, and only by using these to reduce demand on a daily basis. If only one city, region, or even nation does this, then demand elsewhere globally would dictate that the excess created by conservation measured would only get exported, much like our current surplus already is.

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Of course a full out boycott of oil products is unrealistic. The only way to really affect prices would be for the entire world to take notice. All workers able to telecommute, do so. Anyone with mass transit available, use it. Everyone else that possibly can, car pool. This is a global issue, and only by using these to reduce demand on a daily basis. If only one city, region, or even nation does this, then demand elsewhere globally would dictate that the excess created by conservation measured would only get exported, much like our current surplus already is.

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conswilla666 Sophomore Author Ontario Posts:173 Points:55,180 Joined:Jan 2013	Message Posted: Feb 15, 2013 12:46:42 PM Ignore conswilla666 Report Abuse If someone could list one gas company to boycott for 2 weeks to 1 month (specified). Everyone can get gas anywhere else. That gas company would have to lower the price of gas. Than boycott a different station the next two weeks to a month they would lower the price too. So its not like you can't drive at all your just going to force the prices down on certain stations and cause a gas price war.
Snowchoux Champion Author Missouri Posts:1,003 Points:145,635 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Feb 14, 2013 10:26:23 AM Ignore Snowchoux Report Abuse It is all in your mind, boycotts rarely work.
maxstar Champion Author Chicago Posts:18,471 Points:807,595 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Oct 4, 2012 1:53:48 PM Ignore maxstar Report Abuse Gasonly12: Really? Your plan to lower gas prices is to stop buying cigarettes, papers, pop, sandwiches, candy, coffee and lottery tickets? Seriously, what nonsense.
pricewar Champion Author Ogden Posts:1,930 Points:272,290 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Sep 27, 2012 9:14:37 PM Ignore pricewar Report Abuse do you know how long a boycott would take effect to a billionaire? get real with these boycotts, they are laughing at this idea
terfar77 Champion Author Buffalo Posts:1,336 Points:648,380 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Sep 26, 2012 6:32:19 AM Ignore terfar77 Report Abuse i agree
pricewar Champion Author Ogden Posts:1,930 Points:272,290 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Sep 26, 2012 1:57:49 AM Ignore pricewar Report Abuse so another words you are saying impossible... if so... i agree
ricebike Champion Author New Jersey Posts:10,026 Points:1,854,745 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 1:52:51 AM Ignore ricebike Report Abuse well if the station doesn't get customers, the gas in their tanks will get "stale"
Michael29644 Champion Author Greenville Posts:4,950 Points:840,350 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Sep 12, 2012 10:25:41 PM Ignore Michael29644 Report Abuse "I'm actually a history addict" Gargiethefirst, You sure it's just history? -- Maxstar, Gargiethefirst has made it clear his intent here is to troll. I doubt he'll ever post a gas price, or at least an honest one. He's here just to stir up trouble. We'll see how the mods feel about him after a while. He's nothing more than GGG Jr. [Edited by: Michael29644 at 9/12/2012 10:29:33 PM EST]
maxstar Champion Author Chicago Posts:18,471 Points:807,595 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Sep 12, 2012 5:36:31 PM Ignore maxstar Report Abuse So the plan gargiethefirst is that if customers only buy gasoline from a station, then the stations will feel pressured to lower the price of their gasoline?
gargiethefirst Rookie Author Toledo Posts:3 Points:160 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Sep 12, 2012 5:19:27 PM Ignore gargiethefirst Report Abuse I'm going to have to add this site to my favorites, darn entertaining. The other hundreds I've been on for years have gotten kind of boring. Lets play king of the hill.
gargiethefirst Rookie Author Toledo Posts:3 Points:160 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Sep 12, 2012 5:12:40 PM Ignore gargiethefirst Report Abuse wow Michael and oilman, I'm hurt. I guess I'll just curl up in the corner now. I'm actually a history addict, what till I get going and you 2 are at the top of my entertainment list. I'm guessing I hit a nerve, but be warned people act on what I say so either lower the price of gas to get customers or lose revenue. What makes more profit a gallon of gas or a large pop? With my limited intelligence I'd say it was the pop, but I'm a moron. Lets see how long you can live on the pop people stop buying.
Michael29644 Champion Author Greenville Posts:4,950 Points:840,350 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Sep 12, 2012 4:55:45 PM Ignore Michael29644 Report Abuse gargiethefirst, I take it you failed economics. 1/120
1OILMAN Champion Author Alabama Posts:2,070 Points:157,255 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Sep 12, 2012 1:00:30 PM Ignore 1OILMAN Report Abuse gargiethefirst: How many do you own? I didn't think so. You sir, are a moron. You do know the old saying about opening your mouth, dont you?
gargiethefirst Rookie Author Toledo Posts:3 Points:160 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Sep 12, 2012 8:03:05 AM Ignore gargiethefirst Report Abuse don't buy anything from a gas station but gas. The store owners will do all the talk needed from then on. Their bread and butter is the stuff inside and they are the ones who will drop the price to get you into the store.
Michael29644 Champion Author Greenville Posts:4,950 Points:840,350 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Sep 11, 2012 10:14:36 PM Ignore Michael29644 Report Abuse "You can never get everyone on the same page for a boycott. People don't listen and are too thick headed. Why do you think you see people at a station that costs 5 cents more than the station one block away, they don't pay attention." That's about a far from the reason boycotts don't work as a person can possibly get.
phrogswimmer Rookie Author North Carolina Posts:11 Points:151,250 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Sep 11, 2012 8:12:02 PM Ignore phrogswimmer Report Abuse You can never get everyone on the same page for a boycott. People don't listen and are too thick headed. Why do you think you see people at a station that costs 5 cents more than the station one block away, they don't pay attention.
Ckjoe Rookie Author Arizona Posts:81 Points:25,885 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Jun 27, 2012 1:22:03 PM Ignore Ckjoe Report Abuse Don't bitch about gas prices! Our gas is still around $3.85 here in Page, AZ. BTW boycotts don't work!
TheRavenHeart Veteran Author Chattanooga Posts:359 Points:41,945 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Jun 27, 2012 8:55:25 AM Ignore TheRavenHeart Report Abuse All the gasoline in your area comes from the same refinery, the only difference between branded and non-branded is the additive package.
catfish99 Champion Author Wilmington Posts:13,957 Points:2,494,575 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jun 27, 2012 6:48:46 AM Ignore catfish99 Report Abuse caren, where do the no-name stations source their fuel? Also, who owns the big name stations?
Michael29644 Champion Author Greenville Posts:4,950 Points:840,350 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Jun 26, 2012 11:05:24 PM Ignore Michael29644 Report Abuse "I am boycotting the larger gas stations like Esso Shell and Petro Can and using only the no name staions" carenBC, Care to explain why?
carenBC Rookie Author Vancouver Posts:29 Points:7,020 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Jun 26, 2012 4:10:15 PM Ignore carenBC Report Abuse I am boycotting the larger gas stations like Esso Shell and Petro Can and using only the no name staions
TheRavenHeart Veteran Author Chattanooga Posts:359 Points:41,945 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Jun 26, 2012 2:36:59 PM Ignore TheRavenHeart Report Abuse My Toyota was 18 years old and it caught fire while driving on I-75 two Decembers ago. [Edited by: TheRavenHeart at 6/26/2012 2:37:03 PM EST]
pnquintanilla Rookie Author Sacramento Posts:7 Points:3,355 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Jun 25, 2012 9:50:08 PM Ignore pnquintanilla Report Abuse DOMFL: why boycott Toyota? my Toyota car is 24years old and still running like a champ
DOMFL Veteran Author Miami Posts:316 Points:85,460 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Jun 25, 2012 11:49:19 AM Ignore DOMFL Report Abuse Boycott Toyota
khettinger Champion Author Columbus Posts:1,128 Points:1,102,445 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: Jun 23, 2012 12:39:12 PM Ignore khettinger Report Abuse boycotts don't work
germainesr Champion Author Columbia Posts:1,121 Points:349,460 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Jun 23, 2012 11:09:30 AM Ignore germainesr Report Abuse Nice thought but not sure if realistic
catfish99 Champion Author Wilmington Posts:13,957 Points:2,494,575 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jun 18, 2012 6:43:03 AM Ignore catfish99 Report Abuse Ms. Peach and Johnny, Supply and demand cause prices to rise around heavy travel dates. And prices do not always rise over those times. Gas Prices declined through the Memorial Day weekend this year, as they did over Thanksgving and Christmas. They rose last year over Labor Day.
Johnnyo523 Rookie Author Ohio Posts:5 Points:2,575 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Jun 16, 2012 12:59:30 AM Ignore Johnnyo523 Report Abuse MsPeach and RavenHeart, I can agree with and both have valid points. No easy solution. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. However, in my opinion, our congresspeople are part of the problem. All we're going to get from them is lip service. They can afford fuel because we, the constituents, are paying for it. They get driven around on our tax dollars. And our state reps are earning $174K per year on top of that. Plus they have the money to invest in the gas/oil companies and contractors etc, etc. Yeah, I'm jaded about the whole issue. No easy answer. Realistically, the cost of gas isn't getting any better and never will. Sad and makes me agngry to be held hostage like this.
MsPeachi747 Sophomore Author Cleveland Posts:198 Points:10,430 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 12:26:43 PM Ignore MsPeachi747 Report Abuse This oil pricing is purely a political issue. Our representatives and senators need to hear from all of us as to how these extremely high gas prices fluctuate just before holidays and seasonal vacation times of the year!! If you keep quiet, you're a part of the problem. By speaking out intelligently to your respective representatives and senators in your area you become a part of the solution to these high prices. And answer a question I have, why is the west side of Cleveland always have lower prices than the east side of Cleveland--is this a west/east side of the Cuyahoga River question or a political/racial issue? I need an answer from somebody in the know about these issues?
TheRavenHeart Veteran Author Chattanooga Posts:359 Points:41,945 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:34:58 AM Ignore TheRavenHeart Report Abuse My intent was more to show that no boycott would realistically work than to actually plot a realistic boycott. Between the 1860's-1940's, the US had an isolationist foreign policy. Middle class growth during the 1950's, the founding of global organizations like the UN, and international trade agreements have put us in the middle of a global economy, where anything produced here that can sell for more somewhere else will be exported to where it will sell for the most. If everyone in the US spent one weekend without buying fuel, any excess generated would just get exported, then when everyone HAD to get fuel again, we'd all see a spike because of increased demand during a time of decreased supply due to previous artifically created surplus being shipped to China.
Johnnyo523 Rookie Author Ohio Posts:5 Points:2,575 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 7:16:04 AM Ignore Johnnyo523 Report Abuse A small boycott could work. Pick 1 day. Maybe a weekend. Gas up previous to the day or weekend. One or two days of not buying gas would drop the price by a substantial amount. But it would need to be a coordinated nationwide effort. Granted not everyone would or could participate. But everyone that would like to show BIG OIL a thing or two would certainly get some attention. Considering the July 4th holiday weekend is approaching, doing this before then could drop the price prior to heavy travel. Maybe even drop demand just enough to drop the per barrel price. Think about it.....it could work.
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,210 Points:3,251,670 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Jun 2, 2012 5:15:50 PM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse Michael29644 is 100% correct.
jakerson All-Star Author Fresno Posts:556 Points:127,225 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Jun 2, 2012 5:13:13 PM Ignore jakerson Report Abuse Catch 22
jdhelm Champion Author Iowa Posts:11,821 Points:1,196,940 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Jun 2, 2012 2:22:42 PM Ignore jdhelm Report Abuse ummm, my horse is on strike, looks like i'm gonna have to drive yet.
Seamus4513 Champion Author Orange County Posts:2,573 Points:384,630 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jun 2, 2012 11:45:20 AM Ignore Seamus4513 Report Abuse Agree
Michael29644 Champion Author Greenville Posts:4,950 Points:840,350 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: May 29, 2012 12:01:20 AM Ignore Michael29644 Report Abuse This isn't a boycott call, it's a call for conservation. While applaud your effort, I'd think that most people who could easily cut back had already done so at our previous high price marks. That's why our national per capita consumption level is down.
Gas_Buddy Champion Author Maryland Posts:25,958 Points:3,032,115 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 3:34:58 PM Ignore Gas_Buddy Report Abuse If you wrote "An alternative boycott" instead of "A realistic boycott", it might have made more sense. But you haven't said how everyone telecommuting or car pooling, world-wide, is a boycott. And, you haven't said how the idea could be implemented realistically, rather than idealistically. Again; where's the boycott part of this suggestion?
maggie54IN Rookie Author Indiana Posts:12 Points:685 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 2:52:58 PM Ignore maggie54IN Report Abuse Not gonna work.
1OILMAN Champion Author Alabama Posts:2,070 Points:157,255 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 2:25:57 PM Ignore 1OILMAN Report Abuse No thanks. I prefer to drive.
TxJeans Champion Author Tampa Posts:3,525 Points:367,475 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 8:37:17 AM Ignore TxJeans Report Abuse Will never happen/work.