Arrid Extra Dry

off subject( i couldnt risk running off road fuel, ive never been checked , but i heard the fine was pretty high.
and the people they check most for that is farmers, or people pulling tractors.
if it has a tag on it, even a farm tag , you have to run taxed fuel.
but yeah it pizzes me off too[:@]

TangFool

fine is 13k my neighbor got one at a auction...... he settled for 6k i think.

CrazyCobraSpeed

i dont see how his missed the point... the point is pretty obvious dont gas up on may 15th... what will it effect??? not a damn thing... other than ull have to remember to gas up the night b4 or hope u make it thru the day... it would be nice if this would help... but it wont... the oil companys know ppl will buy gas... bussniess that ship goods have to use gas or hte business goes down the tubes... same with companys that provide services in which the works must travel to you house to work on something of yours.... they also requiere fuel to run there business and would care less about this day bcuz they will be more busy try to make profit for their business... its a waste of time to go out of your way to not gas up on may 15... if i need gas ill get it... if i dont need gas i wont get it... will the oil company care... hell know... cuz they know that if i dont gas up on the 15th and i didnt gas up on the 14th then ill ahve to gas up on the 16th or my car wont run....U CANT BEAT THE OIL COMPANY!!... its like a drunk 2 year old triyn to fight arnold when his all decked out in army gear(like he is in many of his movies so pick which every one u like best)... the 2 year old doesnt stand a chances!! and guess who we are.. the 2 year old... so get over it... if gas prices hurt u then get a fuel effent car.... if u cant afford another car get a bike and learn to pedal really fast.... until hte government punishes the oil companies for what they do... which they wont cuz htey make just as much as the oil companies).... there wont be nething done about rising gas cost.... my suggestion to ne who has a problem with it go become a scientist taht specailizes in the use hyrdogen to power vehicles... im pretty sure i can get my hands on some hydrogen... yep i turned on the water and hydrogen came out

randybobr

The point was dont buy gas on that day.
The problem is we wont stand together.

86 5.0L

lets say everybody banded together and DIDNT buy fuel on the 15th, all the oil companies would do is double the priceson the 16th when EVERYBODY will need fuel

randybobr

What would it hurt to try it ?

CrazyCobraSpeed

if i need gas on that day its a PITA not to get it... i gas up every sun and wed... guess what 16 is a wed... so it throws off my gas up schedule and i will end up getting no benefit outta it... when u drive 800+ miles a week u gotta gas up when u need it

r.barn

Please read this so you understand how dumb of an idea people are spreading.

That will do ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY NO GOOD.

I dont know why people cant get it thru their heads that oil companies
and gas stations do NOT set the price of gas.

Gas prices are set in the open market where it is traded as a commoditiy.

New York day traders set the price of gas. not shell or exxon

OPEC doent even set the price of gas.
The price of oil has gone up 50% ( and you can blame that on China growing at insane rate right now )
The price of gas has gone up 100%

Gas prices are so high becuase refineries are running at max production levels
and having a hard time keeping up with demand.
This worries commodities traders that there is a shortage or possible shortage so the price goes up.

Yes exxon/mobile and shell and chevron are all getting rich, but thats
just their lucky by-product of panicy New York traders.
They are also making record profits becase they are selling record amounts of product too.
If you sell more product you expect to make more money right????

This same logic applies to heating oil. Any of you up north notice how heating oil
prices can spike due to low supply and high demand? same thing.

Arrid Extra Dry

its a free market(monopoly) for oil comapies
use more/ pay more?
but oil is not a choice on the free market, like toilet paper.
everyone, at least here in the usa uses it

r.barn

yes it is a choice.
is it right? .......... thats debateable.

Food is also run under the same market conditions.
Lots of farmers get rich or go broke under same practices
that have gas high right now.

again it comes down to supply and demand.
When demand is high and supply is low, prices go up.
If we lost a couple of major refineries you would see gas shoot up
to $5.00.

I live and work in Houston in the petro-chem business and the
refineries are working at 100% level and have been doing major
expansions over that last 10 years trying to keep up