Fuel Boycott on the 19th !!

Egon · May 20, 2004

Hey all-- I boycotted the service stations on the 19 th. I did even better. Have been boycotting for three weeks now. Course I haven't gone anywhere and the tanks still at 3/4 but bygolly's I been boycottin.

Egon /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Gatorboy · May 20, 2004

( BTW, I'm going to fill up on the way home from work today -- I hear there won't be many lines at the pump )

So much for my theory. The pumps yesterday were more crowded than normal.

Bob_Skurka · May 20, 2004

Gatorboy, the pumps were empty as I drove into the office this morning. But I just drove past. I think I'll wait until tomorrow and see if the prices go up. After all the economic havoc that the boycott much have wreaked on the oil companies, I figure I could wait another day and give them a chance to raise their prices to make up for the losses they incurred. Paying extra so they can recoup their lost profits shows that I care /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

hazmat · May 20, 2004

So much for my theory. The pumps yesterday were more crowded than normal. 

I filled up this morning. I pass 5 stations on my way to work. 2 of which are "cheap" - 1.95 vs 2+. Both stations were mobbed. The other three were empty. Seems that people are actually paying attention to the 5-10 cent difference now.

Golfgar4 · May 20, 2004

( I think I'll wait until tomorrow and see if the prices go up. After all the economic havoc that the boycott much have wreaked on the oil companies, I figure I could wait another day and give them a chance to raise their prices to make up for the losses they incurred. Paying extra so they can recoup their lost profits shows that I care )

Gee Bob, thanks for the encouraging words. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif We leave tomorrow morning to drive out to Columbus, Ohio to visit our daughter for the weekend. I was hoping the boycott would have had some short term affects in the other direction before we left on the trip. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Bob_Skurka · May 20, 2004

( ( I think I'll wait until tomorrow and see if the prices go up. After all the economic havoc that the boycott much have wreaked on the oil companies, I figure I could wait another day and give them a chance to raise their prices to make up for the losses they incurred. Paying extra so they can recoup their lost profits shows that I care )

Gee Bob, thanks for the encouraging words. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif We leave tomorrow morning to drive out to Columbus, Ohio to visit our daughter for the weekend. I was hoping the boycott would have had some short term affects in the other direction before we left on the trip. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif )

 Garry, just ran across this article and thought you might be interested in it:

Oilman T. Boone Pickens predicts $3 a gallon gas

DALLAS -- Texas investor and oilman T. Boone Pickens, who has been almost alone in his assertion that oil prices are likely to stay well over $30 a barrel, now has a new prediction. “I think you’ll see $50 before you see $30 again,” he told the Houston Chronicle. And he thinks gasoline might go to more than $3 a gallon in the next few months.

On the New York Mercantile Exchange Monday, oil was $41.85 a barrel. It was the highest intraday price in the 21 years the contract has been trading.

Golfgar4 · May 20, 2004

Oh well! /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif I guess we have to face the reality of it all.

Hmmmmm......

My mother-in-law will be going along with us for the first time. Maybe I can convince her that first time riders have to buy the gas! /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

I just ordered a new Chevrolet Colorado 4 door with the in-line 5 cylinder engine. Don't know much about those. Are they supposed to be a lot more fuel effecient than the 6 cylinder's that were in the S10's?

Bob_Skurka · May 20, 2004

My Volvo C70 has a 5 cylinder with the optional high pressure turbo, it is very fast, and gets a bit over 22mpg (even the way I drive).

And I thought Mother-in-Laws had to ride on the front bumper to deflect the bugs???

Golfgar4 · May 20, 2004

( And I thought Mother-in-Laws had to ride on the front bumper to deflect the bugs???
)

Hey, if she'll pay for the gas, she can sit wherever she wants, except behind the steering wheel! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

Actually, she's a pretty terrific lady, so I don't think I'll even mention your little joke! /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif I don't want her opinion of my "tractor buddies" to be diminsihed. See, I only tell her the really /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif things all of the TBN guys do and say. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

AndyM · May 20, 2004

But I just drove past. I think I'll wait until tomorrow and see if the prices go up. After all the economic havoc that the boycott much have wreaked on the oil companies, I figure I could wait another day and give them a chance to raise their prices to make up for the losses they incurred. Paying extra so they can recoup their lost profits shows that I care 

I was just helping someone move to their new house one mile from their old one, in which we passed three gas stations.

On our first trip, I pointed out that gas was only $1.959.
The next trip, Speedway was raising their price 18 cents /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif, to $2.139.
BP was following suit the next time we drove by.
It took two more trips past the three gas stations before the third one caught one and finally raised their prices.

The good news is diesel is still $1.649, a 49 cent /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif difference from regular unleaded!
The new VW Golf I'm looking at is starting to look more attractive! /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif