What to do about gas prices??????

Get rid of any gas hog and then buy a cheap car that gets really good gas mileage. And only drive if you have to. If you can another mode of tranportation then do it.

 

Yeah but that perspective only matters to non rich folks. The wealthy will still drive their gas hogs.

 

Tomorrow is Gas out day. DO not get gas on March 14 with the hopes that they lower the prices over night.

 

Gas out day is a joke I'm afraid Angie and believe me nothing personal here.

I managed many a gas station and truck stop years ago. I ALSO paid the same price as any customer.

Now. How does anyone think that gas out day can really affect anything? By NOT buying gas on Monday will you need some on Tuesday?

Heck, if I was still in the business I'd drop my price on Monday to coax the "protesters" in then jack it up for the rest of the week for those that refused to buy gas on Monday.

They can do this. I buy gas when I need it at the lowest price possible.

 

It really isn't going to hurt the gas companies for the reasons above. You will just get your gas the next day or the next. If it would hurt anyone it might be the local gas station...not for the gas but for the things people get when they stop for gas...soda, snacks, etc.

 

snopes.com: Don't Buy Gas on May 15

 

Cheap fuel is not a right, it's a privilege.

 

Someone posted that when this happened in 1997, that it made the price of gas go down 30 cents a gallon over night. I don't remember that I was only 17 then.

 

I drive a 2003 Expedition, gets about 12 mpg around town and 21 mpg on the highway. It's 4 wheel drive, has been meticulously maintained and is paid for- the extra room also comes in handy around the house & on trips. Sure it takes a lot to fill it up but how much would it really save me to get rid of it & buy something more economical? It has over 100k miles so I probably wouldn't get much for it. If I bought a new gas saver I would have to shell out, what $20k or more? That $20k would buy a lot of gas. Something cheaper? Something used? I would rather take the chance with the used car I have. At least I know it's history & how it's been treated.
No thanks. I'll just keep driving what I have and accept that I have to pay a little more at the pump for now.

 

You probably don't remember it because it didn't happen.

Why one-day gas 'boycott' won't work - Business - Answer Desk - msnbc.com

 

Ha

 

You would really do that? The up and down price thing

 

Oil is a global market. It is not controlled by OPEC or anyone else. Oil companies do not set the price of oil. The primary driver of the oil price is monetary inflation. The value of the Dollar is decreasing and so oil (and hence gasoline) is increasing proportionally. If you overlay the monetary base on the gasoline price, this is clearly evident:

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