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gashogMO All-Star Author St. Louis Posts:520 Points:113,405 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Feb 26, 2009 6:17:24 PM Ignore gashogMO Report Abuse Since Gas went up 20 cents a gallon - refuse to fill up until it comes down!

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Since Gas went up 20 cents a gallon - refuse to fill up until it comes down!

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crocketter Champion Author Tennessee Posts:2,790 Points:546,420 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: May 11, 2009 9:50:46 PM Ignore crocketter Report Abuse Everbody if you can dont buy any gas for a few days if you can....
matthew6verse33 Champion Author Tennessee Posts:1,839 Points:202,330 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: May 7, 2009 6:37:02 AM Ignore matthew6verse33 Report Abuse stations here are 20 cents higher than around the state so I plan my trips to fill up out of the area
ricebike Champion Author New Jersey Posts:10,015 Points:1,852,695 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: May 5, 2009 6:34:22 AM Ignore ricebike Report Abuse yes, LOL it's a needed commodity, like water, electricity, home heat... ooh we can stop buying that as well until prices drop from the sky!
hcivic Champion Author Virginia Posts:3,834 Points:2,261,715 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: May 4, 2009 4:27:20 PM Ignore hcivic Report Abuse lol
angkj8 Rookie Author Arizona Posts:14 Points:1,460 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Apr 26, 2009 12:05:25 AM Ignore angkj8 Report Abuse Well, my Mercury Grand Marquis V8 4601cc requires premium gas, which the chepest here is 1.919 a gallon. I have no choice. Summer is coming. The car can only run on regular during winter or cold time.
angkj8 Rookie Author Arizona Posts:14 Points:1,460 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Apr 26, 2009 12:04:05 AM Ignore angkj8 Report Abuse Also, 20 cent a gallon is not that bad compared to 4 dollar a gallon. It depends on where you stay. Arizona is not that expensive compared to California.
angkj8 Rookie Author Arizona Posts:14 Points:1,460 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2009 11:59:18 PM Ignore angkj8 Report Abuse I am just hoping that premium gas here will be lowered again soon. My V8 Mercury grand Marquis has 20gallon, with 25mpg highway mileage. It will save me a little bit.
LanguageMan1 Champion Author Tampa Posts:11,702 Points:1,657,790 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2009 5:38:10 AM Ignore LanguageMan1 Report Abuse Don't just buy less gashogMO, use less! Improve the fuel economy of your vehicle; you'll be making it greener, putting more money into your pocket when the prices go back up on oil and gas, and you'll have more to invest and to do other things with too! Think about it and do it! It's just like solar hot water heaters and wind generators for many make sense and pay for themselves over the long term. I know people that invested a lot of money ten and 20 years ago to eliminate their electric usage from the utilities and it's all paid off for them! It can for everyone! Plus, it's better for the environment and the health of people as well! Plus, they say that is cheap, "cheaper than it's ever been" is what some of the analysts say! Well, that only applies to those making over $100,000 year and more! It doesn't apply to the single mom out of work or to the struggling family down the block or possibly to many of you here! Just wait though, the stage is set for higher oil and gas prices again, and very high inflation too! [Edited by: LanguageMan1 at 4/24/2009 8:40:51 AM EST]
doverdude Rookie Author Delaware Posts:24 Points:47,475 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Apr 12, 2009 9:11:26 AM Ignore doverdude Report Abuse if your going to buy gas, use this guide and keep going to the lowest priced station. This will drive the prices down quicker than trying to lobby for it in forums. The gas companies won't listen to us. Also, if you buy Valero gas, the money funds terroism since its owned by a South American dictator.
retired2009 Rookie Author PEI Posts:58 Points:15,025 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Apr 12, 2009 7:26:33 AM Ignore retired2009 Report Abuse Only be a waste of time, everybody eventually needs gas.
CiVX Champion Author Oakland Posts:7,044 Points:1,356,035 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Apr 3, 2009 8:28:54 PM Ignore CiVX Report Abuse I'll definetely go out of my way to pay less.
ricebike Champion Author New Jersey Posts:10,015 Points:1,852,695 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Apr 2, 2009 3:54:53 AM Ignore ricebike Report Abuse lucky sob! j/k the sources for wvo around the upper east coast has dried up to smaller businesses doing what you're doing aronutt... no raw sources for free anymore for the common consumer
aeronutt Rookie Author Omaha Posts:73 Points:74,290 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Mar 28, 2009 2:10:15 PM Ignore aeronutt Report Abuse I'm all-in on a boycott that will actually work, not just delay my purchase by a few days: I just filled my truck with 24 gallons of homemade biodiesel. It cost me about 12 bucks to make it. I could do this all summer until they decide to lower the prices again. (green hat on!)
GooseMI Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:15,121 Points:1,993,095 Joined:Sep 2007	Message Posted: Mar 28, 2009 8:25:27 AM Ignore GooseMI Report Abuse If you don't fill up and buy the gas someone else will. This is nothing more than an inconvenience and a mini boycott. Demand is demand, supply is supply, regardless if you fill up half of a tank today and half of a tank tomorrow.
cornerman Veteran Author Idaho Posts:279 Points:5,360 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Mar 27, 2009 12:27:30 PM Ignore cornerman Report Abuse Doesnt take a rocket scientist to figure out that gas is going to rise and it has allready started will not stop now til October.For one thing the government is in bed with the auto mmakers now.The auto makers are producing the battery ran cars now ten fold.Now if gas stays down are people gonna buy those cars?Oil cmpanies have cut back on refining!Credit card companies are making big money the higher the price is on gasoline!The government is in bed with them as well!We will never have the right type of automobile now no matter what unless we buy one and let it sit for 2 or 3 years to let the new trend pass.See when everyone went diesel diesel prices went above gasoline.They dropped diesel this winter now it is above premium gasoline again because they made attractive prices again on diesel,people went out and boughht the diesel rigs again and now we are gonna see them gouge those people.Gas will rise to 350 a gallon real soon and wham they will be selling the battery cars. Watch out for what it is gonna cost you to replace thae battery in those cars once that happens. Have a good day and one simple thing we can do to ty and help the economy in my opinion is to pay cash for what we need eliminate credit card companies from raping business and driving up everyones cost. VERY SIMPLE
sgibbs2008 Rookie Author Charlotte Posts:58 Points:4,580 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Mar 26, 2009 6:30:43 AM Ignore sgibbs2008 Report Abuse You all should care! haven't anyone learned ANYTHING FROM A YEAR AGO!!!!! Watch it go back up to $4 AGAIN DUE TO OUR REPEATING MISTAKES. NOW IS THE TIME TO BTICH AND COMPLAIN!!!!
mechanic2008 Veteran Author Illinois Posts:322 Points:5,000 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 26, 2009 3:15:02 AM Ignore mechanic2008 Report Abuse It is never in demand if 50% of the people slow down and drive less. Oil companies have you scared if you think it is in demand.
UP-Skier Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:13,356 Points:2,958,045 Joined:Oct 2002	Message Posted: Mar 25, 2009 3:43:38 PM Ignore UP-Skier Report Abuse Since the price may never come down and I need the gas I think that I will get it.
TheBradMan Rookie Author Minnesota Posts:63 Points:25,505 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 23, 2009 2:27:12 PM Ignore TheBradMan Report Abuse "Since Gas went up 20 cents a gallon - refuse to fill up until it comes down! " Another far out post! Hey Chet, looks like you will be walking for awhile, as gas prices will continue to rise as we head into the higher demand time of year.
bestpuppy Champion Author Lancaster Posts:2,180 Points:541,895 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Mar 16, 2009 4:27:18 PM Ignore bestpuppy Report Abuse cut back on your driving by 10% and that will in effect drop the gas price by .20 / gallon......and increae gas inventories at the same time.
slicky562 Sophomore Author Los Angeles Posts:128 Points:32,200 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Mar 16, 2009 3:18:12 PM Ignore slicky562 Report Abuse who cares if gas went up 20 cents? At least it's not over $4/gallon right now.
bestpuppy Champion Author Lancaster Posts:2,180 Points:541,895 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2009 1:39:31 PM Ignore bestpuppy Report Abuse When I get home Friday nights, the car does not run again until I drive to work Monday morning. I choose to buy a house where I can live within walking distance of the store, church and groceries. Next, I'm looking at one of those solar power golf carts to get me to work.....10 miles one way, back roads. My goal is to get off the "grid" one step at a time. Last year I installed a wood pellet stove and I have been burning "waste sawdust" (wood pellets) ever since. Not one drop of oil since the install. the house is toasty, the water is hot and my money is being paid to my neighbor (who doesn't want to blow me up) who arranges to have the wood pellets delivered to the back door.
cornerman Veteran Author Idaho Posts:279 Points:5,360 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2009 11:53:51 AM Ignore cornerman Report Abuse Gas wont be going down for awhile do not kid yourself only way it will is if people quit using credit cards and go to paying cash
gashogMO All-Star Author St. Louis Posts:520 Points:113,405 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2009 3:16:24 PM Ignore gashogMO Report Abuse I'm not asking you to give up buying gas, just don't fill up when the price spikes and force the Gas suppliers to lower the price by buying the minimum amount and keep it in the ground until they lower the price. Trust me if everyone would not buy gas for only one day we would get their attention!
Alex9990 Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:7,186 Points:1,707,190 Joined:May 2003	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2009 8:49:31 AM Ignore Alex9990 Report Abuse hard to refuse unless I can buy the house just next door to where I work... Then all I'd have to do is walk across the street to work.
jimmytwoguns Champion Author Kansas Posts:6,005 Points:847,515 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2009 10:50:59 AM Ignore jimmytwoguns Report Abuse Hope you have some comfortable walking sneakers there pilgrim, for me I believe I'll pass.
CaptSquid Champion Author Billings Posts:25,637 Points:3,174,865 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2009 9:56:03 AM Ignore CaptSquid Report Abuse What word is "u?"
trainbobmd Champion Author Baltimore Posts:7,045 Points:879,720 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2009 6:15:11 AM Ignore trainbobmd Report Abuse U get less gas mileage as u have to keep stopping to get gas.
CaptSquid Champion Author Billings Posts:25,637 Points:3,174,865 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2009 3:48:09 AM Ignore CaptSquid Report Abuse Where do you come up with these half-hatched ideas?
catfish99 Champion Author Wilmington Posts:13,945 Points:2,492,525 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2009 2:46:37 AM Ignore catfish99 Report Abuse And exactly what would this accomplish, besides making you feel good?