alright, we all hate the gas prices, thats a given.


but, if we just sit by and keep paying the current prices, they are just going to keep going up....


also, there's no reason for it!! this all started when we went to war, ok, we bought that reason, but, seriously, is there a reason for the current prices?


why cant we all just pick a day, make sure everyone is in agreement, and then not go anywhere..... not to work, not to the store, not to the movie, not ANYWHERE!!! I'm sure if we kept that up for a minute, no stores open, noone at work, nothing being bought - maybe our stupid ass president would take note that we DONT appreciate the bullshit and stop trying to rape the hard working families in america....

if this doesnt stop,
people, we are fucked

I'll say HELL NO, but I'm sitting while I do it.

JerseyKRS said:

smartass....

nakedpianoplayer said:

FATass, that's why I'm not standing up.

JerseyKRS said:

I'm still waiting for my "We all must unite and boycott buying gas on such-and-such-date!" email.

Those always work.

I hate these high prices.

My hunch is it's the only thing that will spur the age of hydrogen vehicles though. If it's cheaper to go hydrogen than gas, that's the only thing that will swap us over.

So maybe, this scary trend is what we need.

But seriously, folks...

I look at it this way: it is completely and utterly ridiculous that we're still using gasoline in 2008; there is absolutely no need for it.

But, no sense in bitchin' 'bout the price on message boards or via email; these "boycotts" never work.

Do I think it's ridiculous that I'm paying almost $60 to fill up my car? Sure. While I'm lucky in that I can afford it, I still wouldn't waste my time with any of these proposed boycotts if money was tight.

Imago said:

Did you ever see that doc about how they killed the electric car?

Ace said:

its nice that you can afford it...
there are others who cant...

Ace said:

The thing is, they don't work because they can't last.

For most Americans walking to work isn't an option. We can't afford to lose our jobs, so even if we take one day off from gasoline consumption, everyone knows we'll be right back to our regular consumption tomorrow.

The Montgomery bus boycotts worked because there were alternatives. People banded together and carpooled, walked, etc. And they kept that shit up for almost a year.

nakedpianoplayer said:

Is there some magical device on my computer that allows only me to see the end of my last sentence?

FunkMistress said:

Yes. And also that most people can't be arsed to take part in the first place.

FunkMistress said:

also that would cause the demand to spike for a day or two which would send prices up even higher.

Ace said:

nope.

I heard about it on NPR though.

Stop bitching about it. Over here gas is $2.30 per LITRE. That's $8.74 per GALLON.

eikonoklastes said:

Its more in England

Rollerblades, bicycles and basically feet. It's all you need to go from place to place

ArielB said:

don't forget public transit, if you happen to be a city dweller.

Anxiety said:

Once I get Danny transferred to the burbs, I'm back on public transportation. Not only will I depend less on gasoline, but it will be way less stressful than driving.

REDFEATHERS said:

Bullshit.

eikonoklastes said:

It is always more expensive in UK

eikonoklastes said:

fo'real!!!!!

Americans.....always bitching 'bout nuthing!

God, do we HAVE to listen to all these euro's? We are American aren't we? Isn't there an ignore foriegners button on this site??

JerseyKRS said:

oh god, we need that ASAP

evenstar3 said:

JerseyKRS said:

cheetah-spots idiot!!!!

nakedpianoplayer said:

I've actually thought about this very thing a few times throughout the years, but not just when gas prices are out of control. I've often thought what would happen if EVERYBODY picked a day to say, "F#*K it!", and didn't go ANYWHERE, use ANY alternate power sources.

I think this would be a hilarious day.

Stymie said:

God Stymie please don't get on the bus. I hope you are referring to the train instead. Everytime I got on CTA we were almost involved in an accident. I told my wife I was never getting on a Chicago city bus again. Right after that experince my mom-in-law was involved in an accident with a bus. She got a nice chunk of money in a settlement, of course, but she's still in pain.

Adisa said:

God no. CTA doesn't run in the burbs, thank God.