CNN: Fed up station owner shuts off gas pumps
I've seen this idea float around the internet from time to time. Seems like every May, someone decides that if gas companies didn't make money for a day, it would make some huge difference.
This year, some idiot in Wisconsin actually decided that closing his station would be a good way to effect the price of gas. The best quote was "Schwartz called that [price] 'outrageous' and said even he can't fill up his SUV at that price." Good. Maybe sustained high prices will finally convince people that buying a car that gets less 18 MPG that you drive everday is not a good idea.
What's the logic behind this? Sure, if no one bought gas on a given day, gas station owners will be out $3 billion for the day. But its not like we're using $3 billion less in gas. If you don't buy gas one day, that just means you are going to have to buy it some other day. That's a net $0 difference idiot.
If you want to change the price of gas, there is only method that is going to have any effect:
5 years ago
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Why don't people think first? What a concept!
Considering that rent is payed monthly and gas companies report every 3 months, not buying gas for 1 day doesn't mean anything.
Now moving closer to work, buying a fuel efficient car, buying bulk staple items, keeping your tire pressure good, tuning up your engine, driving slower, keeping junk items out of your car, etc... those kinds of things can save gas.
Doing any of those can improve your fuel efficiency to its maximum. You can't possibly get more fuel efficiency than what the sticker showed. The way those guys drive is so unrealistic that I'm amazed they're even allowed to post it. Most people get about 80% of their fuel efficiency because of the things I mentioned above. I drive too fast and that drops the 35 mpg I'm supposed to get down to about 32.
!Political Biases!: Buy Fuel efficiency regardless of nation (hopefully US).
Don't buy Citgo Gas. Hugo Chavez is centralizing the nations media. ie. he's pulling a Castro.
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