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Capitaldawg71 Sophomore Author Columbus Posts:119 Points:14,470 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Mar 6, 2012 5:55:23 PM Ignore Capitaldawg71 Report Abuse march 17 no one buy any gas

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march 17 no one buy any gas

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maxstar Champion Author Chicago Posts:18,484 Points:809,545 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Mar 21, 2012 11:25:51 PM Ignore maxstar Report Abuse Gas_Buddy: Any comments on why he did not come back to this thread to announce his success and prove all the naysayers wrong?
Gas_Buddy Champion Author Maryland Posts:25,967 Points:3,033,090 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Mar 21, 2012 10:29:42 PM Ignore Gas_Buddy Report Abuse I asked Capitaldawg71, in a whiteboard message, if he could provide an update (as I assumed he wouldn't return to this thread that the started). He sent me the following whiteboard message:by Capitaldawg71 Today hey there good buddy... it went very well i might say,,, stopped the flow of millions of barrels of oil that day it was crazy you should have been there,,,, take care good buddy~! and drive slow,,,,,,,,,,
RickyBee Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:3,199 Points:709,565 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Mar 21, 2012 7:32:22 PM Ignore RickyBee Report Abuse My guess is that we'll never here from Capitaldawg71 again. He's just like the rest, calls for a boycott and then runs away after he realizes it was a bad idea.
jdhelm Champion Author Iowa Posts:11,848 Points:1,197,915 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2012 10:18:12 PM Ignore jdhelm Report Abuse hey, i saw this boycott on myspace, twitter and facebook. the boycott name got posted to over 7.3 million people, it's boycott name is: mytwitface boycott - only 3 people signed up tho - kinda disappointing, huh.
Gas_Buddy Champion Author Maryland Posts:25,967 Points:3,033,090 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2012 9:19:41 PM Ignore Gas_Buddy Report Abuse Assuming Capitaldawg71 is still collecting information on the results of the boycott, I've sent him a whiteboard message, something others may want to do in case he's too shy to brag in public about the success, as follows: Can you let us know the results of the March 17 boycott you called for? The one in which you told us not to buy gas on that date. I haven't seen any newspaper, television or radio coverage of how successful the boycott was, nor how gas stations reacted in response to the boycott. I hope to hear from you soon with the results. Thanks.
jdhelm Champion Author Iowa Posts:11,848 Points:1,197,915 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2012 8:51:06 PM Ignore jdhelm Report Abuse haha, her bowling average sucks, it's 149, which surprised me, i thot she might be less then that. she's on your team
seabrz7 Champion Author California Posts:1,400 Points:224,810 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2012 7:28:09 PM Ignore seabrz7 Report Abuse wow the gas prices really dropped over that boycott....NOT
RickyBee Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:3,199 Points:709,565 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2012 7:20:55 PM Ignore RickyBee Report Abuse Just curious, lol, did Capitaldawg come back to tell us how the Boycott went? No, as suspected.
maxstar Champion Author Chicago Posts:18,484 Points:809,545 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2012 1:24:25 AM Ignore maxstar Report Abuse What is her bowling average?
jdhelm Champion Author Iowa Posts:11,848 Points:1,197,915 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 8:29:58 PM Ignore jdhelm Report Abuse i knew it - i'm sending you the bill for Diane Sawyer's meal that I paid for - she autographed it, btw
maxstar Champion Author Chicago Posts:18,484 Points:809,545 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Mar 18, 2012 2:06:39 PM Ignore maxstar Report Abuse Sorry I did not make the party jd. And I am sorry for all the commotion. I should never had mentioned the event to my broadcasting friend. I hope you were able to keep them away from your Boulevard. [Edited by: maxstar at 3/18/2012 2:08:52 PM EST]
jdhelm Champion Author Iowa Posts:11,848 Points:1,197,915 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Mar 18, 2012 10:12:27 AM Ignore jdhelm Report Abuse umm, we gad 72 major tv network trucks here, all broadcasting lve via their big satellite dishes. seems that the shutdown of our whole county seat town's 7 gas stations in our town of 5021 folks, was hit very hard by this boycott. now none of us have enuff gas to get outta town to go by gas. seems odd dont it. anyhow, to lighten the attitude of all the folks of this here county seat town, i have agreed to stop my boycott of christmas candy - but not til after the elections this coming november. all 5020 other folks massed in great cheers to that news. our problem remains, with all the boycott'n go'n on here, those 72 semi trucks cant buy diesel enuff to get the sam hill outta town. they all sold their trucks and we are now use'n em for housing - actually mobile housing - well, if we can get any diesel to move em and make em mobile. by the way our town grew as each semi had a crew of 17 folks. now i dont have one of them fancy kakalators on my cell phone, so ya put 72 down on a paper and times it by 17 = lets see, ummm , thats 7 times 2 = 14, put down 4 and carry the 1, then 7 times 7 is 49 plus thw 1 carried is 50. then ya times 1 times 72 and ya put down 720 - well see ya gotta move it over one place cuz it's a tens multiplier - hope ya paid attention in math class, we didnt have cash registers to tell us how much change ya get back from a $5 bill. anyhow, ya come up with 1224 extra folks here in town. we dont have enuff food to feed that many folks extra, so be'ns they wuz all liberal news maker-uppers, we just hired the peter piper fella to play his pipe and he marched em all down to the lake, where they all jumped in and went away. and that my firnds, is how we used to entertain folks back in my day before tv n stuff. sure beats text n drive'n while be'n dumber then a corn cob killin folks on the road while yer text'n, huh? well - anyhow . . . never mind. just have a good day.
HeavyDuty_cache Champion Author Omaha Posts:12,975 Points:2,482,710 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 18, 2012 3:54:00 AM Ignore HeavyDuty_cache Report Abuse How did that big boycott go for ya? How many oil companies did you force to shut down or how many lowered their prices?
Gas_Buddy Champion Author Maryland Posts:25,967 Points:3,033,090 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Mar 17, 2012 10:18:55 PM Ignore Gas_Buddy Report Abuse NikkiAL: You wrote: "Does this ever work or even draw attention to whom it should matter?" It doesn't work or even draw attention "to whom it should matter" any more than this website works to get people to post gas prices with any regularity. With ANY regularity. I mean, we've got some members who've been here a month and have as little as 1,025 points (or less); that means that, despite the price of gas being supposedly important, they've made less than 6 gas price posts, less than 2 per week. If they don't have enough initiative to post any more frequently than that, how do you expect someone anonymously not buying gas on on random day to have any impact?
Roadburner440 Sophomore Author Virginia Beach Posts:186 Points:82,285 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Mar 17, 2012 10:12:17 PM Ignore Roadburner440 Report Abuse I haven't bought gas since November and it hasn't helped either. Ah well.
NikkiAL Rookie Author Alabama Posts:4 Points:1,025 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Mar 17, 2012 7:42:47 PM Ignore NikkiAL Report Abuse Does this ever work or even draw attention to whom it should matter? Just curious .
Gas_Buddy Champion Author Maryland Posts:25,967 Points:3,033,090 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Mar 17, 2012 7:03:49 PM Ignore Gas_Buddy Report Abuse Busymomma56: You're saying that, because you didn't buy gas on a certain day, one specific day, you actually expected gas prices to change? a First, you don't buy gas every day to begin with. Second, you didn't say that you didn't use gas that you already bought, and you didn't say that you changed any of your daily driving. So, even if you didn't buy gas on that one specific day, what changes have you done to affect gas prices? sa Let me say that another way. You always do your grocery shopping on Wednesday and something came up today, Saturday, and you knew that you couldn't shop on Wednesday - the same thing as if you're planning to not buy gas on March 17, something you're planning in advance - and you decide to shop, instead, the day before or the day after, what's the difference? Do you really think that the supermarkets will drop all their prices because you didn't shop on Wednesday? If you're still eating the food you already have, and you still have some in the kitchen, it doesn't make any difference if you buy a day early, on the regular day, or a day later. Said, even another way: Did you previously plan on buying gas on March 17? I mean do you buy gas every day, or could March 17 have been a day you wouldn't buy gas anyway? Sorry, but if you're not changing your driving habits, your gas usage, it doesn't matter what one day you don't buy gas.
Busymomma56 Sophomore Author Utah Posts:224 Points:52,120 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Mar 17, 2012 6:51:15 PM Ignore Busymomma56 Report Abuse Does this ever work? I have done it several times now and the price is still high
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,289 Points:3,253,470 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Mar 17, 2012 4:18:57 PM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse Orange beer, green beer, yellow beer, black beer, white beer, puce beer! As long as it ain't a lite beer!
maxstar Champion Author Chicago Posts:18,484 Points:809,545 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Mar 17, 2012 11:25:10 AM Ignore maxstar Report Abuse Drink orange beer? No way!
Gas_Buddy Champion Author Maryland Posts:25,967 Points:3,033,090 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Mar 17, 2012 11:02:53 AM Ignore Gas_Buddy Report Abuse Today is March 17. I'm sure Capitaldawg17 has been too busy to participate in this thread he started, calling for a boycott and wanting us to support his call. I wonder if he'll be too busy to tell us about the boycott's success and what it achieved. Or didn't achieve.
jdhelm Champion Author Iowa Posts:11,848 Points:1,197,915 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Mar 17, 2012 10:38:25 AM Ignore jdhelm Report Abuse boycott green beer - drink orange beer
gasmask78 Champion Author Virginia Posts:2,273 Points:444,615 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Mar 17, 2012 12:34:46 AM Ignore gasmask78 Report Abuse happy st patty's everyone!!
Bronco_Rob Sophomore Author Orange County Posts:107 Points:29,120 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Mar 16, 2012 12:25:20 PM Ignore Bronco_Rob Report Abuse blah blah blah...
jdhelm Champion Author Iowa Posts:11,848 Points:1,197,915 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Mar 16, 2012 7:58:45 AM Ignore jdhelm Report Abuse i can honestly say, growing up on a dairy farm-milking over 360 cows, we never tip'd a cow - never even heard of it, however, there's this fella who rodeo bulls, i could ask him if we could try to tip one of them around midnight
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,289 Points:3,253,470 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Mar 16, 2012 6:49:52 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse No bowling! Cow tipping maybe!
jdhelm Champion Author Iowa Posts:11,848 Points:1,197,915 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Mar 16, 2012 1:04:50 AM Ignore jdhelm Report Abuse here it comes
jdhelm Champion Author Iowa Posts:11,848 Points:1,197,915 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2012 8:23:02 PM Ignore jdhelm Report Abuse hahahahaha, you won't be able to stand, let alone bowl - but sure, bowling - this should be fun, hahahahaha
maxstar Champion Author Chicago Posts:18,484 Points:809,545 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2012 7:08:35 PM Ignore maxstar Report Abuse and then bowling?
jdhelm Champion Author Iowa Posts:11,848 Points:1,197,915 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2012 6:54:24 PM Ignore jdhelm Report Abuse and then we're gonna go over to the Westphalia Klub Haus for more beer and reubens - it's the only bar that is owned b y a Catholic church, and it's here in western Iowa uffda, it's a small joint that has some of the best food and drinks.
jdhelm Champion Author Iowa Posts:11,848 Points:1,197,915 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2012 6:52:09 PM Ignore jdhelm Report Abuse well, we have the following: Guinness, George Killian, Boulevard, Harp, Jameson Irish Whiskey, Baileys Irish Cream, Ruebens, Irish Soda bread, Cahill cheddar, Kerrygold Irish cheese, corned beef brisket, DeLusso deli rueben sandwiches, green mint cheesecake and Leinenkugle
65ChevyNH Sophomore Author New Hampshire Posts:136 Points:34,315 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2012 4:06:36 PM Ignore 65ChevyNH Report Abuse Half and half for me this 17th. Gas, car pooling on that day.
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,289 Points:3,253,470 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 6:54:51 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse What kind a beer ya got JD? If it ain't Irish beer for St. Patty's Day, it's sh*t.
maxstar Champion Author Chicago Posts:18,484 Points:809,545 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 1:15:51 AM Ignore maxstar Report Abuse JD: Beer and Grilled steak sound great.
Jescareno22 Veteran Author Toms River Posts:303 Points:58,070 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2012 7:46:14 PM Ignore Jescareno22 Report Abuse no
RickyBee Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:3,199 Points:709,565 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2012 7:27:33 PM Ignore RickyBee Report Abuse Always seems to happen with these people that suggest boycott's. They start the discussion and then bailout with no explanation. They don't even come back to defend their position. We've, Gas_Buddy and I, have seen this before. To think too that most of Capitaldawg71's point have come from forum posts and not price posts shows that he has lost sight of what this site is all about. [Edited by: RickyBee at 3/13/2012 7:28:50 PM EST]
Gas_Buddy Champion Author Maryland Posts:25,967 Points:3,033,090 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2012 12:42:35 PM Ignore Gas_Buddy Report Abuse I'm going to guess that Capitaldawg71 isn't going to tell us anything more about his suggested "march 17 no one buy any gas". But then I, as he's still got the 116 message posts and 14,060 points he had before, that he's not going out of his way to post gas prices, either. Always nice, to help your fellow Gas Buddy members by throwing out random statements or ideas but not having to explain them or take any real action, such as the difficult work of posting more than one gas price a month.
CaptDave2012 All-Star Author Arkansas Posts:695 Points:24,735 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2012 12:35:30 PM Ignore CaptDave2012 Report Abuse Doubt it will send the right message to the right people. Buy I will play.
jdhelm Champion Author Iowa Posts:11,848 Points:1,197,915 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2012 10:31:34 AM Ignore jdhelm Report Abuse dont bring anything, i got it all covered
maxstar Champion Author Chicago Posts:18,484 Points:809,545 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2012 10:04:35 AM Ignore maxstar Report Abuse I'll need to stop at Costco to get a case of Guinness and a case of Smithwick's. No time to stop for the Rye.
jdhelm Champion Author Iowa Posts:11,848 Points:1,197,915 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2012 9:20:28 AM Ignore jdhelm Report Abuse 4 days, the beer fridge is full, steaks are ready to grill, bowling lanes reserved
kxy4fw Champion Author Denver Posts:1,226 Points:275,255 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2012 9:04:35 AM Ignore kxy4fw Report Abuse ???
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,289 Points:3,253,470 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2012 6:53:43 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse After a few Guinness and Harp I will have gas!
HEDGEHOGS All-Star Author Illinois Posts:625 Points:16,940 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 8:53:38 PM Ignore HEDGEHOGS Report Abuse after drinking guiness all day, i won't be driving.
RickyBee Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:3,199 Points:709,565 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2012 7:36:04 PM Ignore RickyBee Report Abuse Think I'll sit down with some Tullamore Dew on the 17th after I get gas.
jdhelm Champion Author Iowa Posts:11,848 Points:1,197,915 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2012 4:07:24 PM Ignore jdhelm Report Abuse u 2 guys, bring yer better halves, we have 3 empty bed rooms, and we'll grill some steaks and have some leinies and some templeton rye and then go bowling
OhioGuy65 Rookie Author Ohio Posts:54 Points:44,640 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2012 11:29:06 AM Ignore OhioGuy65 Report Abuse Great Idea, except that it won't work. Truckers have tried strikes over the years to get things done and it went nowhere. All the oil companies, most of which are foreign owned, want to push us back into a major recession as they are intent on taking over this country while we have a president that doesn't have the knowledge or the backbone to stop it.
Michael29644 Champion Author Greenville Posts:4,961 Points:842,300 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2012 10:59:39 AM Ignore Michael29644 Report Abuse DTroytNC, "It would be more effective to boycott one oil companies products (gas stations) until they lowered their prices. Then you switch to another company. It would send a strong message if a majority of American consumers could unite to pull something like this off." No, it wouldn't. This subject has been hashed out here many more times than I care to count. BTW, in virtually all cases, the oil companies don't own the stations. They are franchised. Plus, oil extracted by Shell is likely to be refined by a refinery owned by another company, like Marathon, and sold at yet another branded station, like Citgo. The only people you would be hurting are the station owners, who are the ones least in the position to control prices.
maxstar Champion Author Chicago Posts:18,484 Points:809,545 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2012 10:32:16 AM Ignore maxstar Report Abuse Like you way of thinking scout. I'll have a bit of Guinness and some Red Breast.
DTroytNC Veteran Author Charlotte Posts:366 Points:62,510 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2012 10:14:00 AM Ignore DTroytNC Report Abuse Boycotting gas one day and then buying more the next is not going to pressure anyone. It would be more effective to boycott one oil companies products (gas stations) until they lowered their prices. Then you switch to another company. It would send a strong message if a majority of American consumers could unite to pull something like this off.