No Petrol Day

[Cruiser]

Sounds like a good idea.


NO PETROL DAY
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>> Be sure to Mark your calendars
>> FRIDAY February 22, 2008
>> Please try and forward to as many people as you can
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>> IT HAS BEEN CALCULATED THAT IF EVERYONE IN AUSTRALIA DID NOT PURCHASE A
>> DROP OF PETROL FOR ONE DAY AND ALL AT THE SAME TIME, THE OIL COMPANIES WOULD
>> CHOKE ON THEIR STOCKPILES.
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>> AT THE SAME TIME IT WOULD HIT THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY WITH A
>> NET LOSS OVER 4.6 BILLION DOLLARS WHICH AFFECTS THE BOTTOM LINES OF THE OIL
>> COMPANIES.
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>> THEREFORE FRIDAY FEBRUARY 22nd HAS BEEN FORMALLY
>> DECLARED STICK IT UP THEIR ASS' DAY AND THE PEOPLE OF THIS NATION SHOULD NOT
>> BUY A SINGLE DROP OF PETROL THAT DAY. THE ONLY WAY THIS CAN BE DONE IS IF
>> YOU FORWARD THIS E-MAIL TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS YOU CAN AND AS QUICKLY
>> AS YOU CAN TO GET THE WORD OUT.
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>> WAITING FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO STEP IN AND CONTROL THE
>> PRICES ? IT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE REDUCTION AND
>> CONTROL IN PRICES THE ARAB NATIONS PROMISED LONG AGO?
>> THE PRICES JUST KEEP GOING UP AND WE NEED TO STOP IT
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>> PETROL PRICES ARE CAUSING OTHER EFFECTS; AIRLINES ARE FORCED TO RAISE THEIR
>> PRICES, AS ARE TRUCKING COMPANIES . THIS INCREASES PRICES ON
>> EVERYTHING THAT IS SHIPPED. THINGS LIKE FOOD, CLOTHING,
>> BUILDING SUPPLIES MEDICAL SUPPLIES ETC. WHO PAYS IN THE END? WE DO! WE CAN
>> MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IF THEY DON'T GET THE MESSAGE AFTER ONE DAY,WE WILL DO IT
>> AGAIN AND AGAIN. SO DO YOUR PART AND SPREAD THE WORD. FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO
>> EVERYONE YOU KNOW. MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND MAKE
>> FEBRUARY 22nd
>> THE DAY CITIZENS OF AUSTRALIA SAY 'ENOUGH IS ENOUGH'

[abaddonxi]

Codswallop.

Cheers
Simon

[dobbo]

Ok

Thats the day I'll buy diesel, no lineup.

[Fusion]

price of oil today was $92 a barrel . and our fuel prices haven't come down from when it was $100 a barrel . would love to give some of these fuel station a good butt kickin :mad::twisted:

[Blknight.aus]

funny my local servo has dropped on average 4cpl in hte last 3 weeks. and thats after the "its just a coincidence price rise on pay thursday" price rises.

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Sounds like a good idea.


NO PETROL DAY

>> Be sure to Mark your calendars
>> [B][B]FRIDAY February 22, 2008

>> IT HAS BEEN CALCULATED THAT IF EVERYONE IN AUSTRALIA DID NOT PURCHASE A
>> DROP OF PETROL FOR ONE DAY AND ALL AT THE SAME TIME, THE OIL COMPANIES WOULD
>> CHOKE ON THEIR STOCKPILES.
>>
>> AT THE SAME TIME IT WOULD HIT THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY WITH A
>> NET LOSS OVER 4.6 BILLION DOLLARS WHICH AFFECTS THE BOTTOM LINES OF THE OIL COMPANIES.
Geez I hate it when people
merely change the country name in some SPAM email that has been passed around the US and now made it to Australia.

Just think about it - for the Oil Companies to lose $A4.6B in 1 day

every man woman and child in Australia would have to not buy $230.00 of fuel.

When was the last time you and everyone else in your family bought $230.00 fuel on the same day (everyday)?

Get over it - it is absolute codswollop!

Diana

[adm333]

Furthermore, for them to make an actual loss, wouldn't everyone have to actually steal the petrol ?

Lost revenue is slightly different to a financial loss and in any case would most likely affect the site operators / franchisees more so than the oil company.

Oh ..... and if you don't pass this on to 50 people in the next 10 seconds your head will disappear up your own clacker !

:confused:

[Ken]

The only SPAM we like here comes in a tin :D:D:D:D:D

[CraigE]

They make it back up the day after when everyone has to fuel up anyway.;)

[dobbo]

The only SPAM we like here comes in a tin :D:D:D:D:D

Not true the monty Python song was as good as the food.

[BMKal]

Oh ..... and if you don't pass this on to 50 people in the next 10 seconds your head will disappear up your own clacker !

:confused:

Gold !!!!! :Rolling::Rolling::Rolling:

[markyc]

They make it back up the day after when everyone has to fuel up anyway.;)

True! How long could/would you hold out for?
Granted it's symbolic but we might as well boycott food shopping; the peasants will crack sooner rather than later!
Someone should take Krudd to task over the double dipping for starters...

[FenianEel]

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Geez I hate it when people
merely change the country name in some SPAM email that has been passed around the US and now made it to Australia.


x 10

There are a few of these getting around at the moment

P.S. The only petrol I buy is for the mower and the brushcutter:p

[dobbo]

x 10

There are a few of these getting around at the moment

P.S. The only petrol I buy is for the mower and the brushcutter:p

They'll run on that crap you QLDers call beer. Alternative is you could buy a goat, fatten him up and .................

[Dave_S]

If you really want to save on fuel, just drive less. Pretty obvious really. With the price of fuel (of any kind) these days, a push bike or decent pair of hiking boots looks like a very affordable alternative.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

mmmmm BEER!

I can feel a XXXX comin on!




oooh LOOK!

its 15 mins past opening!!!:eek:

what the hell am I doing here talking to you lot???

:burnrubber::beer::BigThumb:

[Fusion]

mmmmm BEER!

I can feel a XXXX comin on!




oooh LOOK!

its 15 mins past opening!!!:eek:

what the hell am I doing here talking to you lot???

:burnrubber::beer::BigThumb:


How can you call that beer mate :p:wasntme:.
Ya need a couple of good victorian beers down the hatch :p;)

[dobbo]

How can you call that beer mate :p:wasntme:.
Ya need a couple of good victorian beers down the hatch :p;)


AKA

Visitors Beer
Violence Brew
Vietnamese Bitter
Fiji Bitter
The Dole day special
Vomitus Bringerus
Victorian Bollocks
Cheap crud


VB? Why would you do that to your own body intentionally?

[Lotz-A-Landies]

... VB? Why would you do that to your own body intentionally?
Mick being a Victorian probably only drinks Melbourne Bitter!

Diana

[FenianEel]

Mick being a Victorian probably only drinks Melbourne Bitter!

Diana

Haha...
They used to make Brisbane Bitter, it was always at least $5 a carton cheaper, (when an expensive carton was $25).

It was known as "Brisbane River" and tasted worse

[Fusion]

AKA

Visitors Beer
Violence Brew
Vietnamese Bitter
Fiji Bitter
The Dole day special
Vomitus Bringerus
Victorian Bollocks
Cheap crud


VB? Why would you do that to your own body intentionally?

Howdy Dobbo , mate you couldn't pay me enough to drink that crud :p . Mainly drink Carlton draught and Melbourne bitter . Don't mind xxxx gold but normal xxxx is only good for degreaser :p:wasntme:

[Cruiser]

"Geez I hate it when people merely change the country name in some SPAM email that has been passed around the US and now made it to Australia."
Can you be sure that it is spam?

Just reading this thread is a reflection of the saying:
Divide and concur.
What is being shown here is that we seem not to be able to collectively agree on any strategy that will gain the attention of those we want to expose or defeat.

Most of us pay 30% tax + on each dollar we earn So if you pay $1.35 for fuel it really cost you $1.76 and then there is the sales tax and excise tax you pay on your $1.35 petrol. So now think how much you really pay.
Why is it the US can have a much lower price?

[FenianEel]

Why is it the US can have a much lower price?
Economies of scale and import power
More Production and facilities
US based oil companies
Economic and political power

We make up about 2% of the global economy and are at the bottom of the world geographically.

PS Venezuela pay about 8c litre at the pump:eek:, but they hate the yanks

[duncanw]

don't forget its got a lot to do with the amount of tax each government puts on the sale of petrol

the oil companies do a hell of a lot more work than a bottled water company but somehow a liter of bottled water costs more than petrol ;)

[Lotz-A-Landies]

"Geez I hate it when people merely change the country name in some SPAM email that has been passed around the US and now made it to Australia."
Can you be sure that it is spam?
Absolutely it's SPAM.

It's an unsolicited junk email and worse than that it has been forwarded multiple times.

That makes it SPAM go and see Wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-mail_spam)

Diana

[Ben]

Hey Cruiser, if you want your dollars to go somewhere good, Woolworths is giving 100% of all supermarket profits today to Country Women's Assoc. and Landcare.

And this one is real :)

Woolworths Drought Action Day 2008 (http://woolworthsdroughtaction.com.au/)

[isuzurover]

funny my local servo has dropped on average 4cpl in hte last 3 weeks. and thats after the "its just a coincidence price rise on pay thursday" price rises.

It's not a coincidence, fuel companies do what is called "discounting" on monday-wed, in order to try and even out supply during the week. When I worked at a refinery, the companies were open about this. Refineries prefer to run constantly (constant output), it costs $$$ to start up and shut down plant, so the discounting is an effort to even out demand.

Bottom line - is if you want to save money - fill up on a monday or tuesday. OR - WALK/RIDE like DaveS said.

Btw - as others have said, the "no fuel day" is a crock of $hit and doesn't work.

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Btw - as others have said, the "no fuel day" is a crock of $hit and doesn't work.

Now what would have an effect would be if everyone walked to work, for a week or maybe a month. It may not change the oil companies pricing, but it would be healthy for the people walking.

Diana :)

[Cruiser]

Hey Cruiser, if you want your dollars to go somewhere good, Woolworths is giving 100% of all supermarket profits today to Country Women's Assoc. and Landcare.

And this one is real :)

Woolworths Drought Action Day 2008 (http://woolworthsdroughtaction.com.au/)
Yep done that.