Turbofalke Member 658 Member For: 20y 4m 19d Location: Mexico Posted 08/09/05 06:00 AM Share Posted 08/09/05 06:00 AM This one's been around a few times. I fill up every week. That means that I dont visit a servo 6 out of 7 days in a week. So if I make sure that the 22nd is one of those days, then no problem. Rather than have a day where we all dont fill up. Why not have a day where we all DO fill up and drain every servo in Aust, there wont be time to react to pricing and the major oil co's will not be able to keep up with demand and breach their supply agreements with local operators. Rather than starve ourselves, why not stave the suppliers.Ironic yes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jEtONiT Donating Members 1,817 Member For: 21y 4m 26d Gender: Not Telling Location: next door.. Posted 08/09/05 07:31 AM Share Posted 08/09/05 07:31 AM Turbofalke said: This one's been around a few times. I fill up every week. That means that I dont visit a servo 6 out of 7 days in a week. So if I make sure that the 22nd is one of those days, then no problem. Rather than have a day where we all dont fill up. Why not have a day where we all DO fill up and drain every servo in Aust, there wont be time to react to pricing and the major oil co's will not be able to keep up with demand and breach their supply agreements with local operators. Rather than starve ourselves, why not stave the suppliers.Ironic yes?very smart man..now if only I could fill up my mountain bike with premium I like that idea.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NT TURBO Member 1,128 Member For: 22y 19d Gender: Male Location: Darwin NT Posted 08/09/05 08:14 AM Share Posted 08/09/05 08:14 AM NOS, I think you will find road laws are aplicable to any road/driveway, open to and accessed by the public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicksy still kicking around Member 1,789 Member For: 22y 11d Gender: Male Location: Mackay Posted 08/09/05 09:12 AM Share Posted 08/09/05 09:12 AM can some one please send that email to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomchic Just because it is, doesn't mean it should be..... Lifetime Members 14,092 Member For: 20y 6m 21d Gender: Female Location: Noosa QLD Posted 08/09/05 03:23 PM Share Posted 08/09/05 03:23 PM Mr Turbo said: sixfan said: this little gem has done the rounds on the emails already....<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Well I didnt get it... <{POST_SNAPBACK}>me either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trough Lolly Member 4,349 Member For: 20y 6m 25d Gender: Male Location: Mildura Posted 08/09/05 03:26 PM Author Share Posted 08/09/05 03:26 PM harvestgreenxr said: can some one please send that email to me<{POST_SNAPBACK}> just copy and paste it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvyk Member 1,070 Member For: 20y 1m 1d Location: The North Cooma End of Canberra... Posted 08/09/05 11:42 PM Share Posted 08/09/05 11:42 PM Turbofalke said: This one's been around a few times. I fill up every week. That means that I dont visit a servo 6 out of 7 days in a week. So if I make sure that the 22nd is one of those days, then no problem. Rather than have a day where we all dont fill up. Why not have a day where we all DO fill up and drain every servo in Aust, there wont be time to react to pricing and the major oil co's will not be able to keep up with demand and breach their supply agreements with local operators. Rather than starve ourselves, why not stave the suppliers.Ironic yes?<{POST_SNAPBACK}>I think stave their fuel supply is a good idea... But sadly they know that anything we do is fruitless... Unless we can find an alternate source of fuel other than petrol (I'm thinking cooking oil here) they know that there is SweetFA that we can do that is truly going to stop them... (BTW cooking oil can be used to power cars, there is a guy in CBR that drives his car around on the stuff, I think the only catch is that it needs to be a diesel...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Member 827 Member For: 20y 1m 5d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 09/09/05 12:13 AM Share Posted 09/09/05 12:13 AM What a good idea!!! NOT!Dont fill up for 1 day and the Oil companies lose a couple of million.. So what do they do.They just make up for it over the next month by raising fuel prices a little more and for a extended period of time!Its unfortunate when a person of small mind gets in front of a computer and thinks up a 'good idea' and then spams it out via email.. Sheep mentality takes over.. "if I got it via email it must be a good idea!"When will people start using their brain matter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 11m 8d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 09/09/05 12:16 AM Share Posted 09/09/05 12:16 AM Unless everyone stopped USING fuel for a week then it would have minimal impact. And what are the chances of that happening?But back to the original plan, you don't buy fuel on a given day but it means you will either fill up before or after the day to compensate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BA_Turbs Member 836 Member For: 21y 7m 13d Gender: Male Posted 09/09/05 12:22 AM Share Posted 09/09/05 12:22 AM So we don't buy fuel on the 22nd. Are we going to sit at home and not drive to work that day either? Ignoring the fact that this concept has been around since before I had a drivers licence (fuel hits 70c a litre, lets all not buy fuel for a day), it pointless. Let's say that you use 60litres of fuel a week normally. You're still going to use 60 litres this week again, you'll just fill up the day before or a day later (or run out of petrol and have to be towed, 'cos you can't buy fuel). Oil companies aren't stupid, they will apply the same logic as I.The entire thing is a complete waste of everyone's time, including mine posting this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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