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Joel
Joined: 23 Mar 1999 Location: Mornington Peninsula
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I just received an email urging people not to buy petrol on this date.
Will you participate? |
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HAL
Please don't shout at me - I can't help it.
Joined: 17 Mar 2003
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Barring any unforseen circumstances. Who is your favorite Science Fiction author? |
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David
to wish impossible things
Joined: 27 Jul 2003 Location: the edge of the deep green sea
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is there a decent reason why? Is it somehow going to bring down petrol cost? I think not.
Oh yeah and its a Thursday too, people might need to go to work without having to catch public transport. _________________ "Every time we witness an injustice and do not act, we train our character to be passive in its presence." – Julian Assange |
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Joel
Joined: 23 Mar 1999 Location: Mornington Peninsula
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Apparently if there is a widespread boycott then it could cost petrol firms upto $4 billion in 24 hours. |
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David
to wish impossible things
Joined: 27 Jul 2003 Location: the edge of the deep green sea
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umm OK great revenge against the petrol firms but isn't it more likely they would then have to up the cost, to cover their losses? _________________ "Every time we witness an injustice and do not act, we train our character to be passive in its presence." – Julian Assange |
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Eunos
Joined: 07 Feb 2004
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David from Canberra wrote: | umm OK great revenge against the petrol firms but isn't it more likely they would then have to up the cost, to cover their losses? |
No.
Depending on their storage capacity it may force them into lowering the price to get the fuel running out of their depots again.
i'm sure a production line creating petrol can not just be "shut off". Therefore everything they produce for that day needs to be stored. |
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Dale61
You can't have manslaughter without laughter.
Joined: 17 Apr 2002 Location: /home/room/chair
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I haven't bought fuel since May. Helps knowing which vehicles are easy to siphon. _________________ Whale
Oil
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Dr Alf Andrews
Fitzroy Victoria Bowling Club
Joined: 20 Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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... It's still cheaper than milk |
And you can't sniff milk _________________ Line and Length ... Line and Length ... Line and Length |
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David
to wish impossible things
Joined: 27 Jul 2003 Location: the edge of the deep green sea
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my physics teacher said today that we'll run out of petrol in eight years, and by then only the rich will be able to afford it..... go the horse and cart! _________________ "Every time we witness an injustice and do not act, we train our character to be passive in its presence." – Julian Assange |
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Dr Alf Andrews
Fitzroy Victoria Bowling Club
Joined: 20 Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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David from Canberra wrote: | my physics teacher said today that we'll run out of petrol in eight years, and by then only the rich will be able to afford it..... go the horse and cart! |
Bring it on.
I might be able to get a job if I live long enough. I used to work in a trotting stable, driving trackwork. I'd be right in my element if they bring back the horse and cart. _________________ Line and Length ... Line and Length ... Line and Length |
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David
to wish impossible things
Joined: 27 Jul 2003 Location: the edge of the deep green sea
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I guess it would reduce pollution, but it'd wreck my chances of seeing the pies play in Melbourne... hey at least the interstate teams would be dropped _________________ "Every time we witness an injustice and do not act, we train our character to be passive in its presence." – Julian Assange |
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piedys
Heeeeeeere's Dyso!!!
Joined: 04 Sep 2003 Location: Resident Forum Psychopath since 2003
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Inconvenience the profit-pigs any way we can.
See what the fall out from 1st attempt is - if prices stay this high, then plan another one next month.
And yes, they would recover the "losses" the next day, but we have to attempt this sabotage to their production schedule.
People Power.
Dyso _________________ M I L L A N E 4 2 forever |
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David
to wish impossible things
Joined: 27 Jul 2003 Location: the edge of the deep green sea
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you have to be realistic though... the petrol companies don't have all that much control over how much the petrol is costing them (I believe petrol price is rising because we're running out of it) and being a company they need to make a profit.... _________________ "Every time we witness an injustice and do not act, we train our character to be passive in its presence." – Julian Assange |
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Eunos
Joined: 07 Feb 2004
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DFC, the price of oil has gone down for the past week.
Yet we continue to pay high prices.
Wait till the flow through effect comes to all items that rely on road transport to get to you.
Oil reserves are 50+ years. |
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eddies bank balance
evolving-unlimited-intellect
Joined: 27 May 2004
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piedys wrote: | Inconvenience the profit-pigs any way we can.
See what the fall out from 1st attempt is - if prices stay this high, then plan another one next month.
And yes, they would recover the "losses" the next day, but we have to attempt this sabotage to their production schedule.
People Power.
Dyso |
i'll second that and we all should understand that people make the world go round so 'people power' is exactly that, we have the power to change what we dont like, i left melb 3 months ago and travelled around australia, petrol was $1.10 when i left, the most i paid was $1.55 in the queensland outback and 5 weeks ago $1 on the gold coast, so i have just arrived back in melb and i am shocked to see petrol is up to $1.30, boycott petrol for a day and then another day will see changes in the price coming down but we ALL have to participate.
Petrol one day, supermarkets the next (over priced fruit and vegies). _________________ free energy i$ coming.... |
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