22nd September-NO PETROL DAY

[SPEEDSPiRiT]

to pump or not to pump?
that is the question

 

[n3sta_n_roses]

pump lah if ur ride dont have fuel,but no need to pump if ur ride still have full/half tank already i'm just kidding bro..sorry,no heart feeling k..i think,this issues is depends on ppl la..if they think they wanna support M'sia's economic growth,then pump la..if dont want,so juz do it ler juz my 2 cents..

 

[prodigy]

I'm not going to pump on the 22nd, simply because i estimate my petrol will run out by tonight and i'll probably pump full tank later tonight. I guess i'm already supporting the no petrol day on 22nd.

 

[AE80TypeD]

Consider this information before proceeding. i am not trying to be a naysayer NOR do i support 100% the theory below. just want to provide another perspective for u guys to think about first. that, and the possibility of avoiding all of us doing something meaningless for no practical reason whatsoever. what i post COULD be right. who knows? even i dont. i just feel its worth a thought.

courtesy of http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/nogas.asp

excerpt:
This year's e-mails (proposing a one-day "gas out" on 1 September 2005, or a three-day event later in the month) is a carbon copy of the e-mail that circulated in May 2004 (right down to the labeling of the putative boycott effort as "STICK IT UP THEIR BEHINDS DAY"), which was itself a recasting of similar messages that have been circulating since 1999. All of them are reminders that "protest" schemes that don't cost the participants any inconvenience, hardship, or money remain the most popular, despite their dubious effectiveness. A one-day "gas out" was proposed in 1999, and a three-day-long event was called for in 2000, but both drew little participation and had no effect on retail gasoline prices because they were based upon flawed premises. This year's version is no

different.

First of all, everyone's "not purchasing a drop of gasoline for one day" will not cause oil companies to "choke on their stockpiles." Oil companies run their inventories on a weekly basis, and since the "gas out" scheme doesn't call on people to buy less gasoline but simply to shift their date of purchase by one day, oil company stockpiles won't be affected at all.

Next, merely shifting the day(s) of purchase will not "hit the entire industry with a net loss of over $4.6 billion." Consumers won't be buying any less gasoline under this "gas out" proposal; they'll simply be purchasing gas a few days earlier or later than they usually would. The very same amount of gasoline will be sold either way, so the oil companies aren't going to lose any money at all.

By definition, a boycott involves the doing without of something, with the renunciation of the boycotted product held up as tangible proof to those who supply the commodity that consumers are prepared to do without it unless changes are made. What the "gas out" calls for isn't consumers' swearing off using or buying gasoline, even for a short time, but simply shifting their purchases by a couple of days at most. Because the "gas out" doesn't call on consumers to make a sacrifice by actually giving up something, the threat it poses is a hollow one.

Read the whole report and the original forms of the forwarded emails at
http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/nogas.asp

 

[beatnik]

oh.. tomorrow is d day.. just fill up my tank.. didn't purposely do it.. really need it kekeke

 

[satria_95]

So basically, after reading the excerpt, I'd fill my tank tomorrow. hahaha

 

[PocketRocket]

95th satria...wat la you...lol....

i got quarter tank left...i guess it can hold if i drive at a reasonable speed....(80km/h)

 

[n3sta_n_roses]

95th satria...wat la you...lol....

i got quarter tank left...i guess it can hold if i drive at a reasonable speed....(80km/h)

haha..pocketrocket,u drive 80km/h ha?old makcik also can pass over u nnt..huhu..down ur window n say it loudly,"makcik,no petrol day maa!~have to drive slowly..wanna save till tomorrow then i'll pump ler"hehehe