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Ankle Breaker

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Jun 11, 2010 12:35 AM
I've seen enough of this disaster on the news to make this decision. I don't like how they've handled this from .....actually before it even happened. I'm just sayin' I'll drive on down the road a mile or two and spend my gas dollars somewhere else.

Apologies to all if this has already been a topic.
Jun 11, 2010 12:35am
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Hb31187

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8,534 posts
Jun 11, 2010 12:38 AM
Thatll teach em
Jun 11, 2010 12:38am
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sherm03

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7,349 posts
Jun 11, 2010 12:38 AM
Enjoy putting local business owners and local gas station workers out of business.

The CEO and big shots at BP won't be affected in the slightest by your decision.

Why don't people realize that these "protests" don't hurt anyone but the local business owners?
Jun 11, 2010 12:38am
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GOONx19

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Jun 11, 2010 12:50 AM
You should send the CEO a nasty letter, too.
Jun 11, 2010 12:50am
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Mooney44Cards

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2,754 posts
Jun 11, 2010 12:53 AM
Hey I heard that if everyone joins this facebook group and doesn't buy BP gas for 1 day next week that they'll finally listen to us!!!!!!!!! Cmon guyzzzaz!!!!
Jun 11, 2010 12:53am
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Pick6

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Jun 11, 2010 12:54 AM
you are one BAMF
Jun 11, 2010 12:54am
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killdeer

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Jun 11, 2010 12:55 AM
do you really think that BP is the only oil company with dirty deeds under wraps...?
if Exxon or Texaco had the technology to stop this mess, do you not think they would offer it?
do you not realize that, in this global marketplace, BP can supply to your Kroger or your Walmart gas pump...and you may not even know it?

if that overly simplistic response makes you feel better...more power to you.

When you buy your gas at Chevron, just remember, that when the next spill happens to them, you helped fill their coffers, too.

The system is what needs changed...the players involved are all guilty; BP was just the unlucky one to get caught.
If there is any solution to this mess...it is hopefully as an impetus to move faster to alternative fuels.

So go ahead and buy your gas at Marathon. that'll teach those money grubbing oil-execs...absolutely...nothing.
Jun 11, 2010 12:55am
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Mooney44Cards

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Jun 11, 2010 12:57 AM
You wanna teach em a lesson?

Ride a bike.

Jun 11, 2010 12:57am
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hasbeen

Excuse me, Flo?

6,504 posts
Jun 11, 2010 12:59 AM
i bought gum at bp the other day
Jun 11, 2010 12:59am
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Mooney44Cards

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Jun 11, 2010 1:07 AM
pnhasbeen;386388 wrote:i bought gum at bp the other day

Un-American
Jun 11, 2010 1:07am
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CinciX12

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Jun 11, 2010 1:15 AM
pnhasbeen;386388 wrote:i bought gum at bp the other day

Way to let the terrorists win asshole.
Jun 11, 2010 1:15am
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hasbeen

Excuse me, Flo?

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Jun 11, 2010 1:21 AM
Mooney44Cards;386392 wrote:Un-American
CinciX12;386396 wrote:Way to let the terrorists win asshole.

Go England.
Jun 11, 2010 1:21am
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killdeer

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Jun 11, 2010 1:26 AM
Mooney44Cards;386386 wrote:You wanna teach em a lesson?

Ride a bike.


^^^I think that looks an awful lot like the goofy Kate Gosselin, by the way.
Jun 11, 2010 1:26am
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Heretic

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Jun 11, 2010 1:43 AM
What if you don't have enough gas in your tank to make it that mile or two down the road? Will you be willing to walk that distance (or suck some dick to get a ride to a station*) to get your precious gasoline?

*My guesstimate as to what it'd take for a person to hitch a ride to and from a gas station.
Jun 11, 2010 1:43am
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hoops23

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Jun 11, 2010 2:24 AM
I've not bought gas from BP in over 3 years, so fuck yeah! I always try to go to Marathon when possible, simply because we have a credit account there.

If I did go to BP, I may have stopped purchasing from them after this fiasco. Whether it hurt local or corporate, I don't give a shit because it's hurting somebody :)

By the way, rumors are hot and heavy that BP may be close to Chapter 11.
Jun 11, 2010 2:24am
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Sonofanump

Jun 11, 2010 7:39 AM
killdeer;386384 wrote:do you really think that BP is the only oil company with dirty deeds under wraps...?
if Exxon or Texaco had the technology to stop this mess, do you not think they would offer it?
do you not realize that, in this global marketplace, BP can supply to your Kroger or your Walmart gas pump...and you may not even know it?

if that overly simplistic response makes you feel better...more power to you.

When you buy your gas at Chevron, just remember, that when the next spill happens to them, you helped fill their coffers, too.

The system is what needs changed...the players involved are all guilty; BP was just the unlucky one to get caught.
If there is any solution to this mess...it is hopefully as an impetus to move faster to alternative fuels.

So go ahead and buy your gas at Marathon. that'll teach those money grubbing oil-execs...absolutely...nothing.

What he said.
Jun 11, 2010 7:39am
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ManO'War

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Jun 11, 2010 8:52 AM
All the local gas stations get their gas from the same regional facility, and the gas all comes from the same pipeline. So while you're buying "Marathon" gas, it still may have come from BP...therefore you're just hurting the individuals who own the station, and are your neighbors.
Jun 11, 2010 8:52am
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BR1986FB

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Jun 11, 2010 9:05 AM
Never buy gas at BP anyway since they are usually the most expensive in my area.
Jun 11, 2010 9:05am
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thedynasty1998

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Jun 11, 2010 9:10 AM
I might be the only one, but I actually think from a PR standpoint, they've handled it fairly well. Although I obviously wish they were more effective in fixing it.
Jun 11, 2010 9:10am
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ernest_t_bass

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24,984 posts
Jun 11, 2010 9:19 AM
I haven't buyeded gas from BP in over 6 years. For some odd reason, as soon as all this stuff happened, I started buying gas from there. I figured, the more gas I use from there, maybe it will help get it out of the waters, right?
Jun 11, 2010 9:19am
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TedSheckler

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Jun 11, 2010 9:32 AM
thedynasty1998;386476 wrote:I might be the only one, but I actually think from a PR standpoint, they've handled it fairly well. Although I obviously wish they were more effective in fixing it.
The PR department has made some pretty big blunders.

someone raised a concern about local restaurant owners struggling due to reduced tourism and rising prices for shellfish.

According to Steve Beatty, Managing Editor of The Lens, the only publication that reported VP of Power Origination at BP in Houston, Randy Prescott's unfortunate statements from this event, a "woman in the crowd asked whether the seafood was safe to eat." Prescott replied: "Louisiana isn't the only place that has shrimp."

CEO of BP: "I want my life back."

Really?
Jun 11, 2010 9:32am
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BCBulldog

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Jun 11, 2010 9:33 AM
killdeer;386384 wrote:do you really think that BP is the only oil company with dirty deeds under wraps...?
if Exxon or Texaco had the technology to stop this mess, do you not think they would offer it?
do you not realize that, in this global marketplace, BP can supply to your Kroger or your Walmart gas pump...and you may not even know it?

if that overly simplistic response makes you feel better...more power to you.

When you buy your gas at Chevron, just remember, that when the next spill happens to them, you helped fill their coffers, too.

The system is what needs changed...the players involved are all guilty; BP was just the unlucky one to get caught.
If there is any solution to this mess...it is hopefully as an impetus to move faster to alternative fuels.

So go ahead and buy your gas at Marathon. that'll teach those money grubbing oil-execs...absolutely...nothing.
Just curious, what alternatives do you think have the best chance of being viable?
Jun 11, 2010 9:33am
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j_crazy

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Jun 11, 2010 9:56 AM
hoops23;386419 wrote:By the way, rumors are hot and heavy that BP may be close to Chapter 11.

which by my estimation would greatly reduce their liability for this mess.
Jun 11, 2010 9:56am
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MontyBrunswick

Jun 11, 2010 10:10 AM
Hb31187;386374 wrote:Thatll teach em

When I read the thread title to myself before clicking on it, this ran through my head.
Jun 11, 2010 10:10am
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WebFire

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Jun 11, 2010 11:05 AM
TedSheckler;386498 wrote:The PR department has made some pretty big blunders.

someone raised a concern about local restaurant owners struggling due to reduced tourism and rising prices for shellfish.

According to Steve Beatty, Managing Editor of The Lens, the only publication that reported VP of Power Origination at BP in Houston, Randy Prescott's unfortunate statements from this event, a "woman in the crowd asked whether the seafood was safe to eat." Prescott replied: "Louisiana isn't the only place that has shrimp."

CEO of BP: "I want my life back."

Really?

Prescott is right though. Are people dumb enough to think they are fishing oil covered schrimp out and putting in their plate?

And I think the CEO's comment was taken out of context. He basically was stating he wanted the mess taken care of just like everyone else. He wants things to be normal. No doubt his life has probably been changed forever.

If those are the worst "blunders" you have, then I think they've done ok.
Jun 11, 2010 11:05am