Ankle Breaker
Posts: 398
Jun 11, 2010 12:35am
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.
Apologies to all if this has already been a topic.
Hb31187
Posts: 8,534
Jun 11, 2010 12:38am
Thatll teach em
sherm03
Posts: 7,349
Jun 11, 2010 12:38am
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?
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?
GOONx19
Posts: 7,147
Jun 11, 2010 12:50am
You should send the CEO a nasty letter, too.
Mooney44Cards
Posts: 2,754
Jun 11, 2010 12:53am
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!!!!
Pick6
Posts: 14,946
Jun 11, 2010 12:54am
you are one BAMF
killdeer
Posts: 1,538
Jun 11, 2010 12:55am
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.
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.
Mooney44Cards
Posts: 2,754
Jun 11, 2010 12:57am
You wanna teach em a lesson?
Ride a bike.
Ride a bike.
hasbeen
Posts: 6,504
Jun 11, 2010 12:59am
i bought gum at bp the other day
Mooney44Cards
Posts: 2,754
Jun 11, 2010 1:07am
pnhasbeen;386388 wrote:i bought gum at bp the other day
Un-American
CinciX12
Posts: 2,874
Jun 11, 2010 1:15am
pnhasbeen;386388 wrote:i bought gum at bp the other day
Way to let the terrorists win asshole.
hasbeen
Posts: 6,504
Jun 11, 2010 1:21am
Mooney44Cards;386392 wrote:Un-American
CinciX12;386396 wrote:Way to let the terrorists win asshole.
Go England.
killdeer
Posts: 1,538
Jun 11, 2010 1:26am
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.
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Jun 11, 2010 1:43am
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.
*My guesstimate as to what it'd take for a person to hitch a ride to and from a gas station.
hoops23
Posts: 15,696
Jun 11, 2010 2:24am
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.
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.
S
Sonofanump
Jun 11, 2010 7:39am
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.
ManO'War
Posts: 1,420
Jun 11, 2010 8:52am
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.
B
BR1986FB
Posts: 24,104
Jun 11, 2010 9:05am
Never buy gas at BP anyway since they are usually the most expensive in my area.
thedynasty1998
Posts: 6,844
Jun 11, 2010 9:10am
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.
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Jun 11, 2010 9:19am
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?
TedSheckler
Posts: 3,974
Jun 11, 2010 9:32am
The PR department has made some pretty big blunders.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.
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?
BCBulldog
Posts: 824
Jun 11, 2010 9:33am
Just curious, what alternatives do you think have the best chance of being viable?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.
j_crazy
Posts: 8,372
Jun 11, 2010 9:56am
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.
M
MontyBrunswick
Jun 11, 2010 10:10am
Hb31187;386374 wrote:Thatll teach em
When I read the thread title to myself before clicking on it, this ran through my head.
W
WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Jun 11, 2010 11:05am
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.