Stick it up their butts day - Sept 5

[Lias]

The day is still young. Try here

LOL.. I'm mildy amazed that there is a website to browse prostitutes near me.. but I guess with it being legal and all it makes sense.

[Hitcher]

It has been calculated that if everyone in New Zealand did not purchase a drop of petrol for one day at all the same time the oil companies could possibly choke on their stockpiles.

Yeah, right. And if everybody turned off every electrical appliance in the country at the same time, all of the electricity would bulge up in the wires, and they'd burst, spraying volts and amps everywhere! Watt a mess that would be...

[k14]

Maybe a good idea, not sure, i only need to fill up my van once or twice a month anyways.

What really stumps me is that I just before went and got some race gas for my rs. At $1.79 a litre it is pretty pricey but the funny thing is that the first time i got some (in february) it was $1.75 a litre, it only went up 4 cents about a month ago and hasn't gone up even though other petrol has gone up around 10c a litre. If this isn't doesn't clearly show that the petrol stations are just upping the price to make more profit then I don't know what does.

[bugjuice]

'race gas' is AvGas that's past it's best, isn't it..?? It's got something to do with a loop-hole, that it's already had the GST paid on it etc, and a few other charges that aircraft are subject too, but the charge isn't as high, cos they consume more. So to fill up a small tank of that funny stuff, is cheaper by theory. but it's not. But that's why the price probably hasn't shifted too much. It will tho.. I last saw it 6 months ago at $1.95 at Puke. Few weeks ago, was still the same

[beelzebub]

Excellent! Just what I like to see - people sticking things in other's butts. A very good idea.

[bugjuice]

Excellent! Just what I like to see - people sticking things in other's butts. A very good idea.

we're gonna get along just great.

[madboy]

Yeah, right. And if everybody turned off every electrical appliance in the country at the same time, all of the electricity would bulge up in the wires, and they'd burst, spraying volts and amps everywhere! Watt a mess that would be...

Virtual green bling for that one.

In seriousness, wouldn't the sudden change in demand result in a power surge of some description? Possibly outside the range that the suppliers protection systems could cope with?

[N4CR]

Watt a mess that would be...

Erm... Uncle Hitcher, you spelt 'what' wrong.
p.t..

edit: soreh cuz, u spelt 'wot' rong eh.

[vifferman]

So, explain the 90 to 138% increase in NZ oil company profits recently.

OK.
They make a profit at the refinery, then another one at the pump. Plus they know they can whack up prices whenever they feel like it, because (a) they have a captive consumer base, and (b) the Gubmint isn't about to squeal about it as every time the price goes up, the Gubmint's tax revenue increases by even more.

[SARGE]

\. When you pay tax you get things like courts, hospitals, education, etc back. The money does not dissappear and the less money the govt get the less we get back.

and Hip Hop Tours, Prisoner abuse settlements, treaty settlements, ugly filters for Helen Clarke's TV interviews, speeding fines for her drivers..

why the hell do we have to be subjected to MORE ACC LEVIES in the fuel price.. dont we pay enough already?

[Sniper]

Watt a mess that would be...

Har har har (Said very sarcasticly)

[ManDownUnder]

I quite like the rolling blockade day thing - prventing one of the fuel suppliers from ANY business on one day or other... except...

when it's NOT their turn they get proportionateyl MORE business - which would even out the low times.

I like the idea of simply blockading one of the petrol stations completely. Permanently... then looking for the next one if the fual prices don't drop...

I can see there would only be 2 or 3 go out of business before the rest started thinking twice.

The very sad (and logical) extension to that is, once all bar one are out of business - you have a monopoly whereupon they can charge what they damned well please...

[Biff]

Blame OPEC not the govt.
Thieving bastards that OPEC are. I wonder what will happen when oil does run out? Saudi in particular will have to do something constructive I guess, and the west will finally stop kissing their arses.

Ooops - I guess that's not a very PC thing to say. Oh well - it is Friday - fuck the lot of them. In fact - fuck every minority group (except lesbians, who I would fuck if they’d let me, if they were cute, and Ms Biff could join in), religious group, small people, large people, fat people, rude people, intolerant people, bigots, racists, fascists, thin people and people with double barrelled surnames. Fuck George Bush, Paul Holmes (what a grade A pricks). Fuck the Doobey Brothers, Cliff Richard and that short guy from It Ain't Half Hot Mum. Fuck anyone that believes I’ve just contradicted myself. And in particular - fuck the guy from the local petrol station who now refuses to serve me because I called him a, "miserable sod that needs to go on a customer service course" a week ago, and sorry for calling you a "wanker" today – not, wanker.

Ahhh - I feel better now. Its 5pm - I've had a shit of a week, and next week is going to be ever worse. Time to go home and be abused by my kids. :hbd:

Have a good weekend all.

[ManDownUnder]

Blame OPEC not the govt.
Thieving bastards that OPEC are. I wonder what will happen when oil does run out? Saudi in particular will have to do something constructive I guess, and the west will finally stop kissing their arses.

Ooops - I guess that's not a very PC thing to say. Oh well - it is Friday - fuck the lot of them. In fact - fuck every minority group (except lesbians, who I would fuck if they’d let me, if they were cute, and Ms Biff could join in), religious group, small people, large people, fat people, rude people, intolerant people, bigots, racists, fascists, thin people and people with double barrelled surnames. Fuck George Bush, Paul Holmes (what a grade A pricks). Fuck the Doobey Brothers, Cliff Richard and that short guy from It Ain't Half Hot Mum. Fuck anyone that believes I’ve just contradicted myself. And in particular - fuck the guy from the local petrol station who now refuses to serve me because I called him a, "miserable sod that needs to go on a customer service course" a week ago, and sorry for calling you a "wanker" today – not, wanker.

Ahhh - I feel better now. Its 5pm - I've had a shit of a week, and next week is going to be ever worse. Time to go home and be abused by my kids. :hbd:

Have a good weekend all.

You too chap - sounds like you've had (and need) a hard one
MDU

[Clockwork]

I've often thought we should just boycott the first oil company to announce each round of price increases...... just for a month or so, or until they withdraw the increase.