Help return the favour to BP

**Finn** · 19th April 2006, 11:24

Originally Posted by Pixie

That is a marketing ploy.
It's like smoking organically grown tobacco for it's health benefits.
All the companies are researching alternative ways to make money when the oil runs out.

Nothing wrong with making money although it is frowned upon in this little island, hense why we're heading for third world status. What they are doing is smart. How many people do you think BP employ? Isn't it good to keep a company afloat?

**Pixie** · 19th April 2006, 11:26

Originally Posted by inlinefour

You blame BP? Get your facts right eh, as they are getting shafted, just like the rest of us.

Do you have BP shares?
I never said they were to blame.I just pointed out they are always the first to raise the price.
As for them getting shafted, judging by their profit blow out,I wish someone would shaft me like that.

**Finn** · 19th April 2006, 11:26

Originally Posted by Big Dave

Leave the self aggrandizement to the professionals, Sonny.

When they join this site I'll be sure to look out for them.

**The_Dover** · 19th April 2006, 11:32

Bodie and Doyle are on KB??

**SwanTiger** · 19th April 2006, 11:42

Originally Posted by Pixie

Do you have BP shares?
I never said they were to blame.I just pointed out they are always the first to raise the price.
As for them getting shafted, judging by their profit blow out,I wish someone would shaft me like that.

BP are a company, companies are primarily there to make a profit. They are not a charity.

The price of petrol is mostly effected by speculators in the U.S. who effectively gauge and set the price of a barrel of oil. At the moment, the price of a barrel of oil going up is actually a good thing to many in circles of commodity investments.

There are certain people who desperately want to see the price of oil exagerated so that profits can be made in other sectors.

So my point is, you are effectively wasting your own and everyone elses time by posting this sort of nosense. If you really want to develop an informed opinion go to University and study to become a qualified Economist or gain work experience in related fields.

Then you will have something worthwhile to tell us.

My advice to anyone complaining about fuel prices, WORK HARDER! The price of oil will inflat to rediculous prices in time, your best approach is to not let it effect you. Anyone can acheive something. So there is no excuse for being poor. If you are, its your own doing, so accept it and shutup about the fuel prices.

**inlinefour** · 19th April 2006, 12:08

Originally Posted by Pixie

Do you have BP shares?
I never said they were to blame.I just pointed out they are always the first to raise the price.
As for them getting shafted, judging by their profit blow out,I wish someone would shaft me like that.

Sadly I don't have shares. Nor would I get cheap fuel if I did. You really think going to one of the other petrol companies will make one iota of difference? If so I suspect you have other issues you may or may not be aware of. How about you make a real stand regarding the prices and stop buying fuel what so ever? Oh and for the record, if you did some research, you'd also find that they are not "always the first to raise the price".

**sAsLEX** · 19th April 2006, 12:22

Originally Posted by MAXIMUSDEMERITUS

They want to keep taxing us so they can build more motorways and other straight roads, then milk, sorry police, them to the hilt, therefore taxing us all over again.

most of that money goes to their helping the lazy schemes, I am sure the like of Finn dont seee much of all the tax they pay, I cant really talk as I am paid your tax, Thank you!

**sAsLEX** · 19th April 2006, 12:36

Originally Posted by swanny

The price of petrol is mostly effected by speculators in the U.S. who effectively gauge and set the price of a barrel of oil. At the moment, the price of a barrel of oil going up is actually a good thing to many in circles of commodity investments.

And that price is in $USD is it not? And back when our dollar was strong and increasing in strength it outpaced the rise in the cost of a barrel, but were these savings passed on to the consumer in NZ, nope! and now at the slightest hint of our dollar going pear shaped they up the price nearly in anticipation, cunts!

**Maha** · 19th April 2006, 20:59

Originally Posted by ZZR

Who are the pirates here, the oil companies or the government?

Yeah..... lets not fill up at the Beehive anymore....that'll teach em'....

**hXc** · 19th April 2006, 21:24

Fuck, if I could, I wouldn't fill up at all. I'm sure if we all could, we wouldn't fill up. That would fuck 'em. It's not like I listened much in Economics last year but it's all about supply and demand. They keep getting it, we keep buying it: Price goes sky high. They keep getting, we don't buy it: Price goes low because they can't sell.

It's a perfect plan. Except at the moment nobody has come up with an engine that runs on something other than petrol.