National “Don’t Buy Gas Today”
Posted by nathan on 15 May 2007 | Tagged as: my life., random.
I am not going to buy gasoline today.
I imagine by now you’ve heard about all the hoopla about not buying any gasoline today on May 15. The thought is that by not purchasing gasoline on one day, it hurts the oil industry. So instead, everyone who would normally get gas today either bought it yesterday or will buy it tomorrow.
You see, although we can hurt the industry for one day, their three-day sales are exactly what they should be. We did nothing to change anything.
It is simple supply and demand. If we don’t buy it today, tomorrow the gas companies could raise prices and show us who is boss…
But for me, I am not going to buy gasoline today. I walked in to work today. I’ve never walked in to work before. I’ve worked here more than six years and lived in my house for more than five, and I’ve never walked to work. Today, I did. Today, I’m not using any gasoline. I did not use any of my gasoline supply.
Today, in our culture, the only reason anyone would walk to work is because they can’t afford it, or they lost their drivers license. Nobody walks for fun. Nobody walks for health.
Perhaps today you could walk to the store, or walk to a friends…if not, you might as well go ahead and buy gasoline today.
2 Comments »
on 15 May 2007 at 9:24 am 1.
Carma said …
While I admire your willingness to walk, for some of us it is impossible. I wish I could walk or ride my bike to work, but the bike ride would be way to long. I’ve started to steamline my errands in an attempt to save gas. I only run errands once a week and I plan my route. It’s small, but if everyone did something small, we’d all live in a better place.
on 15 May 2007 at 11:04 am 2.
nathan said …
Carma,
Yes, i would never think about making my wife walk to work…she has a 40-minute commute.
Doing your small part is what I was getting at. and you doing errands on a planned route is doing your part. good job! keep it up!