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Gordon Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20231 Gordon Gender:	Re: Fight Back Against Rising Petrol Prices Reply #30 - Feb 24^th, 2018 at 4:05pm UnSubRocky wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 4:01pm: Stop advertising. I am seriously doing well having not had any junk food for 3 weeks. Good stuff.
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UnSubRocky Gold Member Online Australian Legend Posts: 21749 Rockhampton, Q Gender:	Re: Fight Back Against Rising Petrol Prices Reply #31 - Feb 24^th, 2018 at 4:07pm I read an article about John Wayne Gacy's run as a store manager as KFC manager. Even the grizzly details of him killing people did not put me off wanting to drive to KFC and getting a meal. I had to hold out until 10pm before I could have a reason not to go.
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Reply #32 - Feb 24^th, 2018 at 5:57pm

Gordon wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 3:36pm:

Mattyfisk wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 3:29pm:

Gordon wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 3:24pm:

Mattyfisk wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 1:11pm:

freediver wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 1:05pm:

Why is the price of petrol so important?

Good question, FD. I think it has something to do with WWII, the post-war boom, the OPEC oil crisis, the rise of supply-side economics and global development.

But that's just me.

Dirty Arabs.

That's racist, Gordon.

Dirty Muslims.

It's only borderline racist when you call AyRabs dirty because it's true

No worries. You're no longer a containerist. From now on, you're a borderline racist.

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Reply #33 - Feb 24^th, 2018 at 6:03pm

Mattyfisk wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 5:57pm:

Gordon wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 3:36pm:

Mattyfisk wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 3:29pm:

Gordon wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 3:24pm:

Mattyfisk wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 1:11pm:

freediver wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 1:05pm:

Why is the price of petrol so important?

Good question, FD. I think it has something to do with WWII, the post-war boom, the OPEC oil crisis, the rise of supply-side economics and global development.

But that's just me.

Dirty Arabs.

That's racist, Gordon.

Dirty Muslims.

It's only borderline racist when you call AyRabs dirty because it's true

No worries. You're no longer a containerist. From now on, you're a borderline racist.

Nope still 100% a containerist but the arab container holds a very dirty individual.

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Reply #34 - Feb 24^th, 2018 at 6:07pm

Bobby. wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 1:07pm:

freediver wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 1:05pm:

Why is the price of petrol so important? Are people incapable of shopping around?

There is not so much difference that you can save any money by driving 10 miles to fill up.

People drive that far every day, past several petrol stations. Petrol prices are advertised like no other product, yet for some reason people still think they are incapable of shopping around and need the ACCC to intervene on their behalf.

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Reply #35 - Feb 24^th, 2018 at 6:38pm

Gordon wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 6:03pm:

Mattyfisk wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 5:57pm:

Gordon wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 3:36pm:

Mattyfisk wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 3:29pm:

Gordon wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 3:24pm:

Mattyfisk wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 1:11pm:

freediver wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 1:05pm:

Why is the price of petrol so important?

Good question, FD. I think it has something to do with WWII, the post-war boom, the OPEC oil crisis, the rise of supply-side economics and global development.

But that's just me.

Dirty Arabs.

That's racist, Gordon.

Dirty Muslims.

It's only borderline racist when you call AyRabs dirty because it's true

No worries. You're no longer a containerist. From now on, you're a borderline racist.

Nope still 100% a containerist but the arab container holds a very dirty individual.

No, this one's just swarthy. He does want to cut your head off though.

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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 131562 Gender:	Re: Fight Back Against Rising Petrol Prices Reply #36 - Feb 24^th, 2018 at 6:44pm Bobby. wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 12:19pm: The petrol companies are licensed thieves. No wonder they don't like electric cars. There is no obligation to buy their fuel. You can walk, catch public transport, or call up an Uber. Stop whinging.
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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 47481 At my desk.	Re: Fight Back Against Rising Petrol Prices Reply #37 - Feb 24^th, 2018 at 6:56pm There is one petrol station I pass occasionally that always has cheap fuel, and gives you another 4c/litre off if you buy over 40L. Freedom fuels I think. So I always fill up if I have less than 1/4 tank. You don't need to invent a new bureaucracy to get cheap fuel. You just have to pay attention.
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Reply #39 - Feb 24^th, 2018 at 9:00pm

greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 6:44pm:

Bobby. wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 12:19pm:

The petrol companies are licensed thieves.

No wonder they don't like electric cars.

There is no obligation to buy their fuel.

You can walk, catch public transport, or call up an Uber.

Stop whinging.

Is there any way you DONT LIKE being screwed you sill nutcase?

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Reply #40 - Feb 24^th, 2018 at 9:55pm

What people don't seem to understand is that petrol tanks hold petrol that has a certain weight. If you drive around with a 40L tank, a full tank would mean that you are driving around with 40kg of weight. There are so many people out there that drive around until they have 2/3rd a tank full of petrol. Then they go to top up. If they go and fill up their car when the tank reaches 10L, then they would be driving around more fuel efficiently.

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Reply #41 - Feb 25^th, 2018 at 11:08am

freediver wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 6:07pm:

Bobby. wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 1:07pm:

freediver wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 1:05pm:

Why is the price of petrol so important? Are people incapable of shopping around?

There is not so much difference that you can save any money by driving 10 miles to fill up.

People drive that far every day, past several petrol stations. Petrol prices are advertised like no other product, yet for some reason people still think they are incapable of shopping around and need the ACCC to intervene on their behalf.

The petrol cycle in Melbourne goes something like this

All petrol stations are within 2c to 4c of each other. Over a 4 week period the price gradually goes down until over the course of 24 hours ALL petrol stations put their prices up by 30c a litre.

You can shop around and maybe save 2c a litre, which works out to less than $1 saved, or less than that depending on how much extra you have to drive to the cheapest pump.

Boycotts don't work. They never have. The $2 milk is proof of that. People boycotted that for a few weeks and then started buying it again.

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Reply #42 - Feb 25^th, 2018 at 11:25am

The_Barnacle wrote on Feb 25^th, 2018 at 11:08am:

freediver wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 6:07pm:

Bobby. wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 1:07pm:

freediver wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 1:05pm:

Why is the price of petrol so important? Are people incapable of shopping around?

There is not so much difference that you can save any money by driving 10 miles to fill up.

People drive that far every day, past several petrol stations. Petrol prices are advertised like no other product, yet for some reason people still think they are incapable of shopping around and need the ACCC to intervene on their behalf.

The petrol cycle in Melbourne goes something like this

All petrol stations are within 2c to 4c of each other. Over a 4 week period the price gradually goes down until over the course of 24 hours ALL petrol stations put their prices up by 30c a litre.

You can shop around and maybe save 2c a litre, which works out to less than $1 saved, or less than that depending on how much extra you have to drive to the cheapest pump.

Boycotts don't work. They never have. The $2 milk is proof of that. People boycotted that for a few weeks and then started buying it again.

Is that price consistency Melbourne wide?

In Sydney there are areas that are always much lower, lihe 15-25c. I can easily time my fills when I'm near the cheaper options.

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Reply #43 - Feb 25^th, 2018 at 11:53am

Valkie wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 9:00pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 6:44pm:

Bobby. wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 12:19pm:

The petrol companies are licensed thieves.

No wonder they don't like electric cars.

There is no obligation to buy their fuel.

You can walk, catch public transport, or call up an Uber.

Stop whinging.

Is there any way you DONT LIKE being screwed you sill nutcase?

I don't get screwed - that's the point.

If something is too expensive, I don't buy it.

You'll catch on one day, boy.

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Reply #44 - Feb 25^th, 2018 at 2:05pm

The_Barnacle wrote on Feb 25^th, 2018 at 11:08am:

freediver wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 6:07pm:

Bobby. wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 1:07pm:

freediver wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 1:05pm:

Why is the price of petrol so important? Are people incapable of shopping around?

There is not so much difference that you can save any money by driving 10 miles to fill up.

People drive that far every day, past several petrol stations. Petrol prices are advertised like no other product, yet for some reason people still think they are incapable of shopping around and need the ACCC to intervene on their behalf.

The petrol cycle in Melbourne goes something like this

All petrol stations are within 2c to 4c of each other. Over a 4 week period the price gradually goes down until over the course of 24 hours ALL petrol stations put their prices up by 30c a litre.

You can shop around and maybe save 2c a litre, which works out to less than $1 saved, or less than that depending on how much extra you have to drive to the cheapest pump.

Boycotts don't work. They never have. The $2 milk is proof of that. People boycotted that for a few weeks and then started buying it again.

You don't need to do extra driving to shop around. You are not going to drain your fuel tank on the way to the corner store.

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