Rupert_Baehr   10 #25 Posted May 7, 2011 Just use your legs more or cycle...The car industry will feel it and lower their prices when sales drop.  Does your bicycle have a 5th wheel? Can you tow a 40-ton trailer laden with food to Tesco? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Rupert_Baehr   10 #26 Posted May 7, 2011 In the USA, they are currently moaning at the price of fuel. On your chart, their current price falls somewhere between what we were paying between 1997 and 1998. Granted, that isn't really relevant to anything, but I thought I'd point it out  The relevance is (as I pointed out on another thread) that fuel prices at the pump in the US are particularly sensitive to bulk oil price changes.  If the price of crude increases by 50% but the pump price is largely tax (and if the tax per litre doesn't change) then the cost to the motorist/businessman doesn't change by anywhere near as much as it does when tax is 10% of your pump price.  If you're running a business then you set your prices considering those of your competitors and your costs. If your costs increase be 30% in a few weeks, will you put up your prices or will you try to hold them steady and hope your competitors go out of business?  Can you afford to do that?  Small businesses tend to stop trading. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
denlin   12 #27 Posted May 7, 2011 As someone has already pointed out today is the 7th, Sunday is 8th so when will protest start? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
danny11 Â Â 10 #28 Posted May 7, 2011 Told you the people in this country is all talk and no action, total waste of time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
eastbank   10 #29 Posted May 7, 2011 Told you the people in this country is all talk and no action, total waste of time   too busy earning a crust mate...and the boozers are open...protesting is for the squatting loving anarchists...who sign on once a week....saturday is for the football/horses and the boozer...not camped outside some stinking oil refinery...its the money grabbing mp's who are to blame...thieves the lot of them... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
danny11 Â Â 10 #30 Posted May 7, 2011 too busy earning a crust mate...and the boozers are open...protesting is for the squatting loving anarchists...who sign on once a week....saturday is for the football/horses and the boozer...not camped outside some stinking oil refinery...its the money grabbing mp's who are to blame...thieves the lot of them... Â So why are you here instead of earning a crust? having you got a mini bus to drive innstead of crying on how bad things are Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
sharrowman   10 #31 Posted May 7, 2011 Terrorists Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Gram? Â Â 10 #32 Posted May 7, 2011 (edited) The French know how to protest. Â They had one last week about petrol prices, and instead of blockading, the whole country just collectively agreed to not buy fuel for a day. It worked and prices were reduced the very next day. Â They may be horrible people, but the frogs certainly know how to kick off when needed. Edited May 7, 2011 by Gram? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
eastbank   10 #33 Posted May 7, 2011 So why are you here instead of earning a crust? having you got a mini bus to drive innstead of crying on how bad things are  i'm off to boozer/match...not moaning...things are great...the lads are working...saddo......no point in moaning life's too short....and the beer is cheap...well it is in our boozer...danny boy... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
dawny1970 Â Â 10 #34 Posted May 7, 2011 no, fighting for what they and most of us believe in, look at Egypt as an example, tho with some peoples attitudes on here, something like that would never even get out of the talking and moaning stage, good luck to them i say, i hope it works like the 2000 protest did!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
danny11   10 #35 Posted May 7, 2011 The French know how to protest. They had one last week about petrol prices, and instead of blockading, the whole country just collectively agreed to not buy fuel for a day. It worked and prices were reduced the very next day.  They may be horrible people, but the frogs certainly know how to kick off when needed.  why would they give in after one day? people will still use their car and double the people will fill up next day, what a dumb way to protest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
dawny1970   10 #36 Posted May 7, 2011 why would they give in after one day? people will still use their car and double the people will fill up next day, what a dumb way to protest  at least they were prepared to make an effort, all you have done is moan and complain!! how about using all that negative energy for good for once? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
