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So, you have probably heard about the boycott on BP since the oil spill. I can't say whether I'm for or against it. So is anyone planning on sidestepping BP gas stations on the way to Bonnaroo?
Just curious if there is a conscious effort out there to skip the BP stations if you are coming from far away.
I would say be for it because they deserve the loss of business. Their safety record was atrocious and its scary when Exxon...Exxon has the best safety record
I have been anti bp for a while and it sucks at times. the bp stations near my house are called kenjo quick stops and they have a 2 foot sub for $5 and it is delicious! Oh well?
^blasted1 brings up an interesting point. BP may well end up pulling out of the U.S. market due to loss of revenue as a result of the oil spill. Keep in mind, however, that the C-stores that sell BP gasoline are also locally operated businesses that support local people who are just trying to make a living like the rest of us. Boycott BP petroleum if you must, but don't punish the people who run the stores.
Fuck BP!!! I don't like any oil company, but never again will I step foot on any BP property. If I were to go any further on my feelings, it may take a few posts.....and my head would explode!!!! People call me a humanitarian but in reality I hate this species. My heart is just to big to watch anyone/thing suffer. (unless deserved)
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^blasted1 brings up an interesting point. BP may well end up pulling out of the U.S. market due to loss of revenue as a result of the oil spill. Keep in mind, however, that the C-stores that sell BP gasoline are also locally operated businesses that support local people who are just trying to make a living like the rest of us. Boycott BP petroleum if you must, but don't punish the people who run the stores.
No BP from me. (Assuming that their gas stations all carry the big BP signs. If they have subsidiaries that I don't know about then I might accidentally buy their gas.)
Its been easy not going to BP for us... they've been dropping like flies... i can think of three that turned into a road ranger or shell in the last 3 years
A bunch of stations in the area were recently rebranded from Getty to BP. Those tend to be fairly pricey compared to other stations around it.
The place I usually go to is owned by a convenience store chain based in my hometown. But, how would I know where they get their gas from? Does it involve BP in any part of the process?
Post by astrostrat89 on Jun 4, 2010 20:40:39 GMT -5
From some of the things I read all the gas stations in an area get their gas from the same central location it it could come from any oil company. The big names put their additives in it and brand it with BP Shell or what ever.
But I admit, I still don't go to Exxon after all these years. But that doesn't mean their oil hasn't been in my tank.
I'd buy Gulf if they were around just because of this....
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Keep in mind, however, that the C-stores that sell BP gasoline are also locally operated businesses that support local people who are just trying to make a living like the rest of us. Boycott BP petroleum if you must, but don't punish the people who run the stores.
This is what makes it difficult for me. I gas up at a local convenience store because I know the people, and I prefer to spend money locally. That they are a BP station is troubling. As a local business I still want to support them.
I don't know how oil extracted through a rented deep sea rig by BP gets transported to a refinery, gets refined and stored in tanks, then gets transported through transcontinental petroleum pipelines into regional storage facilities, then gets purchased by a gasoline trader, loaded onto a tanker truck, and gets pumped into an underground tank for dispensing out of a branded pump at your local gas station can be distinguished from another brand except for the decal on the pump.
^This I don't really know what difference it makes. BP is no different from any of the others. They were just unlucky enough to have a rig explode (for some reason) while the others kept on operating in the same fashion on April 21 that they did on April 19. There is no reason to think this sort of thing couldn't, or even won't, happen to another company next week or next year. All those companies run the same rigs, train the employees in the same way, and have the same technology for stopping the leaks, you know, nothing. They are all heads to the same hydra. If you want to hurt BP, ride to Roo with 5 in a car rather than 2 in one and 3 in the other, and use the best mileage vehicle possible. That's all we can do.
good points about supporting local businesses, but I typically fill up at Racetrac or QT anyway because the gas is cheaper. that being said, I am a person who tends to postpone the fillup until the last possible moment (just a bad habit) one day recently I almost ran out of gas because I just couldn't bring myself to stop at one of the 4 BP's I passed. My feeling is that if it has the BP logo on the pump, BP is getting a cut. So although it may not make a difference in the long run, it just makes me feel a little better not to buy gas that is obviously BP.
I have been anti bp for a while and it sucks at times. the bp stations near my house are called kenjo quick stops and they have a 2 foot sub for $5 and it is delicious! Oh well?
you dont have to boycott the food, BP does not make the food boycott their gas, all their profits come from gas...a 2 foot sub for 5 bones is too good to deny
I guess the sentiment is that if being associated with a company that is responsible for catastrophic environmental damage is going to keep people away from your business and encourage you not to align yourself with set company, then this acts as further incentive to other companies to keep their stuff safe and well-maintained. Preventative maintenance as an investment for future revenues instead cutting expenses to maximize today's bottom line.
Post by fiveleavesleft on Jun 5, 2010 0:25:54 GMT -5
I plan on supporting my local Wawa business while up north and then supporting the local sheetz businesses on the way down. they tend to run on the cheaper side so I won't have a problem with that.
I work at a gas station and you would be surprised where the fuel comes from. About 60% of the gas stations here get gas from a delivery company which gets it's gas from a BP terminal in Toledo, Oh. Just because it isn't a BP gas station doesn't mean there isn't BP fuel in the ground.
Post by cornnsilocyben on Jun 5, 2010 4:00:49 GMT -5
As a Louisiana born and bred cajun I'm def boycotting bp i have seen the gulf bleed black, and felt her ooze i repeat ooze that LENO IS NOT WATER BP CAN GO QUAK THERE MOTHERS AND HAVE THER FATHERS RAM THER ARSES
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I have been anti bp for a while and it sucks at times. the bp stations near my house are called kenjo quick stops and they have a 2 foot sub for $5 and it is delicious! Oh well?
you dont have to boycott the food, BP does not make the food boycott their gas, all their profits come from gas...a 2 foot sub for 5 bones is too good to deny