8 miles of truckers

[Rico]

Right now, as we post, there is an 8 mile long line of truckers in Washington DC, protesting the price of fuel. I wonder if it will make a difference? Somehow, I doubt it. Do y'all think the price of fuel will be this generation's version of the Boston Tea Party?

[DividedThigh]

Originally Posted by Rico

Right now, as we post, there is an 8 mile long line of truckers in Washington DC, protesting the price of fuel. I wonder if it will make a difference? Somehow, I doubt it. Do y'all think the price of fuel will be this generation's version of the Boston Tea Party?

my friend if that were going to happen it should have happened a long time ago, we fought a war to establish this country over a half cent per pound tea tax, doesnt sound like much, the average person pays over 40 percent of earnings in taxes, some of us more, good night enough is enough and the dems promise to raise them higher, yeah that will help, not, lol,dt

[revrandy]

Sounds like a Convoy...

[Baron1710]

Originally Posted by Rico

Right now, as we post, there is an 8 mile long line of truckers in Washington DC, protesting the price of fuel. I wonder if it will make a difference? Somehow, I doubt it. Do y'all think the price of fuel will be this generation's version of the Boston Tea Party?

I don't see them...Oh wait that's because my office was moved and I no longer have my nice window overlooking Pennsylvania Ave.

[tbpew]

Originally Posted by Rico

Right now, as we post, there is an 8 mile long line of truckers in Washington DC, protesting the price of fuel. I wonder if it will make a difference? Somehow, I doubt it. Do y'all think the price of fuel will be this generation's version of the Boston Tea Party?

pretty hard to drive a truck around and change the currency trading value of a FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE.

Our addicition to deficit spending, diminishing production of anything REAL, and unbalanced international trade.....viola', internationally-traded commodities chuckle when american dollars bid into the marketplace.

[Margies3]

While 8 miles of trucks might make an important statement, in the grand scheme of things they are but a drop in the bucket of all of the trucks that are out there on the roads driving and using fuel today.

I can't imagine it happening, but I am convinced that the only way that the industry will get any message is if a very large percentage of truckers park their rigs for a day all on the same day. THEN it might be a statement that will get some attention. And even then it's still just a MIGHT get some attention.

[Rico]

Originally Posted by Margies3

While 8 miles of trucks might make an important statement, in the grand scheme of things they are but a drop in the bucket of all of the trucks that are out there on the roads driving and using fuel today.

I can't imagine it happening, but I am convinced that the only way that the industry will get any message is if a very large percentage of truckers park their rigs for a day all on the same day. THEN it might be a statement that will get some attention. And even then it's still just a MIGHT get some attention.

Something like what you are describing was attempted earlier this month. The problem was that it wasn't a very organized protest. Eight miles of trucks is a significant number of trucks, especially when they are all blowing their horns. What I think needs to happen is that the US needs to stop depending on foreign oil. I read that, just in Alaska, we have enough oil to support our needs for at least 100 years.

[Margies3]

Originally Posted by Rico

Something like what you are describing was attempted earlier this month. The problem was that it wasn't a very organized protest. Eight miles of trucks is a significant number of trucks, especially when they are all blowing their horns. What I think needs to happen is that the US needs to stop depending on foreign oil. I read that, just in Alaska, we have enough oil to support our needs for at least 100 years.

The problem is that I am not really convinced that this kind of thing could ever be organized enough to make a big impact. It would take so much cooperation from sooooooooooo many truckers for it to even make a statement at all. These are truckers who have families to feed. They can't afford to take a day to park their rigs even if it would make that kind of statement. Particularly if it couldn't be guaranteed that it would bring results.

Agreed - I do think we need to stop depending on foreign oil. Do you think that will ever happen?

[Rico]

Originally Posted by Margies3

The problem is that I am not really convinced that this kind of thing could ever be organized enough to make a big impact. It would take so much cooperation from sooooooooooo many truckers for it to even make a statement at all. These are truckers who have families to feed. They can't afford to take a day to park their rigs even if it would make that kind of statement. Particularly if it couldn't be guaranteed that it would bring results.

Agreed - I do think we need to stop depending on foreign oil. Do you think that will ever happen?

They need to start somewhere, if they plan on effecting a change. Eight miles of truck is a lot of trucks, any way you look at it. Today it's 8 miles, tomorrow it may be 100. I support them. It's ridiculous what they are having to pay for fuel, and us consumers are getting hit by the higher fuel prices via higher prices for the things we buy, like food. I was shocked at how much I spent on groceries the other day.

[RevDWW]

I have doubts that a Trucker Protest will bring the price of fuel down. Wish it would, but wish in one hand and spit in the other and see which gets filled faster........