Passing your local BP station?

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truecritic — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 01:53:11 GMT

<br />More interested in hearing about your spill?<br />Progress

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RJOh — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 01:52:11 GMT

In my town we have several good gas stations, BP, Shell and SpeedWay. They all sell lottery tickets so it's the one with the lowest price that gets my business.

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rcbbuckeye — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:16:46 GMT

So true Nancy.

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sully16 — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 23:02:10 GMT

Thanks for letting people know. Alot of people don't realize how gas stations operate. support local business.

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justxploring — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:22:01 GMT

Someone recently told me he plans to boycott BP and I asked what message he thinks it will send to one of the world's largest companies. Well, it'll tell them I don't approve of their response to the oil spill.

Really? Well, just in case you don't know, BP doesn't own the stations in your community. They are franchises owned by individuals, maybe one of your neighbors, who makes a few cents on every gallon and sells lottery tickets and convenient store items to supplement the income from the gasoline sales.

So if you want to send a message, write to your elected officials, volunteer at www.lagulfresponse.org or take a bus to work (of course you don't know if the bus company uses BP products) but boycotting a local operation where a clerk depends on his $8 an hour is pointless. Tony Hayward et al will still make millions in income with stock options. These local franchisees are under contract.

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