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indigoonlatigo(at)msn.com
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 Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 8:20 am Post subject: How to get them to lower gas prices |
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Just forwarding this idea.
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Subject: How to get them to lower gas prices]
_>>
GAS WAR - an idea that WILL work
>>
>> This was originally sent by a retired Coca Cola executive. It came from
>> one of his engineer buddies who retired from Halliburton.
>> It ' s worth your consideration.
>>
>> Join the resistance!!!! I hear we are going to hit close to $4.00 a
>> gallon by next summer and it might go higher!! Want gasoline prices to
>> come down? We need to take some intelligent, united action. Phillip
>> Hollsworth offered this good idea.
>>
>> This makes MUCH MORE SENSE than the "don't buy gas on a certain day"
>> campaign that was going around last April or May! The oil companies
just
>> laughed at that because they knew we wouldn't continue to "hurt"
>> ourselves by refusing to buy gas. It was more of an inconvenience to us
>> than it was a problem for them.
>>
>> BUT, whoever thought of this idea, has come up with a plan that can
>> really work. Please read on and join wi th us! By now you're probably
>> thinking gasoline priced at about $1.50 is super cheap. Me too! It is
>> currently $2.79 for regular unleaded in my town. Now that the oil
>> companies and the OPEC nations have conditioned us to think that the
cost
>> of a gallon of gas is CHEAP at $1.50 - $1.75, we need to take
aggressive
>> action to teach them that BUYERS control the marketplace ---------not
>> sellers
>> With the price of gasoline going up more each day, we consumers need
to
>> take action. The only way we are going to see the price of gas come
down
>> is if we hit someone in the pocketbook by not purchasing their gas!
And,
>> we can do that WITHOUT hurting ourselves. How? Since we all rely on our
>> cars, we can't just stop buying gas. But we CAN have an impact on gas
>> prices if we all act together to force a price war.
>>
>> Here's the idea:
>>
>> For the rest of this year, DON'T purchase ANY gasoline from the two
>> biggest companies (which now are one), EXXON and MOBIL. If they are not
>> selling any
>> gas, they will be inclined to reduce their prices. If they reduce
>> their prices, the other companies will have to follow suit.
>>
>> But to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of Exxon and
>> Mobil gas buyers. It's really simple to do! Now, don't wimp out at
this
>> point.... keep reading and I'll explain how simple it is to reach
>> millions of people.
>>
>> I am sending this note to 30 people. If each of us sends it to at least
>> ten more (30 x 10 =3D 300) ... and those 300 send it to at least ten
more
>> (300 x 10 =3D 3,000)...and so on, by the time the message reaches the
>> sixth group of people, we will have reached over THREE MILLION
consumers
>> If those three million get excited and pass this on to ten friends
each,
>> then 30 million people will have been contacted! If it goes one level
>> further, you guessed it..... THREE
>> >>>>HUNDRED MILLION >>>>PEOPLE!!!
>>
>> Again, all you have to do is send this to 10 people. That's all. (If
you
>> don't understand how we can reach 300 million and all you have to do is
>> send this to 10 people.... Well, let's face it, you just aren't a
>> mathematician. But I am, so trust me on this one.)
>>
>> How long would all that take? If each of us sends this e-mail out to
ten
>> more people within one day of receipt, all 300 MILLION people could
>> conceivably be contacted within the next 8 days!!!
>>
>> I'll bet you didn't think you and I
>> had that much potential, di d you?
>>
>> Acting together we can make a difference. If this makes sense to you,
>> please pass this message on. I suggest that we not buy from EXXON/MOBIL
>> UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE $1.30 RANGE AND KEEP THEM DOWN.
>>
>> THIS CAN REALLY WORK.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ---------------------------------
>> Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell?
>> Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos.
>>
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n8vim(at)arrl.net
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| Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 8:29 am Post subject: How to get them to lower gas prices |
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Won't work:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/gasout.asp
I don't know about you, but I can't put grass clippings into my car to
get to work (there's no public transportation out here).
-Jim
do not archive
John Gonzalez wrote:
| Quote: |
Just forwarding this idea.
>
> Subject: How to get them to lower gas prices]
>
> _>>
> GAS WAR - an idea that WILL work
> >>
> >> This was originally sent by a retired Coca Cola executive. It came
> from
> >> one of his engineer buddies who retired from Halliburton.
> >> It ' s worth your consideration.
> >>
> >> Join the resistance!!!! I hear we are going to hit close to $4.00 a
> >> gallon by next summer and it might go higher!! Want gasoline
> prices to
> >> come down? We need to take some intelligent, united action. Phillip
> >> Hollsworth offered this good idea.
> >>
> >> This makes MUCH MORE SENSE than the "don't buy gas on a certain day"
> >> campaign that was going around last April or May! The oil
> companies just
> >> laughed at that because they knew we wouldn't continue to "hurt"
> >> ourselves by refusing to buy gas. It was more of an inconvenience
> to us
> >> than it was a problem for them.
> >>
> >> BUT, whoever thought of this idea, has come up with a plan that can
> >> really work. Please read on and join wi th us! By now you're probably
> >> thinking gasoline priced at about $1.50 is super cheap. Me too!
> It is
> >> currently $2.79 for regular unleaded in my town. Now that the oil
> >> companies and the OPEC nations have conditioned us to think that
> the cost
> >> of a gallon of gas is CHEAP at $1.50 - $1.75, we need to take
> aggressive
> >> action to teach them that BUYERS control the marketplace ---------not
> >> sellers
> >> With the price of gasoline going up more each day, we consumers
> need to
> >> take action. The only way we are going to see the price of gas
> come down
> >> is if we hit someone in the pocketbook by not purchasing their
> gas! And,
> >> we can do that WITHOUT hurting ourselves. How? Since we all rely
> on our
> >> cars, we can't just stop buying gas. But we CAN have an impact on gas
> >> prices if we all act together to force a price war.
> >>
> >> Here's the idea:
> >>
> >> For the rest of this year, DON'T purchase ANY gasoline from the two
> >> biggest companies (which now are one), EXXON and MOBIL. If they
> are not
> >> selling any
> >> gas, they will be inclined to reduce their prices. If they reduce
> >> their prices, the other companies will have to follow suit.
> >>
> >> But to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of
> Exxon and
> >> Mobil gas buyers. It's really simple to do! Now, don't wimp out
> at this
> >> point.... keep reading and I'll explain how simple it is to reach
> >> millions of people.
> >>
> >> I am sending this note to 30 people. If each of us sends it to at
> least
> >> ten more (30 x 10 =3D 300) ... and those 300 send it to at least
> ten more
> >> (300 x 10 =3D 3,000)...and so on, by the time the message reaches the
> >> sixth group of people, we will have reached over THREE MILLION
> consumers
> >> If those three million get excited and pass this on to ten friends
> each,
> >> then 30 million people will have been contacted! If it goes one level
> >> further, you guessed it..... THREE
> >> >>>>HUNDRED MILLION >>>>PEOPLE!!!
> >>
> >> Again, all you have to do is send this to 10 people. That's all.
> (If you
> >> don't understand how we can reach 300 million and all you have to
> do is
> >> send this to 10 people.... Well, let's face it, you just aren't a
> >> mathematician. But I am, so trust me on this one.)
> >>
> >> How long would all that take? If each of us sends this e-mail out
> to ten
> >> more people within one day of receipt, all 300 MILLION people could
> >> conceivably be contacted within the next 8 days!!!
> >>
> >> I'll bet you didn't think you and I
> >> had that much potential, di d you?
> >>
> >> Acting together we can make a difference. If this makes sense to you,
> >> please pass this message on. I suggest that we not buy from
> EXXON/MOBIL
> >> UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE $1.30 RANGE AND KEEP THEM DOWN.
> >>
> >> THIS CAN REALLY WORK.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ---------------------------------
> >> Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell?
> >> Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos.
> >>
> >
>
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indigoonlatigo(at)msn.com
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| Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 9:22 am Post subject: How to get them to lower gas prices |
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Actually you don't need grass clippings, just a non Exxon gas station.
I don't have any faith either, it is just plain and simple greed and a
capitalistic model that doesn't follow the rules of the game...competition.
Yaw sure, supply and demand is economics 101, but they finally realized
everyone is in the same boat as you. Up the creek without a paddle.
At least the tax payers through our goverment aren't paying for oil
subsidies anymore.
| Quote: | From: James Hein <n8vim(at)arrl.net>
Reply-To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com
To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com
Subject: Re: Fw: How to get them to lower gas prices
Date: Sat, 19 May 2007 12:28:30 -0400
Won't work:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/gasout.asp
I don't know about you, but I can't put grass clippings into my car to get
to work (there's no public transportation out here).
-Jim
do not archive
John Gonzalez wrote:
>
>
>Just forwarding this idea.
>>
>>
>>
>>Subject: How to get them to lower gas prices]
>>
>>
>>
>>_>>
>> GAS WAR - an idea that WILL work
>> >>
>> >> This was originally sent by a retired Coca Cola executive. It came
>>from
>> >> one of his engineer buddies who retired from Halliburton.
>> >> It ' s worth your consideration.
>> >>
>> >> Join the resistance!!!! I hear we are going to hit close to $4.00 a
>> >> gallon by next summer and it might go higher!! Want gasoline prices
>>to
>> >> come down? We need to take some intelligent, united action. Phillip
>> >> Hollsworth offered this good idea.
>> >>
>> >> This makes MUCH MORE SENSE than the "don't buy gas on a certain day"
>> >> campaign that was going around last April or May! The oil companies
>>just
>> >> laughed at that because they knew we wouldn't continue to "hurt"
>> >> ourselves by refusing to buy gas. It was more of an inconvenience to
>>us
>> >> than it was a problem for them.
>> >>
>> >> BUT, whoever thought of this idea, has come up with a plan that can
>> >> really work. Please read on and join wi th us! By now you're probably
>> >> thinking gasoline priced at about $1.50 is super cheap. Me too! It
>>is
>> >> currently $2.79 for regular unleaded in my town. Now that the oil
>> >> companies and the OPEC nations have conditioned us to think that the
>>cost
>> >> of a gallon of gas is CHEAP at $1.50 - $1.75, we need to take
>>aggressive
>> >> action to teach them that BUYERS control the marketplace ---------not
>> >> sellers
>> >> With the price of gasoline going up more each day, we consumers need
>>to
>> >> take action. The only way we are going to see the price of gas come
>>down
>> >> is if we hit someone in the pocketbook by not purchasing their gas!
>>And,
>> >> we can do that WITHOUT hurting ourselves. How? Since we all rely on
>>our
>> >> cars, we can't just stop buying gas. But we CAN have an impact on gas
>> >> prices if we all act together to force a price war.
>> >>
>> >> Here's the idea:
>> >>
>> >> For the rest of this year, DON'T purchase ANY gasoline from the two
>> >> biggest companies (which now are one), EXXON and MOBIL. If they are
>>not
>> >> selling any
>> >> gas, they will be inclined to reduce their prices. If they reduce
>> >> their prices, the other companies will have to follow suit.
>> >>
>> >> But to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of Exxon
>>and
>> >> Mobil gas buyers. It's really simple to do! Now, don't wimp out at
>>this
>> >> point.... keep reading and I'll explain how simple it is to reach
>> >> millions of people.
>> >>
>> >> I am sending this note to 30 people. If each of us sends it to at
>>least
>> >> ten more (30 x 10 =3D 300) ... and those 300 send it to at least ten
>>more
>> >> (300 x 10 =3D 3,000)...and so on, by the time the message reaches the
>> >> sixth group of people, we will have reached over THREE MILLION
>>consumers
>> >> If those three million get excited and pass this on to ten friends
>>each,
>> >> then 30 million people will have been contacted! If it goes one level
>> >> further, you guessed it..... THREE
>> >> >>>>HUNDRED MILLION >>>>PEOPLE!!!
>> >>
>> >> Again, all you have to do is send this to 10 people. That's all. (If
>>you
>> >> don't understand how we can reach 300 million and all you have to do
>>is
>> >> send this to 10 people.... Well, let's face it, you just aren't a
>> >> mathematician. But I am, so trust me on this one.)
>> >>
>> >> How long would all that take? If each of us sends this e-mail out to
>>ten
>> >> more people within one day of receipt, all 300 MILLION people could
>> >> conceivably be contacted within the next 8 days!!!
>> >>
>> >> I'll bet you didn't think you and I
>> >> had that much potential, di d you?
>> >>
>> >> Acting together we can make a difference. If this makes sense to you,
>> >> please pass this message on. I suggest that we not buy from
>>EXXON/MOBIL
>> >> UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE $1.30 RANGE AND KEEP THEM DOWN.
>> >>
>> >> THIS CAN REALLY WORK.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> ---------------------------------
>> >> Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell?
>> >> Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos.
>> >>
>> >
>>
>
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dlm46007(at)cox.net
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| Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 10:34 am Post subject: How to get them to lower gas prices |
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This is total BS. The reason that gas prices are high is the US Congress.
They prevent the US from finding our own oil on US territory to increase
supply. As a result foreign companies including the Chinese are partnering
with our enemies to produce oil and gas In the Gulf of Mexico. They refuse
to "clear the decks" for building more pipelines and refineries. They
inhibit the use of more nuclear power. They fail to legislate the building
of the nuclear fuel storage area in Yucca Flats.
The author of the gas plan does not understand global markets at all. Oil
and gas are commodities and are sold to the highest bidder. So you don't buy
from the two biggest, you might hurt their dealer stations maybe but they
just switch over and buy some other refiners output for gasoline. The big
ones still produce and sell their crude for $65 a barrel (All they can
produce).
The real problem is supply; the environ(mentals) and Congress have taken it
upon themselves to limit supply and tie up anyone is "red tape" who tries to
accomplish any thing. Good luck with your boycott.
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| Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 3:15 pm Post subject: How to get them to lower gas prices |
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Lucky your not any where else in the world. I wish we had your prices here.
regards Chris
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tlc2(at)telus.net
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| Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 3:55 pm Post subject: How to get them to lower gas prices |
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I'm in Alberta Canada, where they make the stuff...Some places here's it's
now 1.25 liter ($5.68 gallon imp - $4.73 U.S gal) up to 1.30 on Westcoast
Tim
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Eric_Kallio
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| Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 3:44 am Post subject: Re: How to get them to lower gas prices |
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Gentlemen, lets remember a few things about the supplies of gasoline, and who to point the finger at. First, I am a pilot for one of the helicopter companies that contract to the oil companies in the Gulf of Mexico and I live in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, so I deal with this regularly. Having said this, Hurricane Katrina's effects are still a major factor in the US ability to refine oil. Our refineries down here are still not up to full production of pre Katrina levels. Part of this is the inflexibility of the environmentalist groups and the EPA. We can't build new refineries because every action is being blocked by Greenpeace or the EPA. The refineries that we had can't be repaired becuse again the environmentalists say that the damage to the environement would be too great if another hurricane occured. This country is stuck in this "not in my backyard" mentality. If we want cheap gas then we need to push our government officials to open up drilling off of Florida, Virginia, California, and Alaska. We also need to build the refineries throughout the country to support our demand. The oil is out there, just get your congressmen to turn a deaf ear to the environmentalists, and let us go get it.
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Hi Tim
I am in Edmonton. Where are you located?
Cheers
Les Kearney
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