[ SHOWGSD-L ] Fwd: Fw: [ GAS WAR]]
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- Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2007 19:00:32 EDT
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In a message dated 4/29/2007 5:44:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
pauliej@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>>>>>Subject: [ GAS WAR]
>>>>>
>>>>> >> Subject: Fw: GAS WAR
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > (I did my share; now you do your's)
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > GAS WAR - an idea that WILL work
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > This was originally sent by a retired Coca Cola executive. It came
>>>>> > > from
>>>>> > > one ofhis 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 buygas. 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 with us! By now you're probably > >
>>>>>thinking
>>>>> > > gasolinepriced 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 ofgas 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 pricesi f 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 = 300) ... and those 300 send it to at least ten
>>>>> > > more
>>>>> > > (300 x 10 =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.....
>>>>> > > THREEHUNDRED MILLION PEOPLE!!!
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > Again, all you have to do is send this to 10 people. That's all.
>>>>>(If > > you
>>>>> > > don'tunderstand 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
>>>>> > > morepeople within one day of receipt, all 300 MILLION people could
>>>>> > > conceivably becontacted within the next 8 days!!!
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > I'll bet you didn't think you and I had that much potential, did 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 THEYLOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE $1.30 RANGE AND KEEP THEM
>>>>> > > DOWN.
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