how much is your bottled water if that's more then 4.00 gallon for gas I think ill stay here and not complain Andrew Rose Action TV. Holbrook ny. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tel-Tek Electronics" <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 10:43 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: [TechAssist-B] Gas Boycott, After Carefull Thought and Consideration > Still less than our bottled water.;-) > > -Ed- > Tel-Tek Electronics > Ontario-Canada > > teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eric Manuel" <tvman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 10:20 AM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: [TechAssist-B] Gas Boycott, After Carefull Thought > and Consideration > > > > Hi Andrew are you folks trying to keep up with Canada our gas is $1.15 > > a liter,,Eric > > > > > > Eric > > E M Electronics > > 59 Wights Rd > > Deer Lake NL > > Canada > > A8A 2J2 > > Ph# 709 635 2627 > > tvman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > > > > Andrew Rose wrote: > > > in Suffolk ct new York we just got a 50 cent increase in reg gas from > 2.79 > > > to 3.29 over night > > > Andrew Rose Action TV. Holbrook ny. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "J Silverman" <greentron@xxxxxxx> > > > To: <repair@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Dallas Barnett" > <cherokeechief35@xxxxxxxxx>; > > > "Jannis Barnett" <jannis_k_barnett@xxxxxxxxx>; "Rick Barnett" > > > <usnguardian@xxxxxxx>; "George Finley" <gcf1933@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Greg > And > > > Desi Finley" <etcetera@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Janet Finley" > > > <wildflower432003@xxxxxxxxx>; "RepairWorld ListBot" > > > <listbot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 4:19 PM > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: [TechAssist-B] Gas Boycott, After Carefull > Thought > > > and Consideration > > > > > > > > > > > >>This is a world-wide thing, not just a problem here. So what we do will > > > > > > have > > > > > >>little effect on the situation. If there is a gasoline surplus here, it > > > > > > will > > > > > >>just be diverted to some other country where it is needed. Thats why > there > > >>isnt much that the government can do about the price. Places where the > > >>government puts heavy taxes on gasoline, it costs over $6 a gallon. > > >>The economy of some poor countries is being totally devastated by the > cost > > >>of oil and gas. On the other hand, the oil producing countries are > > > > > > enjoying > > > > > >>the windfall and using the extra money to build cities, schools, > > > > > > hospitals, > > > > > >>etc. like mad. > > >>Jerry Silverman > > >>Greentron Inc > > >>4 Newland Ave > > >>Greenville SC 29609 > > >>Fax/Phone 864 232 3889 > > >>mail to: greentron@xxxxxxx > > >>----- Original Message ----- > > >>From: "Rochester Electronics" <pasthecash@xxxxxxxxx> > > >>To: "Dallas Barnett" <cherokeechief35@xxxxxxxxx>; "Jannis Barnett" > > >><jannis_k_barnett@xxxxxxxxx>; "Rick Barnett" <usnguardian@xxxxxxx>; > > > > > > "George > > > > > >>Finley" <gcf1933@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Greg And Desi Finley" > > >><etcetera@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Janet Finley" <wildflower432003@xxxxxxxxx>; > > >>"RepairWorld ListBot" <listbot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; > <repair@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; > > >><techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >>Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 10:56 AM > > >>Subject: [TechAssist-B] Gas Boycott, After Carefull Thought and > > >>Consideration > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>>To all who think a one day "GAS OUT" will lower fuel > > >>>prices, > > >>> > > >>> Good idea but NEVER EFECTIVE, advocating > > >>>one-day gasoline boycotts are proof that some bad > > >>>ideas never go away; they just keep getting recycled > > >>>year after year. > > >>> > > >>> Those who really want to send a "message" to oil > > >>>suppliers should try not buying any gasoline for > > >>>several months in a row. > > >>> > > >>> This year's e-mail (proposing a one-day "gas out" > > >>>on 1 September 2005) is a carbon copy of the e-mail > > >>>that circulated in May 2004 (right down to the > > >>>labeling of the putative boycott effort as "STICK IT > > >>>UP THEIR BEHINDS DAY"), which was itself a recasting > > >>>of similar messages that have been circulating since > > >>>1999. All of them are reminders that "protest" schemes > > >>>that don't cost the participants any inconvenience, > > >>>hardship, or money remain the most popular, despite > > >>>their dubious effectiveness. A one-day "gas out" was > > >>>proposed in 1999, and a three-day-long event was > > >>>called for in 2000, but both drew little participation > > >>>and had n > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> based upon flawed premises. This year's > > >>>version is no > > >>>different. > > >>> > > >>> First of all, everyone's "not purchasing a drop > > >>>of gasoline for one day" will not cause oil companies > > >>>to "choke on their stockpiles." Oil companies run > > >>>their inventories on a weekly basis, and since the > > >>>"gas out" scheme doesn't call on people to buy less > > >>>gasoline but simply to shift their date of purchase by > > >>>one day, oil company stockpiles won't be affected at > > >>>all. > > >>> > > >>> Next, merely shifting the day of purchase will not > > >>>"hit the entire industry with a net loss of over $4.6 > > >>>billion." Consumers won't be buying any less gasoline > > >>>under this "gas out" proposal; they'll simply be > > >>>purchasing gas a day earlier or a day later than they > > >>>usually would. The very same amount of gasoline will > > >>>be sold either way, so the oil companies aren't going > > >>>to lose any money at all. > > >>> > > >>> By definition, a boycott involves the doing without > > >>>of something, with the renunciation of the boycotted > > >>>product held up as tangible proof to those who supply > > >>>the commodity that consumers are prepared to do > > >>>without it unless changes are made. What the "gas out" > > >>>calls for isn't consumers' swearing off using or > > >>>buying gasoline, even for a short time, but simply > > >>>shifting their purchases by one day. Because the "gas > > >>>out" doesn't call on consumers to make a sacrifice by > > >>>actually giving up something, the threat it poses is a > > >>>hollow one. > > >>> > > >>> Not buying gas on a designated day may make people > > >>>feel a bit better about things by providing them a > > >>>chance to vent their anger at higher gasoline prices, > > >>>but the action won't have any real impact on retail > > >>>prices. An effective protest would involve something > > >>>like organizing people to forswear the use of their > > >>>cars on specified days, an act that could effectively > > >>>demonstrate the reality of the threat that if gasoline > > >>>prices stay up, American consumers are prepared to > > >>>move to carpooling and public transportation for the > > >>>long term. Simply changing the day one buys gas, > > >>>however, imparts no such threat, because nothing is > > >>>being done without. > > >>> > > >>> Moreover, the primary potential effect of the type > > >>>of boycott proposed in the "gas out" messages is to > > >>>hurt those at the very end of the oil-to-gasoline > > >>>chain, service station operators ? the people who have > > >>>the least say in setting gasoline prices. As such, the > > >>>"gas out" is a punch on the nose delivered to the > > >>>wrong person. > > >>> > > >>> Either apathy or an outbreak of common sense has > > >>>made previous "gas outs" non-events with very low > > >>>levels of participation. > > >>> > > >>> Gasoline is a fungible, global commodity, its price > > >>>subject to the ordinary forces of supply and demand. > > >>>No amount of consumer gimmickry and showmanship will > > >>>lower its price in the long run; only a significant, > > >>>ongoing reduction in demand will accomplish that goal. > > >>>Unfortunately, for many people achieving that goal > > >>>would mean cutting down on their driving or opting for > > >>>less desirable economy cars over less fuel-efficient > > >>>models, solutions they find unappealing. > > >>> > > >>> An event like a "gas out" can sometimes do some > > >>>good by calling attention to a cause and sending a > > >>>message. In this case, though, the only message being > > >>>sent is: "We consumers are so desperate for gasoline > > >>>that we can't even do without it for a few days to > > >>>demonstrate our dissatisfaction with its cost." What > > >>>supplier is going to respond to a message like that by > > >>>lowering its prices? Those who really want to send a > > >>>"message" to oil suppliers should try not buying any > > >>>gasoline for several months in a row. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>Mike Barnett > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>____________________________________________________ > > >>>Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page > > >>>http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > >>> > > >> > > > >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >>---------- > > >> > > >>>This Email list is Private. 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