[StPete] Gas prices-we can make a difference

[Karen Lieberman]

Subject: Gas Prices
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>GET GAS BACK DOWN TO $1.30 PER GALLON.
>
>This was sent by a retired Coca Cola executive. It came from one of his
>engineer buddies who retired from Halliburton. If you are tired of the
>gas prices going up AND they will continue to rise this summer, take time
>to read this please.
>
>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!
>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. 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 with us!
>
>By now you're probably thinking gasoline priced at about $2.00 is super
>cheap. Me too! It is currently $3.19 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 on me 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 send it to at least
>ten more (30 x 10 = 300) ... and those 300 send it to at least ten more
>(300 x10 = 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, did 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 $2.00
>RANGE AND KEEP THEM DOWN. THIS CAN REALLY WORK.
>
>Keep it going!!!
>







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