Guest guest Posted April 12, 2002 Report Share Posted April 12, 2002 > >> Subject: Gas prices> >>> >>> >> I hear we are going to hit close to $3.00 a gallon by the summer Want> >> gasoline prices to come down? We need to take some intelligent, united> >> action. 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 it and join with us!> >>> >> By now you're probably thinking gasoline priced at about $1.50 is> >> super cheap. Me too! It is currently $1.97 for regular unleaded in my> >> town. (California)> >>> >> 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 about thirty people. If each of you send 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 generation 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 email 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. PLEASE HOLD OUT UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR> >> PRICES AND KEEP THEM DOWN. THIS CAN REALLY WORK. YOU KNOW THEY LOVE> >> HOLIDAYS AND SUMMER TRAVELERS.> >>> >>> >> Stan Battersby> >> Box 267> >> Three Rivers, MI 49093> >> > >> stan@...> >>> >>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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