[vtkusers] FW: Help reduce the cost of gasoline

[Amy Squillacote]

Why this won't work: http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/gasout.asp.

- Amy

At 01:20 PM 4/24/2006, Frank Gao wrote:
>  I am sorry this is not related to the topic of this two forums, 
> but promise this is the only time, and an idea for all.
>
>
>Subject: Very interesting Gas Plan Idea!!!
>GAS WAR - an idea that WILL work  (or at least get forwarded around 
>a lot...)
>
>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 with 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 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 over 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 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..... 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 $1.30 RANGE AND KEEP THEM DOWN. THIS CAN REALLY WORK.
>
>Kerry Lyle, Director, Research Coordinator
>Thanks for your support.
>
>
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