OT, What else, gas prices

Posted by Dan in Ore on April 22, 2006 at 02:13:46 from (12.108.20.240):

Received this e-mail the other day, Don't know if it will work, but at this point may be worth a try.

This may work if we can unite and be strong. Please pass it on to your friends and e-mail contacts. Thank you for your cooperation. Paul

> GAS WAR - an idea that WILL work.
>
> 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 consumer s 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 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-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 EX XON/MOBIL UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE $1.30 RANGE
> AND KEEP THEM DOWN. THIS CAN REALLY WORK
>
> Nicholas M. Michelli
> Presidential Professor
> Ph.D. Program in Urban Education
> The Graduate School
> The City University of New York
> 365 Fifth Avenue
> New York, NY 10016-4309
> Voice: 212-817-8252
> Fax: 212-817-1515

Sorry about the lengthy post.

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