It doubled in price and folks started driving less - for a while.

If it doubled tomorrow, to around $3.50 a gallon, wonder how long it would
take before we were all driving the same amount as now?

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: "Max Wellhouse" <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 2:40 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: gas prices

> Unfornately this gentleman has been conditioned to think that $1.29 is
cheap
> for gas.  Cheap is the 39 cents a gallon gas went UP to in 1973 when all
> hell broke loose overseas!!  Thought the world was going to end when gas
> jumped from .19 to .39/gal back then.  I guess it did double in
price......
>
> DM&FS
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Greg K." <seadog@LMF.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 6:52 PM
> Subject: Fw: gas prices
>
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "BOB KISCADDEN" <REK14@PAONLINE.COM>
> > To: "GregK" <seadog@lmf.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 7:43 PM
> > Subject: Fw: Fw: gas prices
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 12:09 PM
> > > Subject: Fw: Fw: gas prices
> > >
> > >
> > > > Worth a try, but I suspect a million people will be
> > insufficient.......try
> > > > everyone you know who drives!
> > > > > > >> We heard today from a man who is very savvy about the economy
> > > (Clark
> > > > > > >> Howard-visit his website at Clark Howard.com for lots of good
> > > > > > information)
> > > > > > >> and he says that the gas prices are going to start going up
> again
> > > and
> > > > > > will
> > > > > > >> be
> > > > > > >> high this summer-$2 and up.  We need to do whatever we can.
> > > > > > >> This sounds doable.....     This makes more sense than the
> don't
> > > buy
> > > > > gas
> > > > > > >on
> > > > > > >> a certain day routine that was going around last year.
Whoever
> > > > started
> > > > > > >this
> > > > > > >> has a good  point.
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> By now you're probably thinking gasoline priced at about
$1.49
> > > > > > >> is cheap.  Me too!  As it is now $1.58 for regular unleaded.
> 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 less than $1.50, we need to
try
> an
> > > > > > >aggressive
> > > > > > >> response.
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> 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
> > > > > > >> don't buy it.  But, that's not really a practical option
since
> we
> > > all
> > > > > > have
> > > > > > >> come to rely  on our cars.    But we CAN have an impact on
gas
> > > prices
> > > > > if
> > > > > > >we
> > > > > > >> all act together.
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> Here's the idea - For the rest of this year, don't purchase
> > > > > > >> gasoline from the two biggest companies (which now are one),
> > > > > > >> EXXON and MOBIL.  If they are not selling,  they   should be
> > > inclined
> > > > > to
> > > > > > >> reduce their prices-and if they reduce their prices the other
> > > > companies
> > > > > > >will
> > > > > > >> too.  But to have an impact, we need to
> > > > > > >> reach literally millions of users. But it's doable!
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> I am sending this note to over 80 people. If each of you send
> it
> > to
> > > > > > >> at least 10 more...and those 10 send it to at least 10 more
and
> > so
> > > on
> > > > > by
> > > > > > >the
> > > > > > >> time the message reaches the sixth iteration we will have
> reached
> > > > over
> > > > > > one
> > > > > > >> million consumers.  Acting together we can make a difference.
> If
> > > > this
> > > > > > >makes
> > > > > > >> sense to you,  please pass this message on, or one you
compose,
> > to
> > > at
> > > > > > >least
> > > > > > >> 10 more E-mail  addresses.
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> **** PLEASE HOLD OUT UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES
> > > > > > >>       TO BELOW $1.28 - $1.29  AND  KEEP THEM DOWN. THIS
> > > > > > >>       CAN REALLY WORK.
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention!
>