Stop and think for just a minute. About 25% of the population have
computers, and less than that have access to the internet, unless I'm
grossly mistaken, which would not be the first time. Not trying to put a
poo-poo on your idea, just use reason.
You wouldn't be from the marketing department of the "other" oil companies,
would you?
Bob Stevens
'91 Westy
Happy is he who bears a god within.
-- Louis Pasteur
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From: The Lecrones <saljel@NFDC.NET>
Reply-To: The Lecrones <saljel@NFDC.NET>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Lowering Gasoline Prices
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2002 21:15:39 -0400

Subject: Lowering Gasoline Prices

 >            MIGHT WORK, MIGHT NOT?
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 >       Subject: Lowering Gasoline 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. 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 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 whimp 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.
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 > --
 > "The only disability in life is a bad attitude."
 >
 > --Scott Hamilton.  Olympic gold figure skater who recently retired after
 > successful treatment for cancer.
 >
 >

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