Don, there is no PR at work here. I have found the Snopes site to be
extremely information and completely unbiased. If something is indeed
true, it will tell you. I find it to be invaluable in debunking these
myths that people blindly follow because "if its on the Internet, it
must be true!"

I have agree with Tim D's assessment. There are so many ways for the
petrol companies to get around any sort of 'organized boycott' while
still making profits. I live in Seattle, where gas prices seem to be
perpetually high. I pass a spot where ARCO is selling unleaded for
$1.79 and the 76 across the street has it at $1.95. Were are the market
forces there? How does that happen? Is ARCO selling gas at a
loss-leader so you go in and buy a $.99 fountain soda? I don't think
so... There are some strange things going on in this business. just ask
GWB, he knows.

We need to seriously reevaluate out petroleum usage in this country. I
am no exception... I often feel guilty driving a Westy that gets about
15mpg in traffic on a good day, yet I cannot justify buying another
more fuel efficient car for commuting while the Westy sits idle.

jh

On Feb 25, 2004, at 11:18 AM, don spence wrote:

> I don't know about that Jim. The snopes dismissal sounds a lot like it
> came from EXXON's PR dept.