From: "George Goff" <THX0001@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 6:43 AM
Subject: Re: Gasoline War ! !

> In a message dated 3/13/04 9:25:51 AM, dubesor@NETZERO.NET writes:
>
> << .... Well, let's face it, you just aren't a mathematician.
>
>
> But I am .. so trust me on this one.)  >>
>
> For this scheme we don't need a mathematician, we need a Sicilian bookie.
> The crucial fact that the proposer of this lame tactic is forgetting is
that the
> oil companies ALSO own the refineries.  Whatever shortfall they suffer on
the
> retail end, they will make up on the wholesale end and we STILL will be
> paying them whatever profit they find satiating.

More importantly, this scheme results in *no* net reduction in the demand
for gasoline.  Better, send out your emails telling everyone to ride their
bike, walk or take public transportation to work each Monday.

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Tom Young                       '81 Vanagon
Lafayette, CA 94549         '82 Westfalia
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