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I got this from a friend of mine, pass it around.....................



This is a pretty simple plan to take the power back. It might help.
Read on....Subject: GAS WAR!

Join the resistance!!!!

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.

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 I 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 TO THE $1.30 RANGE AND KEEP THEM DOWN. THIS CAN REALLY WORK.



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Sharon Hormby

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Error: Exxon and Mobile are the ONE biggest company. Same company - just two brand names. Like BP and Amoco. Same company there. That is part of the problem.... no competition... just a few really big companies with several brand names each.
 
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I just paid 2.05 for 87 What is the reason for the spike in prices this time?

Mike
 

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The reason I hear is that a couple of refineries are down. By their reasoning, the less they produce, the more they want to get paid. Wonder if that will fly for me at work?
 

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10 bucks got me 4 gallons yesterday
 

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zookeeper said:
The reason I hear is that a couple of refineries are down. By their reasoning, the less they produce, the more they want to get paid. Wonder if that will fly for me at work?
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Read your Sig,

PB
 
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It is a created shortage due to OPEC cutting back on production.
 

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It's really getting outta hand here. I just paid $2.16 a gallon for 87!!! Straight up !

-Shaun
 
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time to dust off the good ol' bike
 

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Damn, I guess I got it easy. Her in San Antonio, the highest I have seen is a little over 1.60. So I guess I can expect to spend about 2.00 a gallon by summer, huh? Damn. Prices will probably jump during spring break too. I think my plans to go out of state have just changed.
 

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It's $1.51 for the cheap stuff and I consider that high. I think the highest I've ever seen it around here was about $1.78 last summer.

My freshman year of college (5 1/2 years ago) it was 81¢

-Chelle
 

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I'm with you 'chelle, I remember like 4 years ago seeing .99$ a gallon here... right now it's about 1.58-1.61 for 87

Stupid oil companies
The Swede
 
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1.90 here

Shouldnt there be some price gouging case's soon if the prices keep going up? I mean we recently found a major source with Iraq(you know were taking it), and it would only make sense that the prices of petrol is going down instead of up for these major companies, however the consumer price still raises? whats up?
 

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Mustang67Coupe said:
1.90 here

Shouldnt there be some price gouging case's soon if the prices keep going up? I mean we recently found a major source with Iraq(you know were taking it), and it would only make sense that the prices of petrol is going down instead of up for these major companies, however the consumer price still raises? whats up?
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we have been getting a majority of our Oil from Iraq for the last decade or so.

oil for food program.
 

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Don't cry everybody! If you think your gas prices are high, read this:

In Denmark the prices for gas i way higher!
We pay the same for one litre (1 gallon = 4 litre) as you pay for a gallon!

Prices in Denmark:
For one litre: 1.30 $
For one gallon: 5.20 $

And you thoght yours was expensive???
 

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TheMustangMan said:
Don't cry everybody! If you think your gas prices are high, read this:

In Denmark the prices for gas i way higher!
We pay the same for one litre (1 gallon = 4 litre) as you pay for a gallon!

Prices in Denmark:
For one litre: 1.30 $
For one gallon: 5.20 $

And you thoght yours was expensive???
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Thats insane I just paid $1.74 today
 

TheMustangMan

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crushnut said:
Thats insane I just paid $1.74 today
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I'm 21 years old, and I can't remember that we ever paid that 1.74 for a gallon...
 

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TheMustangMan said:
I'm 21 years old, and I can't remember that we ever paid that 1.74 for a gallon...
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Im sorry
 

t_chelle16

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But in Europe don't they have all kinds of public transportation available?

-Chelle
 
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t_chelle16 said:
But in Europe don't they have all kinds of public transportation available?

-Chelle
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And, they don't have very far to drive to get somewhere unless they are going to China or all point south.
 
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