[Boatanchors] Fwd: Fw: gas prices $ 3 a gallon

[W6YN Don Milbury]

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73, Don

On Sun, 07 Apr 2002 04:41:20 +0000 "John Page" <k4kwm@hotmail.com>
writes:
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> 
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> >From: "k9dsj1" <k9dsj1@cox-internet.com>
> >To: "Tony Culyat" <ka9wzw@juno.com>, "Tim Baughman" 
> <trkdjj@yahoo.com>, 
> >"Robert Crissman" <rzbkone@flippinweb.com>, "Kay Konetski" 
> ><wr5k@cox-internet.com>, "John Williamson" <w0nov@hotmail.com>, 
> "John Page" 
> ><k4kwm@hotmail.com>, "Joe Jones" <joewjones@centurytel.net>, "Jeff 
> Ramos" 
> ><jsramos@centurytel.net>, "Eric Smith" <elslys@southshore.com>, 
> "Eric B. 
> >Smith" <ebsjlf@southshore.com>, "Bud Hall" <n5lh@mtnhome.com>, "Bob 
> Radkey" 
> ><k9rpx1@cox-internet.com>
> >Subject: Fw:  gas prices $ 3 a gallon
> >Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 18:04:22 -0600
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Mary Ing" <amaryl@centurytel.net>
> >To: <amaryl@centurytel.net>
> >Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 2:49 PM
> >Subject: gas prices $ 3 a gallon
> >
> >
> > >      Please read this, IT WILL WORK FOR US ALL; 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 itand 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
> > > 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 sendit 
> 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 TO THE $1.30 RANGE 
> AND
> > > KEEP THEM DOWN. THIS CAN REALLY WORK.