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

[Ron]

Consider this Don.
Gasoline was $.33 per gallon in 1975.
Bread was about $.10 a loaf.
Hamburger was $.25 per pound.
As time goes on , money inflates and prices go up normally.

Considering the time value of money , gasoline should be about $3.50 per
gallon.
The last round of price dip at $.90 was the cheapest that gasoline has
ever been in history.
Also consider that about $.44 of that went to taxes to pay for the
building and upkeep of the interstate highway system that was inacted in
the mid 50 when the law put other modes of transportation out of
business.

WHy don't you enjoy the low price?
---
Ron



W6YN Don Milbury wrote:
> 
> An Art Bell listener, are you?
> 
> 73, Don
> 
> On Sun, 07 Apr 2002 04:41:20 +0000 "John Page" <k4kwm@hotmail.com>
> writes:
> >
> >
> >
> > >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.
> 
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