> > This was originally sent by a retired Coca Cola
> > executive It came from one of his engineer buddies
> > who retired from Halliburton. It's worth your
> > consideration.
> >
> > Join the resistance!!!! I hear we are going to
> > hit close to $ 4.00 a gallon by next summer and it might
> > go higher!! 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 on and join with us!
> >
> > By now you're probably thinking gasoline priced at
> > about $1.50 is
> > super cheap. Me too! It is currently
> > $2.79 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 wimp 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 over 30 people. If each of us
> > 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 group 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 e-mail 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. I suggest that we not buy from EXXON/MOBIL UNTIL
> > THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE $1.30 RANGE AND KEEP
> > THEM DOWN. THIS CAN REALLY WORK. :thrash:
