[[Az-Geocaching] Fw: Gas prices - A Simple Request]

[Mark Heitowit]

Don't buy into this crap. It is an urban legend. Not only will it not lower
gas prices, it could raise them. Check out the following site for maor
details. http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/gasout.htm


"Rick Beebout" <Rickbe@cox.net> wrote:
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> 
> Should read this...this guy has a pretty good idea. In theory this may
work,
> but once again you have to have people that are WILLING to do this. 
>  
> This may succeed since it would provide a long lasting effect on two
> industry leader's bottom lines. How long can those two company's hold out
> until they decide to start dropping prices? My guess is not much more than
3
> to 6 weeks.
>  
> The public not buying gas for one day does nothing as mentioned below, but
> this could make a difference if everyone follows through with this.
>  
> Read below for details...
>  
> Anthony
>  
>  
> 
> > Please follow, 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >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, who ever
> 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 whip 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 and DON'T 
> >purchase ANY gasoline from EXXON and MOBIL. That's all. 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >(If you don't understand how we can reach 300 million don't worry 
> >about it all you have do to 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 or 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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> 
> 
> Should read this...this guy has a pretty good idea. In theory this may work,
but once again you have to have people that are WILLING to do this. 
> 
> This may succeed since it would provide a long lasting effect on two
industry leader's bottom lines. How long can those two company's hold out
until they decide to start dropping prices? My guess is not much more than 3
to 6 weeks.
> 
> The public not buying gas for one day does nothing as mentioned below, but
this could make a difference if everyone follows through with this.
> 
> Read below for details...
> 
> Anthony
> 
> 
>  
> 
> 
> > Please follow, 
> 
> > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > 
> 
> >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, who ever
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 whip 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 and DON'T 
> 
> >purchase ANY gasoline from EXXON and MOBIL. That's all. 
> 
> > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > 
> 
> >(If you don't understand how we can reach 300 million don't worry 
> 
> >about it all you have do to 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 or 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. 
> 
> > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > 
> 
>