Date:         Fri, 18 Mar 2005 19:54:51 -0600
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Got Gas?
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(Not my posting, it just came to me)
Hi, Gang:
 I had an idea. Since the government in its
 typical fashion sits on its you-know-what, doing
 nothing about soaring gasoline prices while oil
 companies reap record profits, it's time for us
 all to get together and initiate a campaign to
 achieve a silent but meaningful protest that
 should get results.

 Here's my thinking: We have to purchase gasoline.
 There are no options. But we do NOT have to make
 any purchases in the service station "convenience
 stores." My idea is to get everyonewe know to NOT
 BUY ANYTHING in a service station
 other than gasoline. You want coffee? Go to
 Starbucks. Need a quart of oil? Go to an auto
 parts store. Want a hot dog? Try
 Wienderschnitzel. Want a Coke? Try the liquor
 store nearby. And so on.

 If enough people cooperate, the oil companies
 will get the message 'cause we'll be hurting them
 where it hurts the
 most: Profits among their convenience store
 operators who'll cry foul loudly and clearly,
 letting the oil companies know the public is
 taking action to rebel against high prices for
 gas at the pumps. In the words of that famous
 seamstress Ellen McKoy, "You won't know if it
 works unless you try."

 Just forward this email to as many contacts as
 possible and we can get the ball rolling. But do
 it today. And don't buy ANYTHING in a service
 station store. Only gasoline, because you have
 to.

Stan Wilder
Engine Ceramics
214-352-4931
www.engineceramics.com