Date:         Wed, 19 Apr 2006 12:27:56 -0400
Reply-To:     David Bohannan <fjazzbass@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Bohannan <fjazzbass@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Gas price war
Comments: To: Brian Honan <cartruckbus@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <e49bd5460604190915i1ec70379n3e2a869b2217e276@mail.gmail.com>
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This is by no means definitive, but...

My Dad was down at Port Everglades one time and was watching them transfer
fuel from the ships to the trucks (not sure the mechanics behind this) but
he noticed that all the vendors were pulling from the same supply so he went
and asked someone there...

In any case the answer back is that they all got filled up by the same
supply- at least there they did- and at that time they did- Not sure how
some of the companies get their "additives" in the fuel, but it seemed like
the bulk of the fuel all came from the same supply...

My vote is to be prudent and conserve in general. Drive slower, keep you
vehicle clean so there will be less drag (on a vanagon, ha!) and keep things
working in proper order...

Just my thoughts...and anecdote...

Dave

On 4/19/06, Brian Honan <cartruckbus@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>   Hi Volks,
>
>   Perhaps this has been run through the list before or several times but
> here goes.
>
>   I just got an E mail proposing we start a Gas price war
> by boycotting Mobil Exon, and only purchasing from smaller gas companies.
> If
> the trend realy took off viea E mail chain letters, like 300 thousand
> drivers boycotting Exon Mobil, would that force them to lower the prices ?
> Or is there only a few refineries that are making billions off of us and
> the
> only thing to do is drive less ?
>
>
> Brian
>
> 87 Vanagon, soon to be on the road if I can aford gas for it.
>



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Dave - KC9FYM
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