Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2011 16:30:54 -0600
Reply-To: Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
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From: Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
Subject: Re: Fwd: Fw: Gasoline: Any VANAGON People buy this concept?
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We don't have any Exxon Mobil stations here. Gotta 3/4/5 we could pick on???
Looking for a bicycle for my prostitute girlfriend so she can peddle
it all over town.
DM&FS
At 03:17 PM 3/5/2011, George Wietor wrote:
> IS NOT THE 'DON'T BUY' GAS FOR ONE DAY, BUT IT WILL SHOW YOU
> HOW WE CAN GET GAS BACK DOWN TO $1.30 PER GALLON.
>This was sent by a retired Coca Cola executive. It came from one
>of his engineer buddies who retired from Halliburton. If you
>are tired of the gas prices going up AND they will continue to rise
>this summer, take time to read this please.
>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!
>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?
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>We need to take some intelligent, united action.
>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!
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>By now you're probably thinking gasoline priced at about $2.00 is
>super cheap. Me too! It is currently $3.08 at Arco and
>Costco for regular unleaded in Salem, Oregon and climbing every week.
>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.
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>With the price of gasoline going up more each day, we consumers
>need to take action.
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>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.
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>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!!
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>I am sending this note to 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!
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>If it goes one level further, you guessed it..... THREE
>HUNDRED MILLION PEOPLE!!!
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>Again, all you have to do is send this to 10 people. That's all!
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>(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.
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>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.
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>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 $2.00 RANGE AND KEEP THEM DOWN. THIS CAN REALLY WORK.
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