Read about gas prices

hondAS2ooo170

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Join the resistance!!!! I hear we are going to hit close to $3.00 a

gallon

> by the 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 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

> $2.59 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

> OUT UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE $1.30 RANGE AND KEEP THEM

> DOWN. THIS CAN REALLY WORK. Kerry Lyle, Director, Research Coordinator


(ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS REPOST THIS BULLETIN!!!!!!!)
 

sao123

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May 27, 2002
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yeah...read about them... gas just dropped like 3-5 cents last night
 

jhu

Lifer
Oct 10, 1999
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why don't we just go back to living in the forest and hunting our own food?
 

sao123

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May 27, 2002
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Originally posted by: conjur
Motion for lock/ban.

Couldnt you have just seconded my motion? I believe it is against procedure to make a motion while there is already a motion on the floor.
 

conjur

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Jun 7, 2001
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Originally posted by: sao123
Originally posted by: conjur
Motion for lock/ban.

Couldnt you have just seconded my motion? I believe it is against procedure to make a motion while there is already a motion on the floor.

Oh.. :eek:


Motion seconded.
 

jhu

Lifer
Oct 10, 1999
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well, i guess it's back to the 55 mph speed limit on the highways again