$1.30/gal??????????? Does anyone really think this will ever happen no
matter what we do to Exxon? I have this sinking feeling that oil supply
is/has peaked and with the adding on of more developing countries plus the
US steadly growing (in real numbers) things will only get
worse-----so-----anyone ready for a brand new OEW Smart car??:)
> [Original Message]
> From: G. Brierton <gbrierton@hotmail.com>
> To: 62bt7 <62bt7@prodigy.net>; Healey List <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Date: 4/21/06 6:18:12 PM
> Subject: Oil etc.
>
> First, we must develop renewable, alternative fuels. For static,
un-moving
> applications that should be easy--nuclear. For our passion (autos),
"sumpin"
> else is needed. In the meantime ...
>
>
>
> Maybe this will work.
>
> This was originally sent out by a retired Coca Cola executive. It came
from
> one of his engineer buddies who retired from Halliburton. It ' s worth
your
> consideration.
> Join the resistance!!!! I hear we are going to hit close to $4.00 a gallon
> this 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. 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! Send this note to to 10 people. That's all. How long
> would 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. 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 $1.30 RANGE AND KEEP THEM DOWN.
>
> THIS CAN REALLY WORK
>
>
>
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