THIS WAS SENT TO ME VIA E-MAIL. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL WORK, BUT IT'S WORTH THE TRY:
GAS WAR - an idea that WILL work
>>>>
>>>> This was originally sent 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 by next 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 on and join with us! By now you're
probably
>>>> thinking gasoline priced at about $1.50 is super cheap. Me too! It
>>>> is
>>>> currently $2.79 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 wimp
out
>>>> 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
GAS WAR - an idea that WILL work
>>>>
>>>> This was originally sent 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 by next 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 on and join with us! By now you're
probably
>>>> thinking gasoline priced at about $1.50 is super cheap. Me too! It
>>>> is
>>>> currently $2.79 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 wimp
out
>>>> 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