HTH 67 Posted May 9, 2008 > THIS 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 gasol ine prices to come down? > > > > > > > > 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! > > > > > > > > By now you're probably thinking gasoline priced at about $2.00 is super > > cheap. Me too! It is currently $3.19 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. > > > > < BR>> > > 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. And under > no > > circumstances buy from CITCO. 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 on me at > > this point...keep reading and I'll explain how simple it is to reach > > millions of people!! > > > > > > > > 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 > x10 > > = 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! > > > > > > > > If it goes one level further, you guessed it..... THREE HUNDRED MILLION > > PEOPLE!!! > > > > > > > > Again, all you have to do is send this to 10 people. That's all! > > > > > > > > (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. > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GutterBoy 2,281 Posted May 9, 2008 Fock gas prices, I just saw a bunch of middle eastern looking gentleman stealing UPS uniforms!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patriotsfatboy1 1,432 Posted May 9, 2008 Snopes is your friend http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/gasout.asp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
surferskin 30 Posted May 9, 2008 Fock gas prices, I just saw a bunch of middle eastern looking gentleman stealing UPS uniforms!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dick Hertz 1 Posted May 9, 2008 Fock gas prices, I just saw a bunch of middle eastern looking gentleman stealing UPS uniforms!!!!! Well they were smart enough to stay away from FedEx, so they got that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GettnHuge 1 Posted May 9, 2008 I'm already on bored, I get my gas at taco hell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,296 Posted May 9, 2008 http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index...howtopic=396337 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RLLD 3,455 Posted May 9, 2008 You should be ashamed of yourself and delete this post to hide all evidence of your ugly ignorant intolerance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,561 Posted May 9, 2008 You should be ashamed of yourself and delete this post to hide all evidence of your ugly ignorant intolerance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pimptastic69 0 Posted May 9, 2008 I've noticed a fairly decent increase in MPG just by overinflating my tires to 50 psi. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BudBro 117 Posted May 10, 2008 I've noticed a fairly decent increase in MPG just by overinflating my tires to 50 psi. i took mine from 35 to 41, but things didn't change too much. i could go to 44, but the tire says that's max. i was hoping for 3 more mpg, but not to be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pimptastic69 0 Posted May 10, 2008 i took mine from 35 to 41, but things didn't change too much. i could go to 44, but the tire says that's max. i was hoping for 3 more mpg, but not to be. I'm still testing it out. I guess it can't hurt. I heard a guy on the radio discussing "hypermililng" - he gets 65 mpg out of a stock ford ranger. He does a lot of goofy stuff like shutting off his engine when getting on off ramps, but he said simple things like over inflating, removing roof racks and frequently changing your air filter can increase MPG by 25%. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ERZER 0 Posted May 10, 2008 I know this was dieing, but I couldn't let this go because of the ignorance of people to blame the oil industry Yes, they did make record profits, but what was the percentage compared to other industries. We use gas daily so we spend our money on it more frequently, thus when the (get this) demand raises, the cost goes up; by the way, this is a global thing, not just the US. No, this doesn't support the "boycott for a day" garbage. Do you want to effect it, then mass transit is the best way to help; the problem is, so much money is being thrown to alternative fuels or will be, that mass transit in areas where we don't have it, will never be considered or will be too costly to start up. For those of you who keep supporting the congressional representatives that want to take away the tax benefit to the oil industry, keep doing it and when the industry has to raise their costs to sustain their profit, then you can continue to blame the oil industry. Yes, I've heard the "why don't they use their profit to build better refineries"....hmmmm i believe they would like to, but somebody in politics said NO! All that said, I don't believe we should be giving as many tax breaks to big companies, but if we don't, what will be the impact to the worker overall? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BudBro 117 Posted May 10, 2008 DUMB this was your 20,000th post. nice addition. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yostevo 0 Posted May 10, 2008 this was your 20,000th post. nice addition. Could it have been more fitting? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
