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  • $tandaman
    Pimping 8EZ
    • Jun 2001
    • 3530

    #1

    solution to high gas prices

    I got a nice email forwarded to me today, take a moment to read it:

    Subject: Gasoline price war

    A gentleman by the name of Phillip Hollsworth has
    offered an idea much stronger than any that's been
    tried in the past. The message below is the result of
    applying his idea to my personal mailing list. Do
    yourself a favor and invest a moment or two in
    something that could have a major impact on your
    wallet - and the nation's economy.

    Respectfully, Rev. Charles Stanley Winfall, North
    Carolina

    Subject: RE: Gas prices

    I hear we are going to hit close to $3.00 a gallon in
    some parts of the country before the year is over.
    Want gasoline prices to come down? We need to take
    some intelligent, united action.

    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, this is 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
    $1.97 for regular unleaded in my town. (California)
    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 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 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 1826 people. If each of you
    send it to at least ten more (1826 x 10 = 18,260) and
    those 18,260 send it to at least ten more (18,260 x 10
    = 182,600) and so on, by the time the message reaches
    the sixth generation of people, we will have reached
    over ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY TWO MILLION, SIX HUNDRED
    THOUSAND consumers! . .

    If those people get excited and pass this on to ten
    friends each, just one more time, then we will have
    reached nearly TWO BILLION PEOPLE. WE CAN HAVE AN
    IMPACT!!! But, in order to do so, you have to keep
    the ball rolling by sending this to 10 people. That's
    all. How long would all of this take? If each person
    follows through within one day of receipt,
    conceivably, within the next 8 days EXXON and MOBIL
    would be at the point of utter desperation!!!

    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.

    PLEASE HOLD OUT UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES AND KEEP THEM DOWN. THIS CAN REALLY WORK. YOU KNOW THEY LOVE HOLIDAYS AND SUMMER TRAVELERS
    ______

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  • Amputate Your Head
    There can be only one
    • Aug 2001
    • 39075

    #2
    congratulations. you got a chain letter.
    SIG TOO BIG

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    • BRISK
      Too lazy to set a custom title
      • Feb 2003
      • 12240

      #3
      Asshat

      I post on GFY so that when people ask me what I do,
      I can tell them that I work with the mentally retarded.

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      • GeXus
        Confirmed User
        • May 2003
        • 3320

        #4
        Um.. Exxon is located about 3minutes closer then any other gas station.. and its on the right side.. so i can easly get in.. im not going out of my way for gas

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        • bhutocracy
          Not making A Comeback
          • Dec 2001
          • 10218

          #5
          That is so the chain letter I would start if I owned the third biggest gas company in america.

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          • Adorno
            So Fucking Banned
            • Sep 2003
            • 303

            #6
            Ann Coulter with the asshat. magnificent.

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            • bhutocracy
              Not making A Comeback
              • Dec 2001
              • 10218

              #7
              Originally posted by Adorno
              Ann Coulter with the asshat. magnificent.
              yep.

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              • Baal
                Confirmed User
                • Jan 2002
                • 696

                #8
                Originally posted by bhutocracy
                That is so the chain letter I would start if I owned the third biggest gas company in america.
                BWAHAHA! So true

                The best solution is to buy a bike and use public transportation to get you near work. I did that for over 5 years. My incentive was a piece-of-shit Nissan that I owned that kept on breaking down. Mind you, I was in SoCal, so a bike ride to work was not a big deal.

                So the moral of the story is: buy a piece-of-shit car that keeps breaking down, and use a bike and a bus when it's in the shop. THAT will teach those bastard oil companies for sure

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                • avion
                  Confirmed User
                  • Jan 2003
                  • 1403

                  #9
                  convert to natural gas - it is easy to be done and you'll get your investment in a few months because natural gas is so much cheaper...

                  Avion

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                  • genomega
                    Confirmed User
                    • Feb 2002
                    • 1190

                    #10
                    The same people will pay 2.00 for a bottle of tap water and think nothing of it.


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                    • Paul -C-
                      Confirmed User
                      • Aug 2001
                      • 1255

                      #11
                      Nice idea though.

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