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Luis Mesa · 08-22-2005, 08:19 PM

I just got this message on myspace..just wanted some opinions..do you guys think this could really work?
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EVERYWHERE...READ ALL OF IT...its not that hard guys...we have hundreds of great companies out there including BP...Shell...say goodbye 2 Exxon and Mobile

I hear we are going to hit close to $3.00 a gallon by the summer. 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 $2.75 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.

...its not that hard guys...we have several reliable gas companies out there including BP...Shell...just say goodbye 2 Exxon and Mobile...it will work!

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 whimp (sic) 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 about thirty people. If each of you send it
to
at least ten more (30 x 10 = 300)... and those 300 send it to at least
ten more (300 x 10 = 3,000) ... and so on, by the time the message
reaches the sixth generation 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 and DON"T purchase ANY
gasoline
from EXXON and MOBIL. That's all.

How long would all that take? If each of us sends this email 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.

PLEASE HOLD OUT UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE $1.30 RANGE AND
KEEP THEM DOWN. THIS CAN REALLY WORK

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bllott · 08-22-2005, 08:30 PM

this is a pretty dumb idea

the solution to the gas price problem is to make more money

JuiceMonkey · 08-22-2005, 08:42 PM

that isn't a dumb idea at all, it's very smart just doubt it will work.

Doctor Dre · 08-22-2005, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bllott

this is a pretty dumb idea

the solution to the gas price problem is to make more money

actually if a big corporation loose 25 % of their clients it can hurt them ... and they will want to change things out

4Pics · 08-22-2005, 10:19 PM

i never buy gas as mobil anyway, it's arco or 76...

VirtuMike · 08-22-2005, 11:18 PM

Anyone who thinks this will do anything positive is a complete idiot.

woj · 08-22-2005, 11:31 PM

nice try, but stupid idea, anyone that has ANY economics sense will know it won't work...

Steen2 · 08-22-2005, 11:33 PM

Whoever thought that up is a complete idiot playing smart.

BiggleJones · 08-22-2005, 11:45 PM

JasonB · 08-22-2005, 11:47 PM

Wont work.
I'm already paying $3.02 per gal

Snake Doctor · 08-22-2005, 11:50 PM

I think I got a chain email like this 4 years ago when gas went from 99 cents a gallon to 1.40 or so.

GatorB · 08-22-2005, 11:54 PM

Here's an idea, DRIVE LESS. We all drive more than we absolutely HAVE to. So cutting down on your driving by say 15% would mean 15% less gas being bought( assuming you could get everyone to dothis ) I do believe that would make an impact.

Of course if idiots would stop buying SUVs when they don't need them. How many people take these fuckers off roads and into the moutnains and shit? Anyone..... anyone? This goes for pick-ups too. Pick-ups are for hauling shit. How many here working in costruction? Yet millions buy trucks and never haul shit. Unless you live in Montana or Idaho or Alaska or some shit like that, get a fucking car.

skinnay · 08-22-2005, 11:56 PM

the only way to drive down gas prices is to buy from the cheapest place. even if it's one cent cheaper..

Azlord · 08-22-2005, 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lenny2

I think I got a chain email like this 4 years ago when gas went from 99 cents a gallon to 1.40 or so.

yup. I remeber seeing this before too

08-22-2005, 08:19 PM	#1
Luis Mesa Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 120	Pay $1.50 FOR GAS I just got this message on myspace..just wanted some opinions..do you guys think this could really work? ---------------------------------- EVERYWHERE...READ ALL OF IT...its not that hard guys...we have hundreds of great companies out there including BP...Shell...say goodbye 2 Exxon and Mobile I hear we are going to hit close to $3.00 a gallon by the summer. 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 $2.75 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. ...its not that hard guys...we have several reliable gas companies out there including BP...Shell...just say goodbye 2 Exxon and Mobile...it will work! 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 whimp (sic) 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 about thirty people. If each of you send it to at least ten more (30 x 10 = 300)... and those 300 send it to at least ten more (300 x 10 = 3,000) ... and so on, by the time the message reaches the sixth generation 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 and DON"T purchase ANY gasoline from EXXON and MOBIL. That's all. How long would all that take? If each of us sends this email 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. PLEASE HOLD OUT UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE $1.30 RANGE AND KEEP THEM DOWN. THIS CAN REALLY WORK __________________ SIG TOO BIG! Maximum 120x60 button and no more than 3 text lines of DEFAULT SIZE and COLOR. Unless your sig is for a GFY top banner sponsor, you may use a 624x80 instead of a 120x60. Let me repeat... A 120 x 60 button and no more that 3 lines of DEFAULT SIZE AND COLOR text.

08-22-2005, 08:42 PM	#4
JuiceMonkey Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Brisbane/Vancouver/SanFran Posts: 3,581	that isn't a dumb idea at all, it's very smart just doubt it will work. __________________ ICQ: 72251955 GTalk: JuiceMonkey

08-22-2005, 11:18 PM	#7
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08-22-2005, 11:31 PM	#8
woj <&(©¿©)&> Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Chicago Posts: 47,882	nice try, but stupid idea, anyone that has ANY economics sense will know it won't work... __________________ Custom Software Development, email: woj#at#wojfun#.#com to discuss details or skype: wojl2000 or gchat: wojfun or telegram: wojl2000 Affiliate program tools: Hosted Galleries Manager Banner Manager Video Manager Wordpress Affiliate Plugin Pic/Movie of the Day Fansign Generator Zip Manager

08-22-2005, 11:33 PM	#9
Steen2 Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 7,662	Whoever thought that up is a complete idiot playing smart. __________________ ICQ: 2262.73945

08-22-2005, 08:30 PM	#3
bllott Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Everywhere Posts: 2,368	this is a pretty dumb idea the solution to the gas price problem is to make more money

08-22-2005, 10:19 PM	#6
4Pics Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 7,952	i never buy gas as mobil anyway, it's arco or 76...

08-22-2005, 11:45 PM	#10
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08-22-2005, 11:47 PM	#11
JasonB Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,183	Wont work. I'm already paying $3.02 per gal

08-22-2005, 11:50 PM	#12
Snake Doctor I'm Lenny2 Bitch Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: On top of my soapbox Posts: 13,449	I think I got a chain email like this 4 years ago when gas went from 99 cents a gallon to 1.40 or so.

08-22-2005, 11:54 PM	#13
GatorB The Demon & 12clicks Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: SallyRand is a FAGGOT Posts: 18,208	Here's an idea, DRIVE LESS. We all drive more than we absolutely HAVE to. So cutting down on your driving by say 15% would mean 15% less gas being bought( assuming you could get everyone to dothis ) I do believe that would make an impact. Of course if idiots would stop buying SUVs when they don't need them. How many people take these fuckers off roads and into the moutnains and shit? Anyone..... anyone? This goes for pick-ups too. Pick-ups are for hauling shit. How many here working in costruction? Yet millions buy trucks and never haul shit. Unless you live in Montana or Idaho or Alaska or some shit like that, get a fucking car.

08-22-2005, 11:56 PM	#14
skinnay Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NEW YORK CITY Posts: 2,274	the only way to drive down gas prices is to buy from the cheapest place. even if it's one cent cheaper.. __________________ Make Real Green with ORGANIC SEO \| Blog post exchange \| Non-index page trades \| A-B C-D Trades [icq: 194-215-962] [mail: [email protected]]