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bigbeave1 · Joined: 07 May 2007 Posts: 265 Location: meriden

just got this email ive been saying this for a while
NO GAS...On May 15th 2007
Body: Don't pump gas on may 15th
Body: ...in April 1997, there was a 'gas out' conducted
> > nationwide in protest of gas prices. Gasoline prices dropped 30
cents a gallon overnight.
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> > On May 15th 2007, all internet users are to not go to a gas
> > station in protest of high gas prices. Gas is now over $3.00 a
gallon in most places.
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> > There are 73,000,000+ American members currently on the
>internet network, and the average car takes about 30 to 50 dollars to fill
up.
> >
> > If all users did not go to the pump on the 15th, it would take
> > $2,292,000,000.00 (that's almost 3 BILLION) out of the oil
> > companys pockets for just one day, so please do not go to the gas
>station on May 15th and lets try to put a dent in the Middle Eastern oil
>industry for at least one day.
> >
> > If you agree (which I cant see why you wouldnt) resend
this to all your contact list. With it saying, ''Don't pump gas on May 15th'
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Old Mud · Joined: 03 May 2007 Posts: 1048 Location: Bath, Maine

HI Bigbeave: I have one of those but a with a twist! Anything is better than nothing. Not trying to steal you're post. Just give an alternnative.

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.
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!
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. Texaco too. 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 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 sends it to at least ten
more (30 x 10 =3D 300) ... and those 300 send it to at least ten more (300 x
10 =3D 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.

Acting together we can make a difference. If this makes sense to you, please
pass this message on.
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JESTERJACKSON · Joined: 07 May 2007 Posts: 195 Location: Central CT

Good idea but I don't know if it will work

JohnnyTep · Joined: 06 May 2007 Posts: 158 Location: Valley

Old Mud · Joined: 03 May 2007 Posts: 1048 Location: Bath, Maine

Gaucho · Joined: 03 May 2007 Posts: 4

Why not take Exxon,Mobil, Texeco and boycott them for 2 months...see what happens then. 1 day does nothing Evil or Very Mad

packman87 · Joined: 07 May 2007 Posts: 44

Might as well do it and see what happens.