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Empty_Quarter
04-17-2008, 08:21 AM
I chain letter that I got in email that might actually make a difference! Here is essentially the copy+paste of the email.


LET'S JUST DO IT ok ! ! !.....OUR

FUTURE DEPENDS ON THIS !!!!!!


THIS IS NOT THE 'DON'T BUY' GAS FOR ONE DAY, BUT IT WILL SHOW YOU HOW WE CAN GET GAS BACK DOWN TO $.90 PER Litre....hopefully

This was sent by a retired Coca Cola executive. It came from one of his engineer buddies who retired from Hallibur ton. 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 $ 2.00 a litreby next summer and it might go higher!! Want gasoline 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 $1.00 is super cheap. Me too! It is currently $1.17 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 $1.14, 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, {{DO NOT}} PURCHASE ANY GAS FROM THESE TWO COMPANIES ,[[[ ESSO AND SHELL. ]]]


If they are not selling THEIR gas, they will be FORCED to REDUCE their prices. If they reduce their prices, the other companies will have to REDUCE THEIRS.

But to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of Esso and Shell 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 s end 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 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 d on'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 in. I suggest that we not buy fromEsso and Shell UNTIL 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 o THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO BELOW THE $1.00 RANGE AND KEEP THEM DOWN. THIS CAN REALLY WORK.


Have a Nice Day!!!

RCKage
04-17-2008, 08:31 AM
Copied, Pasted, Sent and posted on other forums ;)

egarrard
04-17-2008, 01:28 PM
This will work as well as Communism. :Wink

aznmaster69
04-17-2008, 01:40 PM
Glad I don't have to drive and can cope with the TTC still.

Salavat23
04-17-2008, 01:41 PM
Posted on hardware Canucks.

Salavat23
04-17-2008, 01:42 PM
Glad I don't have to drive and can cope with the TTC still.

TTC is near impossible to cope with. They are having bus strikes now, again!

Do you know what TTC stands for:

Take The Car

Empty_Quarter
04-17-2008, 01:53 PM
Glad I don't have to drive and can cope with the TTC still.

Public transit is awesome, however, I really dont like how the TTC have been jacking up the fares.\

Go transit > all.

Tivon
04-18-2008, 03:34 AM
Gas is cheap if you eat alot of beans..

KusoSamurai
04-18-2008, 11:51 AM
Posted on myspace =P

nilzxx
04-18-2008, 01:49 PM
It seems like this would actually work if enough people follow this. We collect Esso points though...

Empty_Quarter
04-18-2008, 02:12 PM
Yeah, sadly, I dont think this will work by passing on chain letters. We need heavy media involvement, and extreme internet propaganda to actually make a difference. Something like the whole global warming thing.

Salavat23
04-18-2008, 02:27 PM
Yeah, sadly, I dont think this will work by passing on chain letters. We need heavy media involvement, and extreme internet propaganda to actually make a difference. Something like the whole global warming thing.

Alright. I will leave it up to you.

Empty, to get media attention, you will need to do the following:

1. Make a very flashy sign promoting this idea.

2. Undress, and run around naked holding the sign and yelling random noises to gather as much attention as possible.

Pretty simple.

matty_1210
04-18-2008, 02:28 PM
hey u americas have it easy we over here pay £1.12 a litre which is about $2.24 a UK litre.

Salavat23
04-18-2008, 02:31 PM
hey u americas have it easy we over here pay £1.12 a litre which is about $2.24 a UK litre.

Yes, but your wages on average are higher.

matty_1210
04-18-2008, 02:33 PM
not that much higher.

plus i dont have a job.

Empty_Quarter
04-18-2008, 02:34 PM
hey u americas have it easy we over here pay £1.12 a litre which is about $2.24 a UK litre.

I'm not surprised, you guys get ripped off with everything.

Salavat23
04-18-2008, 02:34 PM
not that much higher.

plus i dont have a job.

Well, your interest rates are also slightly lower.

But overall, it just about makes up the difference.

matty_1210
04-18-2008, 02:35 PM
lol :lmao u said it.

matty_1210
04-18-2008, 02:35 PM
Well, your interest rates are also slightly lower.

But overall, it just about makes up the difference.

i think they are like 2-3% tops.