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xjoewhitex
09-01-2005, 12:30 AM
just copied this from elsewhere. spread it around:

It Has Been Calculated That If Everyone In The United States Did Not Purchase A Drop Of Gasoline For One Day And All At The Same Time, The Oil Companies Would Choke On Their Stockpiles.

At The Same Time It Would Hit The Entire Industry With A Net Loss Of Over 4.6 Billion Dollars Which Affects The Bottom Lines Of The Oil Companies.

Therefore September 1st Has Been Formally Declared "stick It Up Their @$$ " Day And The People Of This Nation Should Not Buy A Single Drop Of Gasoline That Day.

The Only Way This Can Be Done Is If You Forward This E-mail To As Many People As You Can And As Quickly As You Can To Get The Word Out.

Waiting On This Administration To Step In And Control The Prices Is Not Going To Happen. What Happened To The Reduction And Control In Prices That The Arab Nations Promised Weeks Ago?

Remember One Thing, Not Only Is The Price Of Gasoline Going Up But At The Same Time Airlines Are Forced To Raise Their Prices, Trucking Companies Are Forced To Raise Their Prices Which Effects Prices On Everything That Is Shipped. Things Like Food, Clothing, Building Materials, Medical Supplies Etc. Who Pays In The End? We Do!

We Can Make A Difference. If They Don't Get The Message After One Day, We Will Do It Again And Again.

So Do Your Part And Spread The Word. Forward This Email To Everyone You Know. Mark Your Calendars And Make September 1st A Day That The Citizens Of The United States Say "enough Is Enough"

narfdanarf
09-01-2005, 01:09 AM
it's been tried a hundred times.

I'm not going to get gas tomorrow, but that's just because I did today.

xjoewhitex
09-01-2005, 02:20 AM
I'm not going to get gas tomorrow, but that's just because I did today.im not because my tanks full.. but i still thought it post it :wink:

Zerocool_Designs
09-01-2005, 02:34 AM
Just get truck drivers to shut down their trucks for one week, and things would change (at least the cost of diesel)...

...but they've been saying that for years too.

Davis Silver Sti
09-01-2005, 07:45 AM
like said above, the "dont buy gas on this X day" does nothing. demand is still there and supply is still "limited".

Build a new area to research for gas, drill, and refine it (like the Alaska wildlife refuge) is where $ and focus should be spent.

Heck, send Kurt up there to make sure we get a good supply of gas for us movfasters:)

kak
09-01-2005, 10:55 AM
Its economics. Gasoline is inelastic (iirc). Regardless of gas price changes, people will still buy it since there is no substitute. Not buying it for one day will do nothing. If we stopped (on average) buying less gasoline, oil companies would lower shipping units to hold prices until buying really slacked off [cost > profit].

How about this : Go buy gasoline before it goes up any more. That seems more logical at this point in time.

xjoewhitex
09-01-2005, 02:33 PM
Heck, send Kurt up there to make sure we get a good supply of gas for us movfasters:) that could possibly work...

MnAiXsImMoA
09-01-2005, 02:51 PM
How about this : Go buy gasoline before it goes up any more. That seems more logical at this point in time.

thats what i was thinking^

axemansean
09-01-2005, 02:59 PM
Mmm chain letters...

Hey everyone don't breathe for 2 seconds tomorrow and we'll all live an extra 10 years.

Bah... I've lived in 2 other countries and I'd rather pay $3.xx a gallon than $7 a gallon.