[AT] Fwd: Want cheaper gas to keep the old iron running? Sorry, I forgot the attachment (see below)

[Bill Brueck]

I agree with Dave's sarcasm, it's a brilliant idea.  Read all about it at
snopes.com.  It's surfaced every year since at least 2001.  There's a pretty
good argument it would raise spot prices, and an even better argument that
it won't make a rat's ass worth of difference.

The only one who might get hurt is your neighbor who owns or manages or
works at the corner gas station and is just trying to make a living.

B²
 
Bill Brueck (brick)
Chatfield, MN, USA
 
Confusion is a higher state of knowledge than ignorance.

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Dave Rotigel
Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 11:21 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Fwd: Want cheaper gas to keep the old iron running? Sorry,
I forgot the attachment (see below)

Boy-o-Boy John this really sounds like a good idea. I'm with you all the way
on it! However, I've checked my 401K plan and a good amount of it is
invested in EXXON/MOBIL. Can you please tell me what effect this will have
on my 401K? Thanks!
         Dave


At 08:44 PM 5/17/2007, you wrote:

> >Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 18:41:42 -0700
> >To: ATIS
> >From: John Wilkens <jwilkens at eoni.com>
> >Subject: Want cheaper gas to keep the old iron running?
> >
> >My wife just got this message from a friend.  Seems like a simple 
> >plan that just might work.  Take a look, but don't send it on to the
> >to the ATIS list!    John W.
>
>
> >    Gas prices
> > >
> > >THIS IS NOT THE 'DON'T BUY' GAS FOR ONE DAY, BUT IT WILL SHOW YOU 
> > >HOW WE CAN GET GAS BACK DOWN TO $1.30 PER GALLON.
> > >
> > >This was sent by a retired Coca Cola executive.  It came from one 
> > >of his engineer buddies who retired from Halliburton.  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 $ 4.00 a gallon by 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 $1.50 is super cheap.  Me too!  It is currently $2.79 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 act! ion.
> > >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. 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 30 people.  If each of us 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 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 don'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 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.  I suggest 
> > >that we not buy from EXXON/MOBIL UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO 
> > >THE $1.30 RANGE AND KEEP THEM DOWN.  THIS CAN REALLY WORK
> > >
>
>
>                     In the wide-open spaces of NE Oregon
>
>
>
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