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

Fri May 18 13:33:49 PDT 2007

Ron,

One problem is that we can't have it both ways.  We'll never know where the
price of gas would be if we all continued to drive DeSotos.  Do you want to
guess?  The market place will sort it all out when we finally get the
message and drive less.  Our other option, if we really believe the oil
companies are making obscene profits, is to sell the farm and buy oil
company stock with the proceeds so we can reap our fair share.

I plan to cut back where I can since my 9 year old set of wheels is already
up to nearly 31K.  Shame on me!

George

> -----Original Message-----
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> bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of RonMyers at wildblue.net
> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 3:25 PM
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> Subject: Re: [AT] Fwd: Want cheaper gas to keep the old iron running?
> Sorry, I forgot the attachment (see below)
> 
> A while back they said if we bought cars that get better milage we could
> save on fuel so we did and now we drive around in these little toys with
> one arm out one side the other out and back to steer the darn thing out
> head bent over because the roof ain't high enough for us guys 6 ft. and
> over and don't even talk about where you put your feet.
> Well we did all this and gues what the gas prices went though the ceiling.
> Hey I'm no expert but I don't se where we can do anything about it.
> Ron
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ---------------
> > Well, I figured on a little flack....but we gotta start somewhere!
> John
> >
> >
> >
> > At 09:21 AM 05/18/2007, you wrote:
> >>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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