[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] [FW1] gas prices - chain email - good idea...
this isn't a bad idea ... I like it! Don Murdoch - Consulting Services, Chesapeake - 233.7339 / 478.8837 -----Original Message----- From: Sherwood, D'Ann [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 12:44 PM To: Subject Subject: Subject: Gas Prices > > > > > > This makes more sense than the don't buy gas on a > > > certain day routine that was going around in April > > > or May. Gasoline Prices! Whoever started this has > > > a good point. > > > ------------------------------- > > > By now you're probably thinking gasoline priced at > > > about $1.49 is cheap. Me too! As it is now $1.58 > > > for regular unleaded. 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 less than > > > $1.50, we need to try an aggressive response. > > > With the price of gasoline going up more each day, > > > e consumers need to take action. The only way we > > > are going to see the price of gas come down is if we > > > don't buy it. But, that's not really a practical option > > > since we all have come to rely on our cars. But we > > > CAN have an impact on gas prices if we all act together. > > > > > > Here's the idea - > > > For the rest of this year, don't purchase gasoline > > > from the two biggest companies (which now are one), > > > EXXON and MOBIL. If they are not selling, they > > > should be inclined to reduce their prices-and if they > > > reduce their prices the other companies will too. But > > > to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions > > > of users. But it's doable! > > > > > > I am sending this note to 42 people. If each of you > > > send it to at least 10 more ...and those 10 send it to > > > at least 10 more ... and so on by the time the message > > > reaches the sixth iteration we will have reached over > > > one million consumers. Acting together we can make a > > > difference. If this makes sense to you, please pass > > > this message on, or one you compose, to at least 10 > > > more E-mail addresses. > > > > > > ***** PLEASE HOLD OUT UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO > > > $1.28 -- $1.29 AND KEEP THEM DOWN. THIS CAN REALLY WORK. > > > > > > Katherine Doyle > > > WASHTENAW COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION > > > IS Department > > > 555 North Zeeb > > > Ann Arbor, MI 48106 > > >> > > [mailto:[email protected]] ================================================================================ To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please see the instructions at http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html ================================================================================
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