Re: [FW1] gas prices - chain email - good idea...

[Michael McConnell <soruk@FW1-NOSPAMeridani.co.uk>]

Good grief. And your petrol prices are a mere fraction of European
prices...

On Thu, 7 Dec 2000 Don.Murdoch@compass.net wrote:

> 	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:sherwoodd@amsec.com]
> 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:doylek@co.washtenaw.mi.us]
>
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