Instead of e-mailing to ten people, I'll just put it up here

[muke]

This arrived in my college e-mail today, and I just thought it would be nice to share it with you...

The following was started by a physician in Birmingham. If we all
> > work at it perhaps it will work.
> >
> > It's at the breaking point.......let's take control of gas prices JUST
> > DO IT NOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think this is a great idea.
> > Please read entire message. I think we'd all like to save a little
money
> >and
> > this might just be one way to do it. There is power in numbers!
> >
> > Subject: GAS WAR!
> >
> > Join the resistance!!!! I hear we are going to hit close to $3.00 a
> > gallon by the summer and it might go higher!! Want gasoline prices
> >to come down? We need to take some intelligent, united action.
> >
> > 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! 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 it and join with us! By now you're probably thinking
> > gasoline priced at about $1.50 is super cheap. Me too! It is
> >currently
> >$2.09 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
> >action. 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 about thirty people. If each of you 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 generation 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. PLEASE
> > HOLD
OUT
> >UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE $1.30 RANGE AND KEEP THEM DOWN.
THIS
> >CAN REALLY WORK.
> >
> >
> >
> > Kerry Lyle, Director, Research Coordinator
> > Interventional Cardiology Research Laboratories Division of
> > Cardiovascular
> > Diseases
> > 932 Ziegler Research Bldg
> > 703 South 19th Street University of Alabama @ B'ham
> > Birmingham, Al 35294-0007 Phone: (205) 934-6163 Fax: (205)
> > 934-7360

I strongly agree with this. I know you guys from Europe are paying much more for petrol than we are, but maybe your prices will drop too if you try it. Also, don't drive an SUV if you have the choice. These are the vehicles that are putting OPEC on overdrive. Also, don't tl;dr this either, seriously think about it.

[CE]

I dare someone to call the number listed at the bottom of that email.

[muke]

that action would result in great hilarity (is that phrased right? Can there be "great hilarty?)

[WhoopA]

Hi, gas prices are going up because gas reserves are dropping and a limited effort by a limited amount of the population isn't going to help the matter.

If you don't buy gas, someone else will. It's not that hard to figure out.

[Segaholic2]

This is a terrible thread.

[Esrever]

Maybe all the stupid fuckers who are tempted to follow this email's advice could lighten the burden another way. Like, by no longer buying their huge ass SUVs and off road vehicles to brave their dangerous trips to the office and supermarket. >:/