> Subject: It might do some good
>
> NO GAS ON May 15, 2007
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Don’t pump gas on may 15th
> >>In April 1997, there was a “gas out” conducted
> nationwide in
> >> > protest of gas prices. Gasoline prices dropped
> 30 cents a gallon
> >> > overnight.
> >> >
> >> > On May 15th 2007, all internet users are to not
> go to a gas station
> in
> >> > protest of high gas prices. Gas is now over
> $3.00 a gallon in most
> >> > places.
> >> >
> >> > There are 73,000,000+ American members
> currently on the internet
> >> > network, and the average car takes about 30 to
> 50 dollars to fill
> up.
> >> >
> >> > If all users did not go to the pump on the
> 15th, it would take
> >> > $2,292,000,000.00 (that’s almost 3 BILLION) out
> of the oil companys
> >> > pockets for just one day, so please do not go
> to the gas station on
> May
> >> > 15th and lets try to put a dent in the Middle
> Eastern oil industry
> for
> >> > at least one day.
> >> >
> >> > If you agr ee (which I cant see why you
> wouldnâ?Tt) resend this to
> all
> >>your
> >> > contact list. With it saying, ''Don’t pump gas
> on May
> 15th"
>
> Lets give this a try - something has to be done and we’re only going to
> get it done together…
>
> GAS WAR - an idea the WILL work.
>
> This was originally sent by a retired Coca Cola executive. It came from
> one of his engineer buddies who retired from Halliburton. It’s worth
> your consideration seeing how gasoline prices are spiraling more and more
> out of control each summer.
>
> I hear we are going to be looking at gasoline prices close to or ABOVE
> $4.00 a gallon. Want gas prices to come down? We need to take some
> intelligent, united action. I’m sure most of us remember last years
> “don’t buy gas on a certain day” campaign. This will never work because
> the big oil companies know we can’t keep hurting ourselves buy NOT buying
> gasoline. It was more of an inconvenience to us the a problem for
> them. Phillip Hollsworth offered this sound strategy:
>
> By now you’re probably thinking that gasoline priced at $1.50 a gallon is
> super cheap. Me too! It is currently $2.39 for regular unleaded in
> my town. OPEC countries have conditioned us to accepting higher and
> higher gasoline prices each summer without the prices coming back down
> nearly as far they raised. We now see $1.50 - $1.75 as very affordable.
> We need to take united, aggressive action to curb the cost per gallon
> until bio-fuels and emerging technology make fossil fuels less convenient
> and OPEC loses it’s hold on American consumers. The only real way we
> are going to see the price of gasoline come down is to hit the big oil
> companies where it will hurt the most…in their pocketbook by NOT
> buying their gas. How do we do that WITHOUT hurting ourselves?? Since we
> 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 pricing war.
>
> Here’s the idea:
> For the rest of this year, DON’T purchase ANY gasoline from the two
> BIGGEST companies (which are now actually one) EXXON and MOBIL. If they
> are not selling nearly as much gasoline as they are accustomed to, they
> will be inclined to lower prices to try to attract customers back to
> their pumping stations. If the big two companies lower their prices the
> other oil companies will have to follow suit or THEY will be the ones
> not selling nearly as much gasoline.
>
> But, to have a real impact we need to reach literally millions of EXXON
> and MOBIL gas buyers. If everyone just passes this on to 10 other
> people the day after they receive it, there will be over 300 million
> people contacted in just about 8 days.
>
> Acting together we can make a difference. If this makes sense to you
> please pass this message on, if you like the prospect of $4.00 - $5.00
> for a gallon of gas, then you’re far wealthier then I am. If we keep up
> the pressure on EXXON/MOBIL we CAN make them sell their product at a
> price we are willing to pay…say $1.50 a gallon perhaps.
> _____
>
>
> Harrell W. Little, Jr.
> Director of Military Planning and Design
> Torti Gallas and Partners, Inc.
> 1300 Spring Street, 4th Floor
> Silver Spring, MD 20910
> Tel: 301.588.4800 Fax: 301.650.2255
ONE day boycott