Good grief. And your petrol prices are a mere fraction of European
prices...
On Thu, 7 Dec 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 12:44 PM
> To: Subject
> Subject:
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>
> 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
> > > > 734.327.6679
> > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>
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