Lets Get the GAS Prices DOWN

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lmannyr

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First, keep the cash in the states. Purchase fuel from oil companies who get the oil on our land. Plus, here is an email I received and would like to share.

Mods hope I'm not violating rules here.

THIS IS NOT THE 'DON'T BUY' GAS FOR ONE DAY, BUT IT WILL SHOW YOU HOW WE CAN GET GAS BACK DOWN TO $1.30 PER GALLON.

This was sent by a retired Coca Cola executive. It came from one of his engine er buddies who retired from Halliburton. If you are tired of the gas prices going up AND they will continue to rise this summer, take a moment to read this.

Phillip Hollsworth offered this idea. It makes MUCH MORE SENSE than the 'don't buy gas on a certain day' campaign that was going around last April or May! It's worth your consideration.

I hear we are going to hit close to $ 4.00 a gallon by next summer and it might go higher!! Want gasol ine prices to come down? We need to take some intelligent, united action.
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 on and join with us!

By now you're probably thinking gasoline priced at about $2.00 is super cheap. Me too! It is currently $3.49 for regular unleaded in my town, Seattle. 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 t he 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 tw o 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 30 people. If each of us 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 group of people, we will have reached over THREE MILLION consumers . If those three million t 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 withi n 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. I suggest that we not buy from EXXON/MOBIL UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE $2.00 RANGE AND KEEP THEM DOWN. THIS CAN REALLY WORK.
Keep it going
Inspire before you expire
GERRY

Larry Litsey Cincinnati Ohio

Now start emailing.
 

QC

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A legal commodity, traded on world markets, that you want, need and buy . . . Hmmmmmmm . . . Bastuhds.

I think we pay too much for boats!!!! That's it, I am not buying one this year. So there!!!! :rolleyes:
 

rndn

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I think I've seen this five or six times over the years.
 

JB

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No business executive, from Coca Cola or Halliburton, is that naive.
 

lmannyr

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:D :D :D


I just wanted to complain!!!! I'm still gonna finish my project (hopefully) and proudly fill my 75 gal tank.



:D :D :D
 

jay_merrill

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You're kidding yourself. First of all, there are not enough developed fields in the U.S. to be able to do what is suggested. Although I have some minor business experience in the oil & gas business, I don't feel qualified to say the following as fact, but I think it is true - I don't think we even have enough proven reserves to be able to support the U.S. appetite for oil & gas, if we were to go out and drill for all of it right now. Add to that the fact that smaller U.S. E&P (Exporation & Production) companies sure aren't drilling the amount of wells that would be required to support our needs in other parts of the world. So, if you eliminate the "biggies" like Exxon and Shell (which, btw, is a Dutch company, not a U.S. company), you would be right back in the same rabbit hole.

Furthermore, refined product is sold between companies every day, just like electricity is bought and sold between utility companies. About all that is different about it is the additives. The Exxon gasoline that you buy may have been refined at a Shell refinery from Shell crude, just as the off brand "flavor" that you purchase may have been refined by either of them. Thinking that you can be selective about where your gasoline comes from is a pipe dream.

I also agree that no senior executive that has any exposure to energy markets what-so-ever, would have made such statements. This "e-mail" is just another of the silly items that people insist on clogging the internet with.

If you want to influence energy prices, push your elected representatives to get behind alternative energy development. Since crude (West Texas Intermediate) hit $111.76 today, gasoline prices "ain't" going down any time soon!
 

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QC

I won't buy another boat this year, either. They are too expensive. My wife got tired of me talking about boats last year, and finally said "Just go ahead and order the damn thing!" I did. After she found out how much WE paid for the damn thing, she buys whatever she wants for the house. I really don't care how expensive gas gets, I am going to use the DAMN THING. She likes it too. I am lucky!
 

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I think this talk of an alternative energy source is crazy. It will have to be something that is abundant in quanities. Whatever it maybe, it will be costly no matter what. Then say once an atlernative does come into competetion, you then will see the market on crude drop below the alternatives price. It would be stupid for the oil compaines to let them put themselves out of business. I doubt that we will see a cheap replacement in our lifetime. What really needs to be done is tie the hands of the enviromentalists and take away their power. That is where the problem lies IMHO.
 

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We could harness all of the hot air coming from Al Gore to supply all of our needs....:D
 

QC

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Blo Ho, is that you? Are you feeling OK? A big oil thread and not even a Hmmmmmmmm? Hmmmmmmmm . . . Who are you and what have you done with Mr. Kopek?
 

JRJ

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I'm voting for suspending Federal fuel taxes.
 

aspeck

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Hmmmm .... big oil :rolleyes:
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I'm voting for suspending Federal fuel taxes.

I heard that McCain was suggesting just that--to suspend Fed taxes on gas between Memorial day and Labor day.

(oops, I hope this doesn't get too political) As you decrease the price, you increase the demand--therefore the price will equalize at a price maybe a little lower, presuming the refineries can keep up with the demand, but not as low as fed tax decrease would suggest--and meanwhile either no new road construction and pothole repair, or more taxes elsewhere or bigger deficits, or some combination of the three.

Sorry, folks. There are no quick fixes. That will work, at least.
 

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OMG!!! PW2 & I agree!
 

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I certainly won't complain about getting a break this summer but I agree with PW2 that there are no quick fixes. Further, while some of the increases since Hurricane Katrina have been suspect, the cause at this point is obvious - OPEC. There are also the arguments about the devalued dollar against the Euro and all of that, but the bottom line is that crude prices are through the roof and going higher.

One of the areas that strikes me as one to look at is the amount of plastic packaging used today. I think it has gotten insane. I know that retailers want to see big, bulky packages because they are harder to steal, but what is being used isn't needed. Oversized packages also mean that less product can be carried in a given volume and that means more trucking. All in all, this is a losing scenario.

I'd also love to hear from anyone who knows anything about nuclear waste disposal and nuc plant safety issues. I am pretty much an environmentalist at heart but it just seems to me that nuclear power is one of the only alternative power sources that can be fueled with enough abundance to be a near term answer. Obviously the safety issues are important but I don't think we have explored this option enough.
 

lmannyr

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I'm voting for suspending Federal fuel taxes.

When will this be? I want to make sure I vote on it.

There is plenty of water out there for hydrogen fuel cars. I know Honda has a hydrogen car now. Heck Water is cheap now. I'm sure we would deplete our drinking water quickly with hydrogen power. Saltwater plants will need to be built or the hydrogen power will have to be salt compliant.
 

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Back during WWII there was not a huge price on gas, it was rationed. Bottom line pretty much the same, though. You could only get a little bit, period.

Americans dealt with it.

Mini "bus" lines sprang up all over the country, picking up people in rural and small town areas and taking them where they needed to go in groups.

Everybody car pooled, adjusting where they needed to go and when to get three or four people moved with one trip. My Dad's car pool carried six people to three different factories. Grandma's car pool only took four to one factory.

Except for going to work, both Dad and Grandma walked or bicycled to go shopping or visiting. Because she worked for the Air Corps, Mom had a better ration, but didn't use it much.

Mom got a job she could walk to, and my Brothers and Sister and I walked 2 miles to school.

All of that used about 35% as much gas as we fat, spoiled Americans use today, even with our much more efficient vehicles. Dad's Dodge and Grandma's Buick spent 3 years up on blocks, getting started about once a month.

Everybody seems to want someone else to do something, except these naive proposals like the bogus one above.
 

Gary H NC

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Crude oil closed at 113 bucks a barrel today! Its only going to get worse!:mad:
 

JB

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Which is the American way? Whine or adapt?
 
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