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 $2.29 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 whimp out on me at this
point…keep reading and I’ll explain how simple it is to reach
millions of
people!!
Heh heh… I could probably do that… I don’t think there are any Exxon or Mobil stations around here, anyway!
Hmm… I bet this email was started by Conoco-Phillips.
I’ve always got mixed feelings about the fuel consumption thing. On the one hand, I’d rather not at all, but my life -which I’m not inclined to alter, yet-- requires that I do a fair amount of driving, which not only keeps me at the mercy of oil companies but also makes me part of the problem. On the other hand, the more I consume, the sooner the resource will be depleted, and the alternatives will be put to use. So maybe I’m part of the draconian solution.
Unfortunately the issue is a supply side one, so no matter whom we purchase our gas from, the price is going up.
It’s gonna suck bigtime, but get used to it.
Has anybody’s music habits been changed by the price of gas? I try to hit at least four sessions a month. They tend to be on sundays, which is good. Unfortunately, the closest one is 30 minutes away and the furthest are 90 minutes . I’m wondering how high prices will rise before I start to forego them.
No joke. Get a diesel and run it on either biodiesel (no car conversion usually required) or straight vegetable oil. Be really, really green and run it on recycled fryer oil.
I’m not sure an endorsement by Willie Nelson will lead to universal adoption, but he sees a way to keep the farmers busy and bring down our dependency on foreign fossil fuel.
I’m itching to find an old Mercedes diesel and take it to my friend the race engine mechanic for a conversion.
I bought a new car last year and wanted a hybrid. Now I’m thinking a biodiesel would have been the way to go. On the bright side, the hybrid investment may pay itself off sooner than anticipated.
sigh. My office is 30 miles from home. On the bright side, I now work at home two days a week–that’s 120 fewer miles a week on the car.
I may ask for even more telecommuting time if gas prices keep on this trend. Really, there’s not much that I can’t do as well or better at home than at my desk at the office.
…except take part in our Friday morning rotating breakfast contributions.
Haha. I was just talking (like, two minutes ago) to another Chiffer about my having to sell my bicycle and wishing I hadn’t.
I really want one of those floater glass bubble things that the Jetsons ride around in. I wouldn’t have to worry about running over dogs or small children that way.
Oh no–start hanging out at Goodwill or Salvation Army until you can find another bike. That’s how I traveled around at college. I’d spend a LOT of weekend time out exploring the back roads. I never would have covered that much ground on foot.
On Sunday July 10th, the UK average price of Unleaded fuel passed the £4 a gallon barrier for the first time ever. Average prices for all regions are now over £4 a gallon. That’s over $7.20
Diesel is even more expensive, on average about 18 pence a gallon dearer than unleaded petrol.
. I’m wondering how high prices will rise before I start to forego them.
