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> > > Subject:    FW: Lower Gas Prices

> > > > MessageFor those who care about gasoline prices, please read the
> >following
> > > > message and pass it on to others.

> > > > United, we - the gas consumers - stand to gain.

> > > > Rumour has it we are going to hit close to 90 cents a litre
>(Canadian)
> >by
> > > > this summer. 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 50.9
cents
>is
> >super
> > > > cheap. Me too! It is currently 68.9 cents 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 litre of gas is CHEAP at 50.9 - 55.9
cents,
>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), SHELL
>and
> >ESSO.

> > > > 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
> >SHELL and
> > > > ESSO 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!

> > > > Again, all You have to do is send this to 10 people. That's all.
How
> >long
> > > > would all that take? If each of us sends this email out to ten
more
> >people
> > > > within one day of receipt, all 30 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....

> > > > Stanley Szwagiel
> > > > Waste Management Supervisor
> > > > University of Toronto
> > > > Tel: (416) 946 - 5711
> > > > Fax: (416) 971 - 2994
> > > > Mobile: (416) 676 - 6451
> > > > E-mail:

> > > >   _____