Petrol prices - worth thinking about!
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> > I called the number on the bottom of the email, and it is for real.
> > This initiative does come from Barry Minster, worth calling and
> > chatting to him if you need reassurance.
> >
> > Apparently we are going to hit close to $1.35 a litre by the winter.
> > If this happens the prices will flow on down to the price of every
> > thing we buy! Want petrol prices to come down? We need to take some
> > intelligent, united action. Philip Hollsworth, offered this good idea.
> >
> > This makes MUCH MORE SENSE than the "don't buy petrol 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 petrol. 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.
> >
> > Now that the oil companies and the OPEC nations have conditioned us
> > to think that the cost of a litre is CHEAP at .89 / .95 cents, we
> > need to take aggressive action to teach them that BUYERS control the
> > marketplace not sellers. With the price of petrol going up more each
> > day, we consumers need to take action. The only way we are going to
> > see the price of petrol come down is if we hit someone in the pocket
> > by not purchasing their Petrol!
> >
> > And we can do that WITHOUT hurting ourselves.
> >
> > Here's the idea:
> >
> > For the rest of this year, DON'T purchase ANY petrol from the two
> > biggest oil companies (which now are: BP and Mobil). If they are not
> > selling any petrol, 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
> > BP petrol 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 a lot of 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!
> >
> > Again, all you have to do is send this to 10 people. That's all. (and
> > not buy at BP and Mobil) How long would all that take? If each of us
> > sends this email out to ten more people within 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.
> >
> > PLEASE HOLD OUT UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE 80 cents a LITRE
> > RANGE.
> >
> > It's easy to make this happen. Just forward this email, and buy your
> > petrol at Shell, Caltex, GAS. or Gull Outlets and drive past BP and
> > MOBIL Stations.
> >
> >
> >
Barry Minster
State President
Ex Service, Service & Veterans Party
www.esvp.asn.au
13 Ermington Place
Kew 3101
Telephone: 03 9816 9713
This story is true. I just found a link to support it.
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/gasout.htm :playboy: