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Old 03-16-2004, 03:08 PM   #21
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Fuel Prices

I just got this email the other day. It made a lot of sense to me.

Subject: Fw: Gas prices...]

I hear we are going to hit close to $3.00 a gallon by the 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 $1.50 is super cheap. Me too! It is currently $1.97 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 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! 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 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 $1.30 RANGE AND KEEP THEM DOWN. THIS CAN REALLY WORK
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Old 03-16-2004, 03:39 PM   #22
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Hey!

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Ever take a course in Economics?
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Old 03-16-2004, 03:51 PM   #23
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Economics

I have taken a couple of courses in economics. And your point is?
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Old 03-16-2004, 04:01 PM   #24
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Re: Economics

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I have taken a couple of courses in economics. And your point is?
Perhaps his point could be this.

As for myself, I never act upon the mindless drivel that some well meaning moron sends me via email. It's just best to ignore it.
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Old 03-16-2004, 04:02 PM   #25
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Sorry, I don't buy this gas boycott.

Even if it could work and Exxon can't sell it's gasoline to consumers it will just sell it's gasoline to the smaller gas companies that all of a sudden don't have enough supply to meet the demand.
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Old 03-16-2004, 04:06 PM   #26
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Price elasticity

The point is that IF some crazy idea like this took off, the non-Mobil/Exxon stations would raise their prices. Then we'd be worse off. Go back and look up "price elasticity" in your Econ book.
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Old 03-16-2004, 04:15 PM   #27
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Bruno, thanks for the explaination. My Duramax diesel is common rail injection, and I am getting a constant 18 miles per gallon city/country/freeway driving. I usually get 19-20 miles per gallon freeway driving.

On a less positive note, my favorite fuel stop raised their prices twice this week, they are now at $1.749 for diesel fuel.
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Old 03-16-2004, 04:55 PM   #28
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Station I fill up at in Gainesville, Fl is at $1.699 for diesel, regular is $1.749. Does anyone use mid-grade or premium anymore??

Yup, if I don't, the truck lets me know in no uncertain terms what it thinks of the "ditch water" gas...
Premium, $2.029/gal.
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Old 03-16-2004, 05:37 PM   #29
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Thumbs up Porky

I see you have all your chitlins in one bag - bravo! good link.

A little paranoia can go a long way sometimes, especially for the insecure.

What I heard - from ABC news - is that there will be a sharp, early summer increase, but will also drop by July.
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Old 03-16-2004, 07:07 PM   #30
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Well guys let me see I've got 8,000 miles to pull @ 12.5 mpg = 640 gallons of #2 diesel @ $2.00 =$1280.00 for fuel. My friend just replaced his 454 that got 8.5 mpg with a PowerStroke and he is going on the same trip with me he would have used 940 gallons @ $2.00 =$1880.00 a difference of $600.00 by using a PowerStroke in liew of a Chevy 454.
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Old 03-16-2004, 07:55 PM   #31
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Those diesels are really nice - until a major repair job appears and then it's "oh my gawd!"

If you really do put on a lot of miles every year, & climb the highest mountains, they're worth every penny & the envy of all of the people you chug past on the grades.

Doing a lot of miles per year may actually fund a major repair job or two and still come out ahead.

I just bought a Dodge Hemi gas guzzler - 'cause I like to do a small number of miles per year over many years and not have a cerebral hemorrhage at the repair shop.
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Old 03-20-2004, 08:28 PM   #32
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Unhappy West central FL gas prices

3/20/04

gone up to 1.70 to 1.79 for regular since last weekend

prem grades and diesel about .10 more....jem
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Old 03-20-2004, 08:37 PM   #33
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Diesel $1.59 Asheville.NC. but varies 10-15 cents/gal depending on location.
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Old 03-20-2004, 08:54 PM   #34
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Regular gas now at $2.20; add $0.10 per grade as you go up so self serve premium at about $2.40+. As of Sat nite. Stay tuned for Sunday. We are definitely paying higher state taxes + whatever else, only the Lord knows.
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Old 03-20-2004, 11:14 PM   #35
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It looks like it's going to get worse before it gets any better. Memorial Day & July 4th are historically 'high-water' marks for fuel prices.
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Old 03-20-2004, 11:22 PM   #36
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Old 03-20-2004, 11:24 PM   #37
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Old 04-22-2004, 10:56 AM   #38
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When will it stop?

Diesel fuel in North Idaho has skyrocketed from $1.72 to $2.01 per gallon since I started this thread 30 days ago.

Diesel is now the most expensive fuel around here.

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Old 04-22-2004, 05:35 PM   #39
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Our price for regular is $2.20 today and it's been higher and little lower over the last few weeks. About $5.00 gal in Germany/The Netherlands according to a friend stationed in Germany.
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Georgia gas taxes are low so our prices are supposed to be also...today I paid 1.78 for regular.
Guess my summer trip(s) will be a bit shorter this year. Less gas, More beer!
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