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Title: How We Can Put A Stop to High Gas Prices
Post by: terrydclark on March 12, 2011, 04:49:07 am
Please read this entire idea PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE...


Dropping Gas Prices:

This is not the “Don’t Buy Gas for a Day”, but it will show you how we can get gas prices back down to $2.00 per gallon.

If you are tired of the gas prices going up AND they will continue to rise this summer, take time to read this please.

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 a couple of years ago.

It’s worth the consideration. Join the resistance!!!

I hear we are going to hit close to $5.00 a gallon by Memorial Day, and it might go higher!! Want gas prices to come down?

We need to make some intelligent, united action. The oil companies just laughed at that because they know 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’ve probably thinking gasoline priced at $2.00 is super cheap. Me too!

It is currently $3.59 for regular unleaded in my town.

Now that the oil companies and the OPEC nations has 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 the sellers.

With the prices of gasoline going up more each day, we consumers need to take action. The only way we are going to see the prices 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 (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 on and I’ll explain how simple it is to reach millions of people!!

This note was sent to 30 people. If each of us send it to at least 10 more (30x10=300) and those 300 send it to at least 10 more (300x10=3000) 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 get excited and pass this on to 10 friends each then 30 million people will have been contacted.

If it goes one more 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 will this take? If each of us send this to 10 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, 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!!!

P.S. Please keep this concept in mind, to keep gas prices from going up in the future.


Conclusion: Oil companies have cross the line, understand this; We' er not saying don't buy gas period, you need gas to back and forth to work or to take of your daily routine - what we' er saying don't buy "EXXON and MOBIL". Lets make the Oil Companies feel the pain for a change! There's no website to go to -  just pass this information on to your family members, co-workers, neighbors and friends. Let Us All Band Together!
Title: Re: How We Can Put A Stop to High Gas Prices
Post by: mawhite63 on March 12, 2011, 05:40:50 am
I'm sorry, but this just isn't true. It's an email that's been going around since at least 2001. You can read more about it, as well as why it wouldn't work at Snopes:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/gasout.asp
Title: Re: How We Can Put A Stop to High Gas Prices
Post by: hephzibahpotoak on March 12, 2011, 06:32:47 am
take the lynx bus...
Title: Re: How We Can Put A Stop to High Gas Prices
Post by: swogden on March 12, 2011, 08:21:59 am
Interesting concept even in the form of a chain letter.

However, I haven't bought Exxon or now Exxon/Mobil gas in years.  I have always gone to the cheap "no brand" gas station that is usually 10c cheaper than the major brands.    But, hey, they get there gas from similar sources so their prices are rising too.

I have made a concerted effort to drive less (retired -- don't have to drive to work), but until the car companies come up with a cheap car that runs of sunshine, I don't see an end to higher gas prices.  Hybrids are more fuel effiicent, but their higher price offsets the potential future savings in gas  (tho with higher gas prices, they're beginning to make more sense.)

Another thing, when you send out a chain letter to 10 people, it doesn't expand exponentially since some people will receive it more than once and most people delete it without finishing it or sending it on.
Title: Re: How We Can Put A Stop to High Gas Prices
Post by: franlee46 on March 12, 2011, 08:46:42 am
Please read this entire idea PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE...


Dropping Gas Prices:

This is not the “Don’t Buy Gas for a Day”, but it will show you how we can get gas prices back down to $2.00 per gallon.

If you are tired of the gas prices going up AND they will continue to rise this summer, take time to read this please.

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 a couple of years ago.

It’s worth the consideration. Join the resistance!!!

I hear we are going to hit close to $5.00 a gallon by Memorial Day, and it might go higher!! Want gas prices to come down?

We need to make some intelligent, united action. The oil companies just laughed at that because they know 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’ve probably thinking gasoline priced at $2.00 is super cheap. Me too!

It is currently $3.59 for regular unleaded in my town.

Now that the oil companies and the OPEC nations has 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 the sellers.

With the prices of gasoline going up more each day, we consumers need to take action. The only way we are going to see the prices 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 (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 on and I’ll explain how simple it is to reach millions of people!!

This note was sent to 30 people. If each of us send it to at least 10 more (30x10=300) and those 300 send it to at least 10 more (300x10=3000) 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 get excited and pass this on to 10 friends each then 30 million people will have been contacted.

If it goes one more 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 will this take? If each of us send this to 10 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, 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!!!

P.S. Please keep this concept in mind, to keep gas prices from going up in the future.


Conclusion: Oil companies have cross the line, understand this; We' er not saying don't buy gas period, you need gas to back and forth to work or to take of your daily routine - what we' er saying don't buy "EXXON and MOBIL". Lets make the Oil Companies feel the pain for a change! There's no website to go to -  just pass this information on to your family members, co-workers, neighbors and friends. Let Us All Band Together!

I totally agree with you gas prices are waaaaay to high but I really thing maybe we should utilize public transportation more. gas is still being consumed but not by you personally maybe this would save some jobs who knows????? :-
Title: Re: How We Can Put A Stop to High Gas Prices
Post by: dwiley11 on March 12, 2011, 08:48:04 am
how about selling stock for a gas station that only sells to members that would keep them down
Title: Re: How We Can Put A Stop to High Gas Prices
Post by: monnee on March 12, 2011, 10:39:05 am
If people lived close to work who would walk or bike, maybe that would hurt the oil companies, but for people who work long distance, that wouldn't work.  ExMo could be selling their gas to smaller gas stations too that people wouldn't know about. 
Title: Re: How We Can Put A Stop to High Gas Prices
Post by: sdecaro558 on March 12, 2011, 10:40:05 am
To be honest, the problem with gas prices is that the oil market is not regulated at all.  Speculation, therefore, drives prices far higher than simple supply/demand.  If the prices were actually based on simple economics (supply/demand) they would be far lower.  Best thing we could do is push for tighter regulation for commodities trading.
Title: Re: How We Can Put A Stop to High Gas Prices
Post by: ayerla41 on March 12, 2011, 11:30:57 am
I take a commuter train to work every day - since it's cold I've been driving to the train station, but now I'll be able to start walking again. This will limit my driving to the grocery store and to class!
Title: Re: How We Can Put A Stop to High Gas Prices
Post by: robin1128 on March 12, 2011, 07:05:51 pm
The only way there will be cheaper gas is the people that jack up prices can't afford the gas any more them self than maybe gas will go down
Title: Re: How We Can Put A Stop to High Gas Prices
Post by: mgint on March 14, 2011, 06:06:32 am
quit drvng fast and use less gas also we need to find new sources of energy to run cars on but we are too dependant on foreign oil.
Title: Re: How We Can Put A Stop to High Gas Prices
Post by: bjohnson16 on March 14, 2011, 06:55:34 am
Interesting idea but I think that if you all stop purchasing less gas it would help more.  Try making less trips to the store, car pool, use public transportation and if all else fails walk.  I tell my son that if he wants to get somewhere that is within a mile to walk.  I know that it only saves a little but a little each day adds up by the end of the week or month.  I used to go to the store for every little thing that I needed now if I am out of something we either use something else or don't have it until the next time I do a store run.  The problem is not just the gas price it is going to effect everything that we use.  So I think it is going to have to be more of a life style change then just advoiding different gas stations.  But what the heck it is worth trying.
Title: Re: How We Can Put A Stop to High Gas Prices
Post by: emiyasato on March 14, 2011, 07:22:58 am
Interesting concept, but I would agree better with public transportation, more people in one space, less cars equals less gas. 
Title: Re: How We Can Put A Stop to High Gas Prices
Post by: bschumacher on March 14, 2011, 08:10:16 am
We can't "put a stop" to high gas prices anymore than we can "put a stop" to the tides. Half of the world's oil has been burned & all that's left is the pollution and carbon in the atmosphere. We've used up all the easy-to-obtain oil and  now use stuff that's more expensive to extract and refine. There are people who have been working on renewable energy techniques since the 70's, but they've been underfunded, marginalized and ridiculed until very recently. Even now, many people curse "those damn environmentalists" who are dedicating their lives to helping us out of the mess we've made!!  Americans saw this problem coming for a long time, but they refused to take it seriously. Now we're all suffering.
Title: Re: How We Can Put A Stop to High Gas Prices
Post by: bigedshult on March 14, 2011, 09:43:18 am
what i did was joning the filler up club  where u get 50% rebate on gas
Title: Re: How We Can Put A Stop to High Gas Prices
Post by: hephzibahpotoak on April 02, 2011, 05:51:25 pm
what i did was joning the filler up club  where u get 50% rebate on gas

how do you join?
Title: Re: How We Can Put A Stop to High Gas Prices
Post by: jski107 on April 02, 2011, 05:55:24 pm
Im willing to try anything to drop these crazy gas prices!!! sheesh!
Title: Re: How We Can Put A Stop to High Gas Prices
Post by: smithjcsdfw on April 02, 2011, 07:29:17 pm
Just remeber it is a supply and demand operation.  The guys at the local station are just part of the supply side and you as a buyer are part of the demand side.  Exon is mostly just a distribution operation at this time here since they sold their last refinery in Texas if I am remebering correctly.  So again if you can cut back on your unecessary trips you will be doing your part to reduce the demand and therefore in the long run reducing the price.
Title: Re: How We Can Put A Stop to High Gas Prices
Post by: sweetmermaid on April 02, 2011, 11:47:44 pm
It's a good idea. Thank you for sharing
Title: Re: How We Can Put A Stop to High Gas Prices
Post by: oldbuddy on April 03, 2011, 06:35:19 am
I found a way to get my gas free, so I don't worry about it.
Title: Re: How We Can Put A Stop to High Gas Prices
Post by: foreverinlove05 on April 03, 2011, 07:58:58 am
i'd be all for the public transportation thing if i lived in the city. i'd have to drive at least 15 minutes to the nearest bus stop. if i lived in a bigger city where public transportation was used more, it would work, but i'm a college student and it could take me over an hour to get to class when it normally takes 20 minutes. i guess it just depends on where you live.
Title: Re: How We Can Put A Stop to High Gas Prices
Post by: hephzibahpotoak on April 11, 2011, 02:59:28 pm
go lynx!
Title: Re: How We Can Put A Stop to High Gas Prices
Post by: koolguy89 on April 11, 2011, 03:42:09 pm
i dont know if anyone heard of this before but it something call gas 2 water. where u use gas and water to run your vehicle. It sounds simple but it a little more detailed than that. Basically, You  get distilled water with a measure amount of baking soda (i forget the mixture) and u stick a positive and negative charge in the bottle. This breaks down the molecules into to hydrogen and oxygen which gets shot down the intake of your car and burn. Supposly it makes your injectors (things that shoot fuel into your engine) dispense less fuel thus making a tank of gas lass longer since your using less gas.

I found this on a site years ago and thought about doing it but cant right not due to not having a test car. So dont quote me on anything as i am not sure if that how it goes correctly but that the concept that i found some guy did online and got close to 45mpg in a Toyota Corolla.
Title: Re: How We Can Put A Stop to High Gas Prices
Post by: 2getherwewin on April 11, 2011, 06:25:20 pm
If everyone got together and did not by gas for a week or two and stayed home and then gas prices would go down but it would probably take longer than two weeks.
Title: Re: How We Can Put A Stop to High Gas Prices
Post by: TTnutso on April 12, 2011, 07:20:16 am
 :wave: All I know is if the prices keep going up, more and more people will be staying home, less vacations, trips for food , back to the olded days when people made one trip to town, and if you forgot something , see you next trip.  Maybe a good idea if you think about it
Title: Re: How We Can Put A Stop to High Gas Prices
Post by: southernhorizons on April 12, 2011, 08:17:32 am
I found a way to get my gas free, so I don't worry about it.
How do you get your gas free? Or do you mean that the money you spend for gas is earned online and that's free?
Title: Re: How We Can Put A Stop to High Gas Prices
Post by: mjdoug03 on April 12, 2011, 08:23:55 am
Those don't buy gas today campaigns really don't do much at all.  You would have to force everyone not to buy gas to make a difference, and that's just not viable.
Title: Re: How We Can Put A Stop to High Gas Prices
Post by: heartofphila on April 12, 2011, 08:55:02 am
Sounds like a good idea, i'll try that.
Title: Re: How We Can Put A Stop to High Gas Prices
Post by: gaylasue on April 12, 2011, 12:17:41 pm
I am open to any suggestions in getting the price down.  The supplier to our area has a monopoly on the fuel prices.  It is $3.959 right now.  Seems like when it goes up, it jumps 20 - 40 cents per gallon but when it comes down, it only comes down 3 - 5 cents at a time.
Title: Re: How We Can Put A Stop to High Gas Prices
Post by: healthfreedom on April 12, 2011, 02:07:57 pm
That's pretty well out of our hands as "ordinary" citizens. The politicians are the ones we elected to handle such things for us.
Title: Re: How We Can Put A Stop to High Gas Prices
Post by: shalah on April 20, 2011, 08:18:00 pm
 :BangHead: :'( >:( The economy is so bad right now with very few to no jobs hiring, groceries and basic needs prices along with gas prices are crazy. People are losing there homes. I think the only way us little people will get anywhere is to complain to our representives. Write letters, send emails, call them every day. We have to stay on top of them if we want change but it has to be the majority of americans to get anywhere. 
Title: Re: How We Can Put A Stop to High Gas Prices
Post by: Joeyramone on April 20, 2011, 08:32:12 pm
Drill for oil in the US, build new refineries, and dump the cafe standards.
Title: Re: How We Can Put A Stop to High Gas Prices
Post by: hawkeye3210 on April 20, 2011, 08:42:58 pm
We are pretty much have our fate left into the hands of the OPEC countries.  Not a whole lot we can do about it.  An alternative fuel would be nice.
Title: Re: How We Can Put A Stop to High Gas Prices
Post by: raven1114 on April 21, 2011, 12:05:00 am
Please read this entire idea PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE...


Dropping Gas Prices:

This is not the “Don’t Buy Gas for a Day”, but it will show you how we can get gas prices back down to $2.00 per gallon.

If you are tired of the gas prices going up AND they will continue to rise this summer, take time to read this please.

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 a couple of years ago.

It’s worth the consideration. Join the resistance!!!

I hear we are going to hit close to $5.00 a gallon by Memorial Day, and it might go higher!! Want gas prices to come down?

We need to make some intelligent, united action. The oil companies just laughed at that because they know 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’ve probably thinking gasoline priced at $2.00 is super cheap. Me too!

It is currently $3.59 for regular unleaded in my town.

Now that the oil companies and the OPEC nations has 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 the sellers.

With the prices of gasoline going up more each day, we consumers need to take action. The only way we are going to see the prices 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 (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 on and I’ll explain how simple it is to reach millions of people!!

This note was sent to 30 people. If each of us send it to at least 10 more (30x10=300) and those 300 send it to at least 10 more (300x10=3000) 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 get excited and pass this on to 10 friends each then 30 million people will have been contacted.

If it goes one more 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 will this take? If each of us send this to 10 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, 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!!!

P.S. Please keep this concept in mind, to keep gas prices from going up in the future.


Conclusion: Oil companies have cross the line, understand this; We' er not saying don't buy gas period, you need gas to back and forth to work or to take of your daily routine - what we' er saying don't buy "EXXON and MOBIL". Lets make the Oil Companies feel the pain for a change! There's no website to go to -  just pass this information on to your family members, co-workers, neighbors and friends. Let Us All Band Together!

I totally agree with you gas prices are waaaaay to high but I really thing maybe we should utilize public transportation more. gas is still being consumed but not by you personally maybe this would save some jobs who knows????? :-

that would work if more places had public transportation. where i live there is none.
Title: Re: How We Can Put A Stop to High Gas Prices
Post by: fbongo on April 22, 2011, 04:24:25 pm
As the consumer, we do have some sort of control over the companies. We can choose not to buy gas but because of selfishness or circumstances, we buy gas, ergo, handing our power over to the oil companies.
Title: Re: How We Can Put A Stop to High Gas Prices
Post by: mskelle on April 22, 2011, 06:39:55 pm
don't buy it.
Title: Re: How We Can Put A Stop to High Gas Prices
Post by: syncflame on April 22, 2011, 07:37:54 pm
wow i read the first post then the second and kinda just stopped ahah but cudos on the post man
Title: Re: How We Can Put A Stop to High Gas Prices
Post by: wishingstar2 on April 22, 2011, 10:48:45 pm
good question