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Article #937Re: The Truth about Gas prices - CONFIRMED!
From: Leland Lewis
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 04:24
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 04:24
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The people who spread this rumor are the news media. That is where it started, with a news report and then someone posted it to here. We have had line-ups all afternoon here in CB. LL "Hot Karl" <neither@herenorthere.com> wrote in message news:gjdp7.111$SY4.38495@sapphire.mtt.net... > Finally a voice of reason. I think all the people who spread this stupid > rumor should be forced to pay the $1.50 per litre so the rest of us can get > our gas for free for the aggravation of dealing with the proliferation of > stupidity. > > "Webmaster" <webmaster@mynovascotia.net> wrote in message > news:ecdp7.104$SY4.38285@sapphire.mtt.net... > > Ok sackville seems to be the epicenter of this gas thing so here it goes: > > As of right now the following gas stations have the following prices: > > > > Irving - 74.9, 74.9 (2 stations) > > Ultramar - 74.9, 74.9 (2 stations) > > Wilsons - 74.9 > > Petro Canada - 74.9, 74.9 (2 stations) > > Esso - 74.9, 74.9 (2 stations) > > > > Ok heres the shocker - GAS HAS BEEN AT THIS PRICE FOR WELL BEFORE THE > > ATTACK! > > > > Ok some more FACTS: > > The canadian refineries and stockpile at ANY given time has approximately > > 1 - 2 month supply - this means EVEN if oil went up - it would take at > LEAST > > a month to trickle down to the gas stations. > > > > Afghanistan produces 0% of the worlds oil supply > > Terrorists produce 0% of the worlds oil supply > > > > 95% of oil is produced in countries that are USA friendly > > > > Ok so lets recap shall weeeee.... > > No, oil isnt going up (certainly not as much as has been stated) > > No, Gas prices in Sackville have NOT increased - nor are they likely > > > > Why gas stations WONT raise their prices - simply put if they do then the > > government will step in and regulate them - the province was only > > "considering" regulation when the prices shot up to 80 a while back - and > > within 2 days the prices had dropped to 69-76 where its been hovering ever > > since. > > > > Ok - now to the people posting this "CRAP" > > - You are in direct violation of your ISP's Terms of usage and if people > > wanted to report you they could just find your email in the message > headers > > (or the posting host) and report them to their respective ISP... If you > cant > > find the term its under the one that basically refers to spreading false > > rumours, fear mongering, and a few others specific to certain ISP's > > > > Now to the people that beleive this "CRAP" - dont - call the gas stations > > (any attendent that tells you its going up to $1.00/litre - get their > names > > and get em fired... only managers can change prices and theyre all home in > > bed for the most part :-) > > > > Now - yall have a nice evening now > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10a88a,49cf22c422e74a2e X-Google-Attributes: gid10a88a,public X-Google-Thread: f7b9c,49cf22c422e74a2e X-Google-Attributes: gidf7b9c,public X-Google-Thread: fbdd9,49cf22c422e74a2e X-Google-Attributes: gidfbdd9,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-09-16 21:24:39 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!newsfeed.direct.ca!look.ca!torn!news-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca!sapphire.mtt.net!not-for-mail From: "Leland Lewis" <leland@canplus.net> Newsgroups: hfx.general,can.atlantic.general,ns.general References: <ecdp7.104$SY4.38285@sapphire.mtt.net> <gjdp7.111$SY4.38495@sapphire.mtt.net> Subject: Re: The Truth about Gas prices - CONFIRMED! Lines: 82 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Message-ID: <bWep7.143$SY4.43602@sapphire.mtt.net> Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 04:24:39 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 142.177.228.56 X-Complaints-To: abuse@mpoweredpc.net X-Trace: sapphire.mtt.net 1000700679 142.177.228.56 (Mon, 17 Sep 2001 01:24:39 ADT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 01:24:39 ADT Organization: MPowered-Subscriber