Re: K-Mart and Coffee

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From: P.J. Hartman
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 00:00

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pralin@eatel.net wrote:

>There will be a national boycott of gasoline purchases and in-store items on April
>30th,1999. Hope to get a million people to be part of it. Pass it on.

The net effect of this action will be ZERO.

If those persons choosing not to buy fuel on 04/30 still choose to drive
that day, then the actual amount of consumption does not change.

You'll need to get your million people to stop USING the fuel, not just to
stop buying it for one day.

If I start with a full tank on all my vehicles, I can go for weeks before
needing fuel if I rotate my driving choices.  I end up with five empty
tanks and will then need to make five purchases.  Is that a monthlong
boycott?  I think not.
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P.J. Hartman       mailto:hartman@tconl.com       MIND THE GAP
                 http://www.tconl.com/~hartman

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From: hartman@tconl.com (P.J. Hartman)
Subject: Re: K-Mart and Coffee
Date: 1999/04/15
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