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Article #5151Re: Don't pump gas on May 15th
From: Grant
Date: Sat, 05 May 2007 07:37
Date: Sat, 05 May 2007 07:37
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The only way it would work is if you take the poorest gas company, lets say Joe Blow Corner Gas and everybody bought gas from him, for 2 tank fulls... then you'd be doing something and also give the poor guy a heart attack for working this hard.. lol... then shell or petro would take notice, if they didnt supply the gas in the first place... <email_me@mts.net> wrote in message news:2gdn339rthpnreab52vhkvarh5bj0rcnjq@4ax.com... > NO GAS...On May 15th, 2007 > > > ...in April 1997, there was a "gas out" conducted nationwide in > protest of gas prices. Gasoline prices dropped 30 cents a gallon > overnight. > > On May 15th 2007, all internet users are asked not to go to a gas > station in protest of high gas prices. Gas is now over $4.00 a gallon > in most places. > > There are 73,000,000 persons currently on the internet, and the > average car takes about 30 to 50 dollars to fill up. > > If all users did not go to the pump on the 15th, it would take > $2,292,000,000.00 (that's almost 3 BILLION) out of the oil companys > pockets for just one day, so please do not go to the gas station on > May 15th and lets try to put a dent in the Middle Eastern oil industry > for at least one day. > >
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