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Article #5153Re: Don't pump gas on May 15th
From: Wdnshu
Date: Sat, 05 May 2007 11:42
Date: Sat, 05 May 2007 11:42
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This newsgroup seem to have the nicest people in Manitoba. "Grant" <Me@my.com> wrote in message news:qvW_h.159935$DE1.31955@pd7urf2no... > 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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