From: Chris (clarson52@comcast.net)
Date: Tue May 18 2004 - 14:32:56 GMT-3
None taken. I am not an economist so I wouldn't really know what the effect
would be. I would imagine though that there is more in the statement that
everyone was able to organize quickly to for some purpose. That would
probably be a more powerfull statement then actually trying to effect
gasoline prices and might raise some eyebrows. .
----- Original Message -----
From: "Church, Chuck" <cchurch@wamnetgov.com>
To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 1:26 PM
Subject: RE: gasoline, WAY OT - but it may be of importance to you
> Sorry to extend an OT but I've gotten a few of these in the last couple
> days, and am getting annoyed, so:
>
> A tanker truck stops by a gas station maybe what, once a week. If we
> all didn't buy gas on a certain day, those that probably would have
> bought gas that day will either buy it the day before, or the day after.
> End result - the tanker truck comes next week on it's regularly
> scheduled day, doesn't really change anything. This really is a silly
> plan written by some crackpot. There's no logic behind it. Sorry if I
> offended anyone...
>
>
> Chuck
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Chris Larson
> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 1:09 PM
> To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: FW: gasoline, WAY OT - but it may be of importance to you
>
> This post is way off topic to any list I belong to but I thought it may
> be of importance to others and it requires a large number of
> participants so I am going to forward it. I was glad to get it and to be
> able to participate so I though you might too. If not ignore it and I am
> sorry to have wasted the time/bandwidth.
>
> At the very least It will be an interesting look at the effectiveness of
> "flash crowds" so to speak or maybe "flash political movement" would be
> a better description.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Subject: May 19th
>
>
>
> IT HAS BEEN CALCULATED THAT IF EVERYONE IN THE UNITED STATES DID NOT
> PURCHASE A DROP OF GASOLINE FOR ONE DAY AND ALL AT THE SAME TIME, THE
> OIL COMPANIES WOULD CHOKE ON THEIR STOCKPILES.
>
>
>
> AT THE SAME TIME IT WOULD HIT THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY WITH A NET LOSS OF
> OVER 4.6 BILLION DOLLARS WHICH AFFECTS THE BOTTOM LINES OF THE OIL
> COMPANIES.
>
>
>
> THEREFORE MAY 19TH HAS BEEN FORMALLY DECLARED "STICK IT UP THEIR behind
> " DAY AND THE PEOPLE OF THIS NATION SHOULD NOT BUY A SINGLE DROP OF
> GASOLINE THAT DAY.
>
>
>
> THE ONLY WAY THIS CAN BE DONE IS IF YOU FORWARD THIS E-MAIL TO AS MANY
> PEOPLE AS YOU CAN AND AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN TO GET THE WORD OUT.
>
>
>
> WAITING ON THIS ADMIINSTRATION TO STEP IN AND CONTROL THE PRICES IS NOT
> GOING TO HAPPEN. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE REDUCTION AND CONTROL IN PRICES
> THAT THE ARAB NATIONS PROMISED TWO WEEKS AGO?
>
>
>
> REMEMBER ONE THING, NOT ONLY IS THE PRICE OF GASOLINE GOING UP BUT AT
> THE SAME TIME AIRLINES ARE FORCED TO RAISE THEIR PRICES, TRUCKING
> COMPANIES ARE FORCED TO RAISE THEIR PRICES WHICH EFFECTS PRICES ON
> EVERYTHING THAT IS SHIPPED. THINGS LIKE FOOD, CLOTHING, BUILDING
> MATERIALS, MEDICAL SUPPLIES ETC. WHO PAYS IN THE END? WE DO!
>
>
>
> WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IF THEY DON'T GET THE MESSAGE AFTER ONE DAY,
> WE WILL DO IT AGAIN AND AGAIN.
>
>
>
> SO DO YOUR PART AND SPREAD THE WORD. FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO EVERYONE YOU
> KNOW. MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND MAKE MAY 19TH A DAY THAT THE CITIZENS OF
> THE UNITED STATES SAY "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH"
>
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