<VV> Don't buy gas on May 19th, 2004

Dennis & Debbie Pleau ddpleau@earthlink.net
Fri, 14 May 2004 19:19:39 -0500


So people buy on the 18th or the 20th in the end of the month, it all works 
out the same.  Now if everyone didn't drive (like that would ever happen) 
for one day, that would reduce the amount of gas sold by 3% for a month 
which would be significant.  Not buying on one day may have a little affect 
on the distribution system but not much else.

Dennis

At 04:54 PM 5/14/2004, Hubert Chapman wrote:
>Subject: Don't buy gas on May 19th, 2004
>
>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.
>
>MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND MAKE WEDNESDAY, MAY 19TH A DAY THAT THE CITIZENS 
>OF THE UNITED STATES SAY, "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH".