Something to think about! Gas Prices.

[Tom Earp]

I am sure all of you have gotten this as many times as I have, but it doesn't hurt to pass it one just as a reminder...............J

NO GAS...On May 15th 2007

Don't pump gas on may 15th

...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 ( or anyone) are to not go to a gas station in protest of high gas prices. Gas is now over $3.00 a gallon in most places.

There are 73,000,000+ American members currently on the internet network, 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.

If y ou agree (which I cant see why you wouldnt) resend this to all your contact list. With it saying, ''Don't pump gas on May 15th

[AlphaFrog]

Simple economics tells you that this doesn't work, as that $3 Billion dollars just gets spent the day before or after.

[neosoul]

and I need gas to drop at least $1 and some change... not just 30c...

[ZTAngel]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Simple economics tells you that this doesn't work, as that $3 Billion dollars just gets spent the day before or after.

And you hurt the small-business owners (the people who run the local gas station) more than the head honchos at the oil companies.

[KSigkid]

I don't think the email worked. When I forwarded it to my friends, I got a Gap Gift Card and cash from Bill Gates.

[macallan25]

I love how 3,000,000,000$$ is supposed to be some huge number in this case. Major Oil and Gas companies piss three billion dollars.

[Tom Earp]

Don't do it then!

You are under no obligation what so ever!

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by Tom Earp

Don't do it then!

You are under no obligation what so ever!

You don't get it, it won't lower prices and if you were going to have to fill up that day anyway, you'll just fill up the day before or after.

Don't drive for a day. A week. A month. That will save you money and if enough people did it, would actually make a dent in the demand, thus increasing the supply, thus making the price decrease.

It won't happen, but that's the only way it would work.

[GeekyPenguin]

Originally Posted by KSigkid

I don't think the email worked. When I forwarded it to my friends, I got a Gap Gift Card and cash from Bill Gates.

I got a Banana Republic Gift Card and Steve Jobs personally handed me an iPod with good battery life and no sad iPod icon.

[smiley21]

I think this is just silly. People have too much on their plate on a day to day basis already, so they don't need to sit and figure out how to not get gas on May 15. And it does not make any sense that this would hurt the gas companies....for example:

Let's just say that each day 3 million people get gas. If one day, 2 million people decided to get gas on different day than normal, so only 1 million people get gas that day...the gas company won't feel a pinch cause difference was made on another day...get it? There is no "loss".

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by Tom Earp

Don't do it then!

You are under no obligation what so ever!

Tom;
As you pointed out in another posting, we all have gotten this message at least once.
The reason: it is spam mail.
Go to any of the Urban Legend webs sites and you will find out just how false this is.
www.snopes.com comes to mind-there are several others.
For all of the gas related information on snopes:
http://search.atomz.com/search/?sp-q...&sp-m=1&sp-s=0

For this line of thought:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/nogas.asp

[aephi alum]

People will get gas when they need gas. No gas on May 15? They'll fill up on the 14th or the 16th. The oil companies will get their money in the end.

[AlexMack]

The newest one I saw was a plea to stop buying Exxon-Mobil gas because apparently they're the gauge for gas prices and if they're forced to go lower, everyone else will. I found that on my parents' email and deleted it before my mother could forward it.

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by centaur532

The newest one I saw was a plea to stop buying Exxon-Mobil gas because apparently they're the gauger for gas prices and if they're forced to go lower, everyone else will. I found that on my parents' email and deleted it before my mother could forward it.

My Mom received three different UL just last week and two of them were passed out by teachers in Senior Citizen classes!!!!!

I had to show my Mom the UL links I have just to educate her on this stuff as she did not believe that I was correct. She is 82.

Here are just two links about Exxon/Mobil from snopes:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/gasout.asp
http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/saudigas.asp

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by aephi alum

People will get gas when they need gas. No gas on May 15? They'll fill up on the 14th or the 16th. The oil companies will get their money in the end.

Which is just what this link said: http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/nogas.asp

And for those who did not hear it on the news, IIRC we as drivers/consumers in March broke the record for US gas usage. So one day would do nothing at all.
Have to change many other parts of life before that.