rec.autos.simulators

by **Mike Zamaroc** » Fri, 30 Apr 1999 04:00:00

Ok folks I just got this in E-Mail today, and this seems like a more viable
method. At least one company a week WILL feel our wrath.

If you haven't heard, April 30th has been targeted as a one day
event to stay away from all gas stations. THIS WILL NOT WORK!
One day will not make an impact on the outrageous prices we are paying
for gas and the oil companies are laughing throughout their board rooms.
Starting April 11th we will strategically target the BIG oil companies
for ONE WEEK. Please do not buy gas at the stations on the following dates
listed below:

CHEVRON----------------------------------April 18th through April 25th
EXON-------------------------------------April 25th through May 2nd
SHELL------------------------------------May 2nd through May 9th
76---------------------------------------May 9th through May 16th
Texaco-----------------------------------May 16th through May 23rd

This will work if we all pull together .There is a strong perception
in northern California by the oil companies that consumers will pay
whatever the market will bear.
These weekly boycotts may be required on a continuous basis until the
message is clear that the unfair and unjustified high prices will not be
tolerated by the consumer.
Please forward this message to friends, family members, and anyone else
who will support this effort via email, fax, word of mouth etc

--
Thanks
Mike Z

Please remove the *** front and back to reply

by **Andrew Thatche** » Sat, 01 May 1999 04:00:00

So how much is a gallon of Gas in the States then? and if you think that's
bad come over to England. cos it's going to be a lot more that you pay.

Andrew Thatcher

by **colos..** » Sat, 01 May 1999 04:00:00

On Thu, 29 Apr 1999 21:53:21 -0700, "Mike Zamarocy"

>Ok folks I just got this in E-Mail today, and this seems like a more viable
>method. At least one company a week WILL feel our wrath.

> If you haven't heard, April 30th has been targeted as a one day
>event to stay away from all gas stations. THIS WILL NOT WORK!
>One day will not make an impact on the outrageous prices we are paying
>for gas and the oil companies are laughing throughout their board rooms.
>Starting April 11th we will strategically target the BIG oil companies
>for ONE WEEK. Please do not buy gas at the stations on the following dates
>listed below:

>CHEVRON----------------------------------April 18th through April 25th
>EXON-------------------------------------April 25th through May 2nd
>SHELL------------------------------------May 2nd through May 9th
>76---------------------------------------May 9th through May 16th
>Texaco-----------------------------------May 16th through May 23rd

>This will work if we all pull together .There is a strong perception
>in northern California by the oil companies that consumers will pay
>whatever the market will bear.
>These weekly boycotts may be required on a continuous basis until the
>message is clear that the unfair and unjustified high prices will not be
>tolerated by the consumer.
>Please forward this message to friends, family members, and anyone else
>who will support this effort via email, fax, word of mouth etc

Please....give me a LARGE BREAK. I know the gas prices in CA are
waaaaay out of control...but what's your option? Come on, what's
next?? How about a week where you hold your breath too?

You've no option...that's the problem. Why don't you start going after
the state and cutting those taxes instead?? You pay a lot of tax on a
gallon of gas. The Europeans in those newsgroups are laughing at what
you're complaining at. It could be a lot worse.

OK,
JKS

by **Mark Seer** » Sat, 01 May 1999 04:00:00

HAHAHAHAHAHA

You guys crack me up in the States. If you paid $5.00 per gallon you would
still be paying 1/2 what we do in the UK. HAHAHAHAHAHA

Mark

by **Kimmo Hedma** » Sat, 01 May 1999 04:00:00

Yeah referring to European prices, in Finland we pay over 75% taxes !
At least one good point, we still have leaden 99oct in pump.
99oct is approx. $4/gallon

Kimmo Hedman
Finland

> Please....give me a LARGE BREAK. I know the gas prices in CA are
> waaaaay out of control...but what's your option? Come on, what's
> next?? How about a week where you hold your breath too?

> You've no option...that's the problem. Why don't you start going after
> the state and cutting those taxes instead?? You pay a lot of tax on a
> gallon of gas. The Europeans in those newsgroups are laughing at what
> you're complaining at. It could be a lot worse.

> OK,
> JKS

by **Drake Christens** » Sat, 01 May 1999 04:00:00

<sigh>

This suffers from the same problem as the original. In order to hurt the
oil companies you need to CHANGE YOUR ENTIRE LIFESTYLE TO USE LESS FUEL.
One day won't do it. One week won't do it.

Think about it. The week you're not buying from Chevron, Exxon et al are
making extra money. When you're not buying from Exxon, Chevron et al are
making the money. And so on. It all comes out in the wash. The money
comes in on different dates, but you're using the same amount of fuel.
On May 23rd each of those companies will have substantially the same
money they would have had without this silliness.

If you're hell bent on hurting oil companies then use public
transportation, buy an electric car, convert your current car to propane
or hydrogen, buy a smaller more fuel efficient car and keep it tuned up.
It'll be better for the environment and you'll have a head start on the
rest of us (petroleum is a finite resource.)

Hurting the oil companies seems a silly reason to go to that trouble, in
my minuscule opinion.

Mighty

by **floyd roger** » Sat, 01 May 1999 04:00:00

Hey, all you Europeans (and where-ever else gas costs $4-5 per gallon.)
This protest is not (really) about the cost of gas. It's about rip-offs by
the producers.

The cost of a gallon of unleaded regular 87 octane went from about $0.99
per gallon to $1.47 per gallon IN ONE MONTH! But ONLY on the west coast
(California, Oregon, Washington).

How would you like it if a gallon (liter) of gas went from $4 (0.75 pound)
to $6 (1.25 pound) in one month?

Actually, I personally don't care - our gas is so cheap that it's in the
noise; my car insurance is many times higher than my gasoline costs.

Lay off, we already know how much taxes you spend on gas in Europe, and how
much you pay. But you evidently don't know anything about the situation in
the states, otherwise you would be supporting this gas-out.

Floyd Rogers

by **Ken Nicols** » Sat, 01 May 1999 04:00:00

No, it's just that WE DON'T ***ING CARE!

Especially not in rec.auto.sims, where I'm reading this, as "gas" (we
call it petrol, BTW) only costs a mouse-click per gallon.

GAS-OUT sounds like a mass tyre (not tire) deflation exercise to us.
Or some sort of farting-based work-out.

Ken

by **david rainbir** » Sat, 01 May 1999 04:00:00

A big shout out goes to all the UK lorry drivers in the protest of expensive
fuel prices over here.
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:Ok folks I just got this in E-Mail today, and this seems like a more viable
:method. At least one company a week WILL feel our wrath.
:
:
: If you haven't heard, April 30th has been targeted as a one day
:event to stay away from all gas stations. THIS WILL NOT WORK!
:One day will not make an impact on the outrageous prices we are paying
:for gas and the oil companies are laughing throughout their board rooms.
:Starting April 11th we will strategically target the BIG oil companies
:for ONE WEEK. Please do not buy gas at the stations on the following
dates
:listed below:
:
:CHEVRON----------------------------------April 18th through April 25th
:EXON-------------------------------------April 25th through May 2nd
:SHELL------------------------------------May 2nd through May 9th
:76---------------------------------------May 9th through May 16th
:Texaco-----------------------------------May 16th through May 23rd
:
:This will work if we all pull together .There is a strong perception
:in northern California by the oil companies that consumers will pay
:whatever the market will bear.
:These weekly boycotts may be required on a continuous basis until the
:message is clear that the unfair and unjustified high prices will not
be
:tolerated by the consumer.
:Please forward this message to friends, family members, and anyone else
:who will support this effort via email, fax, word of mouth etc
:
:--
:Thanks
:Mike Z
:
:Please remove the *** front and back to reply
:
:
:

by **Paul Casse** » Sat, 01 May 1999 04:00:00

Just because you guys are overdue for a revolution, doesn't mean we have to
be happy with what we have.

-Paul

> HAHAHAHAHAHA

> You guys crack me up in the States. If you paid $5.00 per gallon you would
> still be paying 1/2 what we do in the UK. HAHAHAHAHAHA

> Mark

> >Ok folks I just got this in E-Mail today, and this seems like a more
viable
> >method. At least one company a week WILL feel our wrath.

> > If you haven't heard, April 30th has been targeted as a one day
> >event to stay away from all gas stations. THIS WILL NOT WORK!
> >One day will not make an impact on the outrageous prices we are paying
> >for gas and the oil companies are laughing throughout their board rooms.
> >Starting April 11th we will strategically target the BIG oil companies
> >for ONE WEEK. Please do not buy gas at the stations on the following
> dates
> >listed below:

> >CHEVRON----------------------------------April 18th through April 25th
> >EXON-------------------------------------April 25th through May 2nd
> >SHELL------------------------------------May 2nd through May 9th
> >76---------------------------------------May 9th through May 16th
> >Texaco-----------------------------------May 16th through May 23rd

> >This will work if we all pull together .There is a strong perception
> >in northern California by the oil companies that consumers will pay
> >whatever the market will bear.
> >These weekly boycotts may be required on a continuous basis until the
> >message is clear that the unfair and unjustified high prices will not
> be
> >tolerated by the consumer.
> >Please forward this message to friends, family members, and anyone else
> >who will support this effort via email, fax, word of mouth etc

> >--
> >Thanks
> >Mike Z

> >Please remove the *** front and back to reply

by bo » Sat, 01 May 1999 04:00:00

Is it just me, or did anyone else think 'well duh.' By definition the
price in a capitalist system IS 'whatever the market will bear'

Bob

by **Crai** » Sat, 01 May 1999 04:00:00

> > So how much is a gallon of Gas in the States then? and if you think
> that's
> > bad come over to England. cos it's going to be a lot more that you pay.

> Hey, all you Europeans (and where-ever else gas costs $4-5 per gallon.)
> This protest is not (really) about the cost of gas. It's about rip-offs by
> the producers.

> The cost of a gallon of unleaded regular 87 octane went from about $0.99
> per gallon to $1.47 per gallon IN ONE MONTH! But ONLY on the west coast
> (California, Oregon, Washington).

Gee. 5 refinery fires in two weeks. Hmmm...

Prices in Chicago are steady, so frankly, we don't care. If this is a
concerted effort by producers to rip you off (can you say "market failure"?),
why is it only in the Southwest (Phoenix had the same change in prices)?

I suggest you study remedial economics and look at gas price trends elsewhere.
Also, for what it's worth, gas prices are still below pre-1972 shock levels.

...Craig
---
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity,
and I'm not sure about the former - Albert Einstein

Hell is other people - Jean-Paul Sartre

Against stupidity, the gods themselves fight in vain - Schiller

by **Mark Seer** » Sat, 01 May 1999 04:00:00

Well maybe it's just payback time for your years of decadance <G>

Mark

>Just because you guys are overdue for a revolution, doesn't mean we have to
>be happy with what we have.

>-Paul

>> HAHAHAHAHAHA

>> You guys crack me up in the States. If you paid $5.00 per gallon you
would
>> still be paying 1/2 what we do in the UK. HAHAHAHAHAHA

>> Mark

>> >Ok folks I just got this in E-Mail today, and this seems like a more
>viable
>> >method. At least one company a week WILL feel our wrath.

>> > If you haven't heard, April 30th has been targeted as a one day
>> >event to stay away from all gas stations. THIS WILL NOT WORK!
>> >One day will not make an impact on the outrageous prices we are paying
>> >for gas and the oil companies are laughing throughout their board rooms.
>> >Starting April 11th we will strategically target the BIG oil companies
>> >for ONE WEEK. Please do not buy gas at the stations on the following
>> dates
>> >listed below:

>> >CHEVRON----------------------------------April 18th through April 25th
>> >EXON-------------------------------------April 25th through May 2nd
>> >SHELL------------------------------------May 2nd through May 9th
>> >76---------------------------------------May 9th through May 16th
>> >Texaco-----------------------------------May 16th through May 23rd

>> >This will work if we all pull together .There is a strong perception
>> >in northern California by the oil companies that consumers will pay
>> >whatever the market will bear.
>> >These weekly boycotts may be required on a continuous basis until the
>> >message is clear that the unfair and unjustified high prices will
not
>> be
>> >tolerated by the consumer.
>> >Please forward this message to friends, family members, and anyone else
>> >who will support this effort via email, fax, word of mouth etc

>> >--
>> >Thanks
>> >Mike Z

>> >Please remove the *** front and back to reply

by **Andrew MacPhers** » Sat, 01 May 1999 04:00:00

Hehe. Subtle, I like that in a post.

I used to think "if they call petrol gas, what do they call gas?". Then I discovered King of
the Hill and realised they don't have gas, they have pro-pain... which is even more
confusing. Here, pro-pain costs 200 pounds an hour even if you supply your own whip.

Andrew McP

by **david rainbir** » Wed, 05 May 1999 04:00:00

Yeah!!! /me bigs up Ken Nicolson!!!!
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:
:>Lay off, we already know how much taxes you spend on gas in Europe, and
how
:>much you pay. But you evidently don't know anything about the situation
in
:>the states, otherwise you would be supporting this gas-out.
:
:No, it's just that WE DON'T ***ING CARE!
:
:Especially not in rec.auto.sims, where I'm reading this, as "gas" (we
:call it petrol, BTW) only costs a mouse-click per gallon.
:
:GAS-OUT sounds like a mass tyre (not tire) deflation exercise to us.
:Or some sort of farting-based work-out.
:
:>Floyd Rogers
:
:Ken

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