A good idea found elsewhere on net.

Found this in a Local to Oregon Newsgroup! Ron --> THE GREAT "GAS OUT" It's time we did something about the price of gasoline in America! We are all sick and tired of high prices when there are literally millions of gallons in storage. Know what I found out? If there was just ONE day when no one purchased any gasoline, prices would drop drastically. The so-called oil cartel has decided to slow production by some 2 million barrels per day to drive up the price. I have decided to see how many Americans we can get to NOT BUY ANY GASOLINE on one particular day! Let's have a GAS OUT! Do not buy any gasoline on APRIL 30, 1999!!!!! Buy it before, or after the 30th. Do not buy any gasoline on FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1999. Wanna help? Send this message to everyone you know. Ask them to do the same. All we need is a few million to participate in order to make a difference. We CAN make a difference!!

I cannot help laughing when I see you complain about your US petrol prices. I better not tell what we pay in Norway. Compared to our prices you pay almost nothing. -Jan Otto

not THIS again... ARGH!!! People, GET OVER IT!! matt

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>Found this in a Local to Oregon Newsgroup! >Ron >--> >THE GREAT "GAS OUT" >It's time we did something about the price of gasoline in America! We >are all sick and >tired of high prices when there are literally millions of gallons in >storage. >Know what I found out? If there was just ONE day when no one >purchased >any >gasoline, prices would drop drastically. >The so-called oil cartel has decided to slow production by some 2 >million barrels >per day to drive up the price. I have decided to see how many >Americans >we can get >to NOT BUY ANY GASOLINE on one particular day! >Let's have a GAS OUT! Do not buy any gasoline on APRIL 30, 1999!!!!! >Buy it before, or after the 30th. Do not buy any gasoline on FRIDAY, >APRIL 30, 1999. >Wanna help? Send this message to everyone you know. Ask them to do >the >same. >All we need is a few million to participate in order to make a >difference. >We CAN make a difference!!

Boing!! Found it in THIS newsgroup about a month ago! Let it rest in some other newsgroup. Let it rest in peace.

Jan... correct, however, the percentage of change is what is important... if your prices were raised at the same percentage as ours, you'd feel it too... I think it comes down to what you are used to and what is "normal." Let's face it, no one likes price increases, no matter what the cost. Relatively speaking, however, our gas prices *ARE* cheap... --Dave

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> > It's time we did something about the price of gasoline in America! We > > are all sick and > > tired of high prices when there are literally millions of gallons in > > storage. > I cannot help laughing when I see you complain about your US petrol prices. > I better not tell what we pay in Norway. Compared to our prices you pay > almost nothing. > -Jan Otto

-- Dave Schwabe The Aussie Toad -- Grand Prix Legends & Brabham site http://users.wi.net/~schwabe

You know, i heard it's not only a result of the Kosovo war (doesn't sound TOO likely) but that those two refineries in Northern California blew up (that sounds more like it...) -- Kirk Lane ICQ: 28171652 >Found this in a Local to Oregon Newsgroup! >Ron >--> >THE GREAT "GAS OUT" >It's time we did something about the price of gasoline in America! We >are all sick and >tired of high prices when there are literally millions of gallons in >storage. >Know what I found out? If there was just ONE day when no one >purchased >any >gasoline, prices would drop drastically. >The so-called oil cartel has decided to slow production by some 2 >million barrels >per day to drive up the price. I have decided to see how many >Americans >we can get >to NOT BUY ANY GASOLINE on one particular day! >Let's have a GAS OUT! Do not buy any gasoline on APRIL 30, 1999!!!!! >Buy it before, or after the 30th. Do not buy any gasoline on FRIDAY, >APRIL 30, 1999. >Wanna help? Send this message to everyone you know. Ask them to do >the >same. >All we need is a few million to participate in order to make a >difference. >We CAN make a difference!!

>Jan... correct, however, the percentage of change is what is >important... if your prices were raised at the same percentage as ours, >you'd feel it too... What matters is how much more you need to pay, not the percentage of change - 2c per gallon isn't too painful from 1c per gallon despite a 100% increase. In any case, a year ago I was paying 48p/litre for petrol ($3.67/gallon) and now today I'm paying 69p/litre, some $5.17 per gallon! As you can see we have high prices AND a high rate of change, and this despite the fact that both Scotland and Norway produce sizable amounts of crude. Believe me, people in the U.S. have nothing complain about relative to most other places in the world (as you mentioned). The only thing we all have in common is that we're being screwed (to a greater or lesser extent), but then welcome to the wonders of capitalist economics and the spirit of a free market. Cheers! John