Tiger
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WAR ON PETROL/DIESEL PRICES -
> >
> > We are going to hit close to 89p a litre by the summer.
> > Want fuel prices to come down? We need to take some intelligent, united
> > action.
> > This makes MUCH MORE SENSE than the "don't buy fuel on a certain day"
> > campaign that was going around last April or May!
> > The oil companies just laughed at that because they knew we wouldn't
> > continue to "hurt" ourselves by refusing to buy fuel. It was more of an
> > inconvenience to us than it was a problem for them.
> >
> > BUT, whoever thought of this idea, has come up with a plan that can really
> >
> > work. Please read it and join in!
> > By now you're probably thinking petrol priced at about 77p a litre is
> > super
> > cheap. Me too! It is currently 79p - 83p for regular unleaded in some
> > towns.
> > Now that the oil companies and the OPEC nations have conditioned us to
> > think
> > that the cost of a litre is CHEAP at 77p -80p, we need to take aggressive
> > action to teach them that BUYERS control the marketplace.... not sellers.
> > With the price of fuel going up more each day, we consumers need to take
> > action. The only way we are going to see the price of petrol come down is
> > if
> > we hit someone in the pocket by not purchasing their fuel! And we can do
> > that WITHOUT hurting ourselves.
> > How? Since we all rely on our cars, we can't just stop buying petrol. But
> >
> > we CAN have an impact on fuel prices if we all act together to force a
> > price
> > war.
> >
> >
> > Here's the idea: For the rest of this year, DON'T PURCHASE ANY PETROL OR
> > DIESEL from the two biggest oil companies (which now are one), ESSO and
> > BP.
> > If they are not selling any fuel, they will be inclined to reduce their
> > prices. If they reduce their prices, the other companies will have to
> > follow
> > suit.
> > But to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of Esso and BP
> > petrol buyers. It's really simple to do!! Now, don't whimp out on me at
> > this
> > point...keep reading and I'll explain how simple it is to reach millions
> > of
> > people!!
> > I am sending this note to about thirty people. If each of you send it to
> > at
> > least ten more (30 x 10 = 300)... and those 300 send it to at least ten
> > more
> > (300 x 10 = 3,000) ... and so on, by the time the Message reaches the
> > sixth
> > generation of people, we will have reached over THREE MILLION consumers!
> > If
> > those three million get excited and pass this on to ten friends each, then
> >
> > 30 million people will have been contacted! If it goes one level further,
> > you guessed it... .. THREE HUNDRED MILLION PEOPLE!!! Again, all You have
> > to
> > do is send this to 10 people. That's all.(and not buy at ESSO/BP) (If you
> > don't understand how we can reach 300 million and all you have to do
> > is send this to 10 people.... well, let's face it, you just aren't a
> > mathematician. But I am... so trust me on this one.)
> >
> >
> > How long would all that take? If each of us sends this email out to ten
> > more
> > people within one day of receipt, all 300 MILLION people could conceivably
> >
> > be contacted within the next 8 days!!! I'll bet you didn't think you and I
> >
> > had that much potential, did you! Acting together we can make a
> > difference. If this makes sense to you, please pass this message on.
> > PLEASE HOLD OUT UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE 69p per LITRE RANGE
> > Action: It's easy to make this happen.
> > Just forward this e-mail, and only buy your fuel at Shell, Tesco,
> > Sainsburys, Jet etc. i.e. boycott BP and Esso
> >
> > Fernando Mera
[Edited on 21-02-2003 by Tiger]
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wezjax
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i had this e-mail the other day.
[Edited on 21-02-2003 by wezjax]
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Tiger
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I must admit i stopped buying fuel from ESSO a year ago because they make no contribution to global conservation whereas other companys do.
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Tiger
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quote:
Originally posted by wezjax
i ahd this e-mail the other day.
It must be going around well then, wonder how many more have had it?
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Tiger
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no one bothered?
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Adam
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This exact e-mail went round last year when there was the fuel shortage
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Tiger
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yeah that said "dont buy petrol on a certain day" it didnt work, this is different so go get your specs on and read boy.
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internationalbomb
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no it was definitely this one, i ve had it a few times over the last year.
It sounds good in theory....but i doubt it will ever get enough people behind it.
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vibrio
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it's pointless though. we all need petrol, so which ever place we buy it from makes profit. the majority of the cost is tax. remember
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Tiger
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it sont say dont buy petrol - it says dont buy it from the places that decide how much its going to cost per litre........
It will only get enough people behind if if enough people are willing to try it - ive managed for the last year and im nothing special.
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Welsh Dan
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save it for Gordon Brown...........
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Fraser Young
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It's not the petrol companies, it's the governments taxes.... Which although people complain... are excellent. Want cheaper petrol?.... motion for war
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Tiger
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the petrol without tax is still substantially higher though than in other countrys.
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Joff
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Just book a day off work and we'll all bring the M1 to a standstill.
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vibrio
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no it's not. it's a lot cheaper than most in europe
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