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GAS WAR - an idea that WILL work

This was originally sent by a retired Coca Cola executive. It came from one of his engineer buddies who retired from Halliburton. It ' s worth your consideration.

Join the resistance!!!! I hear we are going to hit close to $4.00 a gallon by next summer and it might go higher!! Want gasoline prices to come down? We need to take some intelligent, united action. Phillip Hollsworth offered this good idea.

This makes MUCH MORE SENSE than the "don't buy gas 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 gas. 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 on and join with us! By now you're probably thinking gasoline
priced at about $1.50 is super cheap. Me too! It is currently $2.79 for regular unleaded in my town. Now that the oil companies and the OPEC nations have conditioned us to think that the cost of a gallon of gas is CHEAP at $1.50 - $1.75, we need to take aggressive action to teach them that BUYERS control the
marketplace..... not sellers. With the price of gasoline going up more each day, we consumers need to take action. The only way we are going to see the price of gas come down is if we hit someone in the pocketbook by not purchasing their gas! And, we can do that WITHOUT hurting ourselves. How? Since we all rely on our cars, we can't just stop buying gas. But we CAN have an impact on gas 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 gasoline from the two biggest companies, EXXON / MOBIL and CONOCO / PHILLIPS. If they are not selling any gas, they will be inclined to reduce their prices. If they reduce their prices, the other companies will have to follow suit. To much surplus in THEIR tanks.

But to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of Exxon / Mobil and Conoco / Phillips gas buyers. It's really simple to do! Now, don't wimp out at this point.... keep reading and I'll explain how simple it is to reach million! s of people.

I didn't do this yet, I figure to post it here may reach more people faster. but I am sending this note to 30 people. If each of us sends it to at least ten more (30 x 10 =3D 300) ... and those 300 send it to at least ten more (300 x 10 =3D 3,000)...and so on, by the time the message reaches the sixth group 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. (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 e-mail 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. I suggest that we not buy from EXXON/MOBIL, CONOCO/PHILLIPS UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE $1.50 RANGE AND KEEP THEM DOWN.

THIS CAN REALLY WORK.

A large surplus would drive the price DOWN, Doesn't it in Real Estate? It WILL work on Gas also I believe.

Posted by Rick McCullough on 04/19/2007 01:08 PM

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80 Comments on Gas Prices to HIGH,, Lets ALL try this and see if it would work

APR

2007

Hmmmm...don't forget that we don't buy fuel from Citgo either since it's financed by Chavez!

Check out this site for cheaper prices in your area--don't get the idea that they really be cheaper--just the cheapest around.

http://www.gasbuddy.com

This sounds like a good idea, but I think I've heard it tried before. Some people are just set in their ways and go to the same gas stations just from sheer habit.

Yea gas prices are really starting to climb up there. I don't usually buy from either Exxon / Mobil or Conoco / Phillips so this should be easy for me to do haha I will definately pass the word along. Time we knock them off their high horses and make gasoline reasonable again. I'm lucky now if $20 gets me through the work week

I remember gas prices of 89 cents per gallon...a "few years" (Ok, so it was more like 16 than a few...) back...

I don't buy from these particular stations, but I think Amoco/BP should be added as they are huge up here.

Sounds like a good idea. I will not buy gas at those places. I'm tired of hearing how many millions of dollars of profit the oil companies have made. Yet the hard working individual has to work hard to pay for gas.

exploration has been prevented by extremeists, which prevents oil drilling,
and stop block new refineries. This reduces supply and increases our dependence of foreign oil.

Supply. Demand.

APR

2007

Rick,

I have been doing this since last year. I would have thought that everyone would be. You're right though, the more people that join in the better. I will pass the message along again.

HELP! It's becoming extremely hard to show homes by pushing my vehicle! But..I have to get my folks to the listings somehow!

Well, it certainly can't hurt, I'll send to at least 10 people. I've had to raise prices because of the travel and client's like to hear inexpensive....Although I like Danny's idea of pushing :)

Rick

I think this can be done. Luke Oil is now coming up everywhere around here, they are buying up all the Mobile stations. We also need to put pressure on the politicians now not when Mr. Oil Baron gets out of the White House.

If we all worked closer to our Jobs and only used our cars to go to and from work and of course food shopping but only used our cars if it meant making money.

When it comes to weekend trips with our families, family time we need to discover the things that are closer to home. Keep the money in our own communities, not go to the Shore area's 70-100 miles away. If tourism is affected, believe me the politicians will react. They spend 100's of millions of State Taxes each year promoting tourism.

I have contemplated getting a bicycle this year, I could sure use the exercise! Plus I only live 3 1/4 miles from my office I could leave my car at work and ride back and forth to work now that the weather is getting better. And who knows maybe I'll meet someone along the way that is looking to sell or see something that I would not have normally seen that would provide me with a good lead?

Just a thought! But something needs to be done.

I am glad that I have all my contracts online. I can have them emailed to clients and they can sign with their mouse. It saves me a ton of gas and mileage on my car! I will try and send your advice to everyone I know.

Hi Rick, I NEVER buy gas from Exxon/Mobil and we don't have Conoco here. BUT I do buy gas from CITGO because I like what Hugo Chavez had to say at the UN last year :-), and because Chavez has been giving low income American families low cost heating oil, and because Chavez has been giving out flourescent light bulbs for free to his citizens (see any of that in this country?), AND because I get three more miles per gallon! I also buy HESS because they donate to the my political party.

Terry Haugen - STAGE it RIGHT!

APR

2007

Here's something that may help. This should work for you home inspectors in major metro areas. Purchase a team of mules and an old wagon. Put your ladders, etc. in the wagon. Change your name to something like "Mule Team Inspections." Locate your base of operations in the right place, and you should be able to schedule and get to two full inspections a day. People will schedule with you just to watch you pull up in a wagon drawn by mules, so you should be able to charge significantly more for your services. Justify it by mumbling something about the cost of mule feed, stable fees, etc. If you have time, you might make a little extra in each neighborhood by offering wagon rides. Franchise the operation, so that there is a Mule Team Inspections in every metropolitan area. Sell composted mule poop to the organic farmers in the area. I even have a suggested motto for your company: "Mule Team Inspections: We work like a mule for you!" Or maybe, "Stubborn as a mule about protecting our clients' interests!"

Don't forget the special bag to hitch to the mules' rear ends to catch all that valuable mule poop while on the road!

And for gosh sakes, dress appropriately! Straw hat with raveled out brim, farmer's striped overalls, and clodhopper boots.

JIMMY

When it comes to thinking out side the box you really do. Most home inspector's I've seen should have a Bull pulling the wagon that way they can call it BullS_ _ T, Inspection Co. Because after you get through all the disclaimers all you have is BullS_ _ T anyway.

Have a great day!

Jimmy,,,

I LOVE IT.. I already sent away for copyrights,, ;-) Dang,, maybe we could make a HUGE thing out of this,,

Just think,, sea to shining sea,, MULE TEAM INSPECTIONS WORKS IT'S ASS OFF FOR YOU..

get it mule = ass,,

Ummm the thought wheels are working hard now,,

A gallon of gas is about a couple dollars more than bottled water.
And the risk and cost it takes to make a gallon of gas is much, much, more.

If you ask me, we should be complaining about water purity and price.

Hey, Gary!! No bashing home inspectors! LOL!! Insurance companies pretty much drive the disclaimer thing. That and unlicensed inspectors in states without licensing.

Hey, Rick....you reckon Nick G. will help us market Mule Team?

Never Know,, He just might,, Has great ring to it,,

APR

2007

Hey Jimmy

Talk about bashing, weren't you making a crack about my bicycle, gotta have a little humor!

Have a good one!

Well, Gary, no--I didn't have your bike in mind at all. But I went back and read your post, and it has given me yet another great marketing idea. Works just like Mule Team Inspections, but your vehicle is one of those two-seater, four-wheeled 'bikes' like the ones advertised in the back of Popular Mechanics. Install a rack overhead to carry your ladders, and adapt a box somehow on the back for all your valuable inspector tools. The advantages over using mules are readily apparent:

1) Travel time between inspections would be greatly reduced.

2) Grease is cheaper than mule feed.

3) No messy poop to have to deal with.

4) The bike is cheaper to replace.

Let us call this operation simply "Bike Home Inspections," with a motto like "We Bike to Please," or a promotional phrase that catches the attention of the greenies, like, "No CO2 to get to you!" Or, on your website, www.webike2u.com, you could put this on your home page:

"Bike Home Inspections is committed to excellent service. We also are committed to saving our environment by doing our part to reduce the level of greenhouse emissions being pumped into our precious atmosphere. The only CO2 we produce is from the heavy breathing of our inspectors as they huff and puff their way to you!"

I believe this might be a way to corner the market for those operating in Amish territory.

Whattayathink?

Rick great post and even better idea... Hate to tell you I remeber when gas was 50c. and My mom would drive around to save money.

Jimmy

Great idea, you can add to your advertisement, if we huff and puff to your site don't be afraid if there is a tight place were our inspectors have to squeeze into they are already sweatted up so, they should be able to slip right on threw!

Thanks for the laugh! Hey I was just thinking if you peddle hard enough you could have those little light generators on the tires and produce electric maybe you can harness that energy and sell it to the make believe Amish!

I remember when gas was 27 9/10 at the local Billups station. High priced regular was 29.

MAY

2007

I am working on getting a more fuel efficient vehicle-now that I have ordered my extend and climb ladder!

MAY

2007

Here's a post on my bulletin board... Think about the impact if everyone refused to buy gas for a day

DONT PUMP GAS ON MAY 15TH

April 1997, there was a "gas out" conducted nationwide in protest of gas prices.
Gasoline prices dropped 30 cents a gallon overnigt.

On May 15th 2007, all myspace members are asked 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 MySpace network, and the average car takes about 20 to 30 dollars to fill up.

If all myspace members did not go to the pump on the 15th, it would take $2,200,000,000.00 (that's 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 you agree (which I cant see why you wouldnt) repost this bulletin repost it with: "DON'T PUMP GAS ON MAY 15TH!"

Your post fueled by attention.

Charles Parrish

MAY

2007

Fuel is a necessary cost of doing business, like cost of vehicle, like cost of liability insurance, E & O insurance, etc. When prices go up, raise your fees.

Alaska Don

I read a similar email a few weeks ago. Everyone is suppose to boycott the pumps on June 1. Staying away from the pumps one day would make a dent on the gas companies too. Hadn't thought about boycotting the companies.

MAY

2007

This information has been on the internet for a number of years and it hasn't caught on yet. Do you think there can be an organized effort to set this in motion? I'm not sure there is enough momentum, but I would really like to see the dependence on foreign oil be minimized! I will support alternative approaches!

MAY

2007

Let's think this through:

Demand will increase at the non-boycotted stations, right? The boycotted stations will lower their prices, but so what?--We're boycotting them! The non-boycotted stations raise their prices. (They can raise their prices because of the increased demand for their product.) The non-boycotted companies buy gasoline from the boycotted refineries because the non-boycotted companies need the additional product to meet the huge increase in demand. Gasoline use goes down a little because of the long lines. (Remember, we still need gas, but we've decided not to use a lot of the existing stations.) But, even though gasoline use is down slightly, prices go up because the supply chain is less efficient.

Think about it like this: If home buyers decide to boycott one-half of the home inspectors, would that cause inspection prices to go down? If I'm one of the non-boycotted inspectors, my prices go up! Some of the boycotted inspectors will choose to leave the market (decreased supply=increased price) -- Some boycotted inspectors go to work for non-boycotted inspectors.

Doesn't sound like a very good strategy to me.

Good idea Rick. I think gas went up 4 times on Suday. I walk to work daily - right down town but that gas is way too high..

Rod

Great idea - it will never work. I don't mean to be a pessimist, I am a realist.

MAY

2007

I have a scooter ordered for short trips.To bad I can't carry the ladder on it.

Jimmy, I thought you were older than that. When I was a teenager, buying gas at the rate of 50 cents worth at a time, I could get two and a half gallons. That's a price tag of 19.9 cents per gallon. When I graduated high school, I and 3 buddies drove to Florida for fun (from Ohio). Came across a gas war (haven't heard that phrase in a long time) near Waycross, Ga. Filled up there for 7 cents a gallon. By the way, in my location, Regular gas goes for $3.60 per gallon. We may be the highest in the nation. It really sucks. . . and no I don't buy gas from the afforementioned big two.

Hey All

I've been reading many posts and no one seems to have the answer to gas prices. When I was a kid and that's a long time ago I was told that someone made an engine that could go 100 miles per gallon but, the patten was purchased by the big car companies a never released.

I don't know if it is true! But, certainly you can buy a car that gets 35-40 miles per gallon.

Most people don't want to drive around in a striped down bucket to get that kinda of mileage.

If the average car holds 20 gallons of gas that's a lot of storage facilities driving around.

If we can calculate how much gas we use on average going back and forth to work and our daily everything drives, we can then, only purchase the amounts of gas we need for a 2-3 day period of time. This will cut down on the usage particularly if we try to conserve as well.

Now we have millions of cars using 1/2-3/4 of the original purchase. So what if you have to stop for gas more frequently, your out there anyway.

Just a thought!

David,

Back in the dark ages, 1956, I worked at Walt's Texaco in Kenmore, WA. Regular was 12 cents, that summer we had a gas war and for perhaps a week it was 9 cents. Also my wage was $1.25/hour. We've come along way, baby. Have a great day!

Alaska Don

I like Exxon.

Stock.

Does anyone NOT have OIL in their portfolio???????????????????????????????????

My portfolio only consistes of environmentally and socially responsible stocks.

Good for you. I honestly hope the gains are on par with a 'typical' index.

Many , many people that claim to be environmentally conscious prove otherwise in various parts of their life choices.

Thanks Rob, I make those choices in everything I do. I buy locally, have been an environmentalist for most of my adult life, eat consciously (been eating organic for over 25 years) including organic, free range meats, grow most of my vegetables and fruits. We can recover this planet if we all try.

I'm going to buy a Scion Box. 44 miles to a gallon, and a great sound system to boot! LOL! I can still haul my ladders on top, though that extendable ladder has reduced the need to pull them down. The Scion would double my gas mileage, and Uncle Sam will still give me the same write-off per mile. Surely the not-too-distant future will see Americans coming to their senses, as the Europeans have been forced to do for years. All kinds of tiny service vehicles running around over there, and lots of those little half-car two seaters. I mean, is it really necessary for us to ride around in dual rear wheel, 3/4 ton crew cap pickups? To run an inspection business? If you're also doing some contracting, sure, you often need the load capacity, but I already have a "hoss" for that that stays parked when it's not needed. As for the boycott thing....simply not practical, as someone already said. Boycott the biggest boys, and prices will surely rise. Besides, these guys have to have the capitol to invest for that inevitable day when alternative energies will become the necessary mother of invention....and you know they want to control that industry, too!

MAY

2007

Rick

I think this is a great idea. I have already sent this to 20 people. I like the idea so much I will do it. Great post.

MAY

2007

My Family and I Don't buy Oil or Exxon No longer...If every-one did that ...wow prices would be 1/2 of what they are...Time to fight back ...Several people are already not buying from Exxon and Mobil...Let's send the message out strong!

No Mobil Or Exxon...Lets Hit these hat cats...and get them out of the garbage can.....and get more bang...for our buck...We control how much money they make so...lets do it....put them out of business if we have to....

Let's take the money out of Exxon and Mobil...show them where the money came from and what made them rich...can break them as well...Im not buying Mobil or Exxon...Imagine the impact if all of us thought this way...Yes you are right we can change the target at any-time put a scare into these Rich monsters and make it easier to travel to work instead of walking...

Oh boy, let's make Hess and Sunoco richer.

Gas is $2.79 per gallon here for Regular at a small station called Mogas. Everywhere else is around $2.91. It's crazy! I actually had an SUV and just sold that to buy a more fuel efficient car!

Jane I wish I was there for those low prices. Gas here is $3.60 per gallon. We have been the highest, or close to it, in the nation for a while now. It sucks!

MAY

2007

I gave up my Exxon card when Exxon screwed up the clean up from the Exxon Valdese. They offered me money to come back somewhere around $100.00 cash.

If gas companies are willing to pay to get back the customers a 100.00 and lets say 50 million people do it to them and they pay out 500 million dollars to keep the credit cards. And still not use them, well we just spanked them out of the money now make it 200 million people @ $100.00 each that would put a decent dent in their pockets.

And we can do it to all the oil companies. They need to be spanked and spanked hard.

During the summer months, we need to take advantage of the weather benefits. Instead of cursing around in your car locally, why not use a bike or a bicycle. For many of us we could use the added health benefits of riding a bicycle. Besides, people who appear health and well taken care of attract more business.

Wouldn't you agree?

I was in the gasoline business for almost twenty years. Everytime some passes the boycott an oil company, or don't buy gas on a certain day or any of the variations, I chuckle. Let me explain why. If you look around your city or your town and count all of the different ratail oil companies. Now drive to the area where the gasoline storage tanks are. Usually in the industrial or port areas. Now count how many terminals by company brand. Notice a big difference between the numbers?

It is fairly simple. I was an Exxon dealer, in my area Exxon had an interchange agreement with Shell, Hess and Phillips. Plenty of Exxon stations in town but no terminal. In another city there could be an Exxon terminal but NO Exxon stores. Oil companies are smart and they have been sharing the raw refined product for years. They simply introduce their additive package to the tanker when the tanker loads. The fact of the matter is that the oil companies control the energy in this country. The oil companies will sell their gas regardless of what the consumer does. Frankly the major brand oil companies would rather not be in retail. The only way to fight the oil companies is to lobby for the gasoline or diesel engines that get 50 plus miles per gallon. Lobby for hydrogen fueled vehicles. Lobby for viable alternative fuels. Lobby, lobby, lobby!

But what we can do is, especially as Realtors, is stop driving the Escalades, Tahoes, Excursions, Land Rovers, and even the Muranos, Explorers and other mid size SUV's. Twenty years ago the joke was if you drove by an office and there were nothing but Cadillac D'Villes parked outside you knew it was a real estate office. We simply replaced the Caddy with our SUV"s. We all know that in reality we are only one to blame is ourselves, so perhaps we should drive our customers around in vehicles that get at least 30 mpg and set a good example.

What are your thought?

MAY

2007

mark

Your comment is the best I've seen thus far! Lobbying takes tons of money. We as consumers should use lobbyists but in the interim we need some relief. I guess if we as consumers stop spending our money on large vehicles we could force the issue of higher efficient engines.

JUN

2007

Maybe Horatio on CSI Miami could set the tone for everyone by downsizing to an H3! As for my inspector self, I have just about decided to go with a Scion box van.

Well I just had to jump into this conversation. As soon as I bought a diesel truck the price went sky high. I remember when they use to pump our gas, clean our windshield and air our tires and gas was below 50 cents. What are we to do? I think boycott won't make a difference. We are just going to have to make some big, drastic changes in our life style. Don't know what I want to give up first. Here in Texas driving a truck is a way of life. Maybe I need to retire and go fishing but even that takes fuel. I'm in, I'll send it to 10.

Activerain Group: Hill Country Inspector, Carl Winters

Look at the Fed and State TAXES in your area, tell me something is NOT THE OIL INDUSTRY.

JUL

2007

Y'all quit screwing with my stock profits. The money that goes to big oil goes to my stock proftis.

Don't you want me to retire sometime in the future?

I buy the cheapest I can find and its not at any major brand station

JUL

2007

I haven't purchased gas at an EXXon in years. I only use Shell, because that is all that is around here. Shell and Racetrac. There's a Shell on every corner. So really, no competition and so they don't lower prices.

Much as I hate the prices you need to be realistic in that they have been going slower than inflation.

1976 they were around $1.50 per gallon and prices on other items have increased at a much faster pace.

Perhaps if we could find a way to get it produced in CHINA.

I buy my gas at Murphy's (Walmart) usually the lowest price and sometimes at Sam's. They compete with the Valero's, Shell, Exxon in our area.

Activerain Group: Hill Country Inspector (come join us)

This may have been mentioned already, I did not read each and every response, but the flaw in this scheme is twofold.

First, not buying from certain chains will only hurt the little guy. In this situation, the little guy is "Joe Average Gas Station Owner" who only makes about 1% on each gallon of gas sold. They make their money on the Mini Mart goods and services they provide when people stop to fill up. Twinkies, coffee, the mid week gallon of milk, etc... Take away the fuel stop and there is no reason for anyone to buy the stuff they actually make a buck on.

Second, we are not speaking to the real issue - Consumption. Supply and Demand drive pricing, not Conoco Philips or Exxon Mobil. If we had alternatives, like Ethanol or Biodiesel, and there was some form of competition between different resource chains then there would be downward pressure on pricing. If I like the features and performance of a Honda and I like the features and performance of a Toyota equally, but the Honda dealer offers a better price, which car do I buy? Same with competing fuels - Biodiesel vs. Diesel - if they perform the same I will buy the cheaper one, which sends the message to the higher priced offering when they cannot sell their product and prices come down.

Right now, with Petroleum fuels we have high demand for a single resource. Gas is Gas. Diesel is Diesel. they can charge what they want because we will pay it. What other choices do we have?

JUL

2007

Thank you very much for sharing, usually I check all "stories" at snopes.com to see if it is legit and not a hoax

JUL

2007

Great reminder to do our part to save the earth too.

I try to do most my home work on my computer - send floor plans, aerial pictures before taking a client to a home. That saves me a ton of gas and time and avoids running around for pre-viewing. My part to save some gas.

Gas is $1.15 /litre here on the east coast of Canada. Thats roughly just under 5 bucks a gallon. CDN dollar conversion ....... $4.75 US . /gallon. I'm taking a different slant now. - I'm getting tired of complaining so I have joined them. I figure if gas went up some more - It would weed out the part-timers in the business up here! Hell it's expensive enough in this business without the cost of gas!

it sounds like a good idea but it wont work

reason is everyone is syill driving and needs the gas so they will fill up day before

so same amount would bve sold in that 2-3 days span

and if you think the gas companies actually care? no they dont

they know we NEED their product and will coontinue to screw us

unless we as a nation become less reliant on gas and our cars we are subject to them

JUL

2007

Gas costs about $12/gallon in Europe. Why aren't you whining about the Private Transfer Taxes that our "leaders" are too lazy to debate? Why aren't we uniting against lackluster school administrators who spend the bulk of their time finding ways to give themselves pay raises?

I invested in oil wells in Texas and Louisiana. It's the perfect hedge.

Some good news for the day---the Dow is close to 14,000

Some bad news for the day---at midday oil is at 73.81

I remember the "good old days" when we paid way under a $1.00 for gas. The oil companies were crying. I also remember when we paid less then a dollar for bread and less than a dollar for milk and we were all happy.

What, Oh What are we to do?...just like the woman that lived in a shoe and had so many children she didn't know what to do. I suggest we try to be more selective with our driving habits. It appears we will have to change our way of living in order to survive. I know change is difficult but no sense in fighting. We got ourself in this situation so now we have to live with it and look for an alternative to maintain the lifestyle that we are comfortable with. I know the older I get my needs are not as great and I see that happening with friends around me.

When you drive make sure every trip is necessary.

Exactly. If you must drive to a bar or a supermarket in this crazy suburbanized world we live......- choose wisely.

Vodka and Tonic please.

FEB

2008

Is it to late? can we make this an annual thing? I think we need to put the middle east and the oil company's out of business...its our own fault ...Our government can say by the end of the decade we will be oil free just like we did going to the moon..if they dont we need to make our own campaign blogs,e-mails,bumper stickers,whatever it takes.......

Interesting article...... Only problem... can't be purchased in stores.....

MAR

2008

I'm onboard but I chose Citgo to completely avoid. Everyday! Citgo is Venezuela. As in Chavez. No better group to boycott in my book!

Richard

APR

2008

I WHOLEHEAREDLY agree with you - and agree with all the comments about CITGO and Chavez. We are hated by him - why give him our hard-earned dollars to use against us??

My question is: what's the deal with DIESEL ? It's cheaper to make, so why is it so much higher ?? This whole thing is gettin' outta hand!

APR

2008

Hubba Hubba

APR

2008

When can we protest the price of bottled water?

APR

2008

Gas price in Georgia is up to $3.37 a gallon. All the stations are owned by one local man! I already never buy from the exxon, citico,mobile,etc. I try to stay away from those stations. I like your plan hope others follow.

The economics of this won't work until you have EVERYONE in the US boycotting.

JUN

2008

I suggest going for the GAS WAR, what do we have to lose? Don't purchase Exxon or Mobil for 1 year, if the price of GAS does drop great, if not, inflation was going to hgappen anyway. Let's see if COKE had a great CEO. It's worth a try.

JUN

2008

http://activerain.com/blogsview/569927/http-www-oilwatchdog-org

Hate the Price of GAS? Check this out!

JUN

2008

rick

I have commented here before, great article but its not working, when you wrote it gas was $2.79 per gallon now its $4.00 what happened.

We need to conserve our consumption by buying what we need instead of filling up. If you have 300 million cars filling up at 20 gallons of gas that's 6 billions gallons of gas if we cut that in half to 3 billion gallons then they have to store it not us!

We need to charge our carriers for their service instead of the other way around, how many people have gotten a ridiculas bill that was upted because of fuel increases and you never see the person or the company but they want you to pay for it? Screw them, let them pay because it is costing you more money to make the same amount of money pass the expense on to them.

This country needs a revolution!

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