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From: "Fred.Gain" <>
Subject: Fw: [NHROCKIN] Fw: Like high gas prices? [Private response]
Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2001 23:56:10 -0600


Dear List:

I appologise for sending the following e/mail which violated the rules of
the group and promise not to do it again.

Fred Gain

> >
> > FW: Like high gas prices?
> >
> > Subject: Gas Prices
> >
> > This makes more sense than the don't buy gas on a certain date routine
that
> > was going around in April or May. Gasoline Prices............... Whoever
> > started this has a good point. By now you're probably thinking gasoline
> > priced at about $1.49 is cheap.
> >
> > Me too! As it is now $1.58 for regular unleaded. 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 less than $1.50, we need to try an aggressive
response.
> > 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
> > don't buy it. But, that's not really a practical option since we all
have
> > come to rely on our cars. But we CAN have an impact on gas prices if we
all
> > act together. Here's the idea................... For the rest of this
year,
> > don't purchase gasoline from the two biggest companies (which now are
one),
> > EXXON and MOBIL. If they are not selling, they should be inclined to
reduce
> > their prices -- and if they reduce their prices the other companies will
> > too. But to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of
users.
> > But it's doable!
> >
> > I am sending this note to 35 people. If each of you send it to at least
10
> > more ...and those 10 send it to at least 10 more ... and so on, by the
time
> > the message reaches the sixth iteration we will have reached over one
> > million consumers. Acting together we can make a difference.
> >
> > If this makes sense to you, please pass this message on, or one you
compose,
> > to at least 10 more!
>
> Damn it, Fred!!!! You didn't send this to 35 people! You sent it to the
> whole #@*! NHROCKIN list!!! 1] That's over 400 people. 2] It has
> absolutely NOTHING to do with genealogy research anywhere, let alone
> Rockingham county, NH.
>
> If you don't like the rules of this list, then PLEASE unsubscribe.
> Otherwise, I certainly hope you will apologize to the list and promise
> it won't happen again.
>
> --
> Dick Marston,
> Rockingham County, NH, GenWeb Project County Coordinator,
> [ http://www.geocities.com/rockingham_nh/ ];
> Administrator: MARSTON, NHMERRIM, and NHROCKIN Mail Lists.

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