<VV> Don't buy gas on May 19th, 2004

John Hower jehower@comcast.net
Fri, 14 May 2004 19:51:50 -0400


Won't make a bit of difference. See: 
http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/nogas.asp This horse#$&* has been 
circulated for years.

John Hower
'64 Monza coupe

At 05:54 PM 5/14/04, Hubert Chapman wrote:
>Subject: Don't buy gas on May 19th, 2004
>
>IT HAS BEEN CALCULATED THAT IF EVERYONE IN THE UNITED STATES DID NOT 
>PURCHASE A DROP OF GASOLINE FOR ONE DAY AND ALL AT THE SAME TIME, THE OIL 
>COMPANIES WOULD CHOKE ON THEIR STOCKPILES.
>
>AT THE SAME TIME IT WOULD HIT THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY WITH A NET LOSS OF OVER 
>4.6 BILLION DOLLARS WHICH AFFECTS THE BOTTOM LINES OF THE OIL COMPANIES.
>THEREFORE MAY 19TH HAS BEEN FORMALLY DECLARED "STICK IT UP THEIR BEHIND" 
>DAY AND THE PEOPLE OF THIS NATION SHOULD NOT BUY A SINGLE DROP OF GASOLINE 
>THAT DAY.
>
>THE ONLY WAY THIS CAN BE DONE IS IF YOU FORWARD THIS E-MAIL TO AS MANY 
>PEOPLE AS YOU CAN AND AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN TO GET THE WORD OUT.
>
>WAITING ON THIS ADMIINSTRATION TO STEP IN AND CONTROL THE PRICES IS NOT 
>GOING TO HAPPEN. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE REDUCTION AND CONTROL IN PRICES THAT 
>THE ARAB NATIONS PROMISED TWO WEEKS AGO?
>
>REMEMBER ONE THING, NOT ONLY IS THE PRICE OF GASOLINE GOING UP BUT AT THE 
>SAME TIME AIRLINES ARE FORCED TO RAISE THEIR PRICES, TRUCKING COMPANIES 
>ARE FORCED TO RAISE THEIR PRICES WHICH EFFECTS PRICES ON EVERYTHING THAT 
>IS SHIPPED. THINGS LIKE FOOD, CLOTHING, BUILDING MATERIALS, MEDICAL 
>SUPPLIES ETC. WHO PAYS IN THE END? WE DO!
>WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IF THEY DON'T GET THE MESSAGE AFTER ONE DAY, WE 
>WILL DO IT AGAIN AND AGAIN.
>
>MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND MAKE WEDNESDAY, MAY 19TH A DAY THAT THE CITIZENS 
>OF THE UNITED STATES SAY, "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH".