[Viva] Fw: Gas Price Sense

Wed May 4 13:30:44 PDT 2011

I think your point is so well taken.  I am tired of being overcharged for
gasoline and dreading seeing the price at the pump.  Beside that it always
affects food and since this is a necessity then I do not understand how the
price cannot be more closely controlled.  I refuse to believe that OPEC
decides within a matter of cents what our prices are.  This is clearly
unfair on consumers.  Congratulations, Alex, for bringing this up as it
affects all of us everyday.  I think it is time our MPs heard enough is
enough!
Denise

On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 11:53 AM, James & Alexandria Keating <
keatingfamilycircus at telus.net> wrote:

>  Hi Friends,
>     It's been a while since I posted anything to VIVA listserv...but I'm
> here again. My computer crashed and I've been without one for almost a
> couple months....talk about feeling shut off from the world. Anyway, I now
> have bought myself a 2nd hand computed and am up and running again.
>     I decided to forward the message below to you all because I hope this
> plan can work. I know this message is not an HIV specific issue...but for me
> it is a quality of life issue. I say that because the rising cost of gas and
> oil impacts my meger budget each month. Although we use our car as little as
> possible and the thermostate settings in our homes can be turned down/off in
> daytime, we all still need to use these things. The more I spend on gas and
> oil, the less I have to spend on the other needs in our life.
>     Anyway, I am tired of giving soooo much $$$ to the oil companies and
> watching them rake in billions of dollare profit quarterly, while I have to
> empty my loonie jar to fill my tank or buy groceries the last week of the
> month. Don't get me wrong, I don't begrudge corporations making a reasonable
> profit...but are billions each quarter reasonable while the average person
> struggles financially to get through each month????
>      With that said, I am going to participate in the suggested below
> strategy and hope that the outcome will be good for all us avarage folk who
> don't own shares in the oil and gas industry. If you want to participate
> also then just send the message below to any friends who you think may be
> interested and/or simply DO NOT BUY GAS FROM ESSO OR PETRO CANADA. It's that
> simple.....
>     Be well all and have a lovely day, Ally
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Linda Lord <lindalord at telus.net>
> *To:* 'Liela Cooper' <lielacooper at shaw.ca> ; 'Linda Rothero'<lanne4 at telus.net>; 'Cooper
> Laura' <dr.lauracooper at gmail.com> ; 'Melanie Taylor'<melanie at shamrockdesktop.com>; 'S&L
> Cathers' <lryan at klondiker.com> ; 'Cooper Wayne' <lwcooper at sasktel.net> ; 'Tom
> Hedin' <coltom at shaw.ca> ; 'Gerry and Fran' <gffagan at shaw.ca> ; 'Judy & Ron
> McFarland' <bigongolf at shaw.ca> ; 'James and Alexandria Keating'<keatingfamilycircus at telus.net>
> *Sent:* Thursday, April 28, 2011 6:22 PM
> *Subject:* FW: Gas Price Sense
>
>   Wonder if this will really work…   but lets try..
>
> Linda
>
>
>
> *Dear Friends !!!*
>
>
>  *THIS  IS NOT THE 'DON'T BUY' GAS FOR ONE DAY, BUT IT  WILL SHOW YOU HOW
> WE CAN GET GAS BACK DOWN TO   $1.00 PER  LITRE.
>
> This  was sent by a retired Coca Cola executive.  It came from one of  his
> engineer buddies who retired from Halliburton.  If you are  tired of the gas
> prices going up AND they will continue to rise this  summer, take time to
> read this  please.
>
> 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!
> It's worth your  consideration. **Join the resistance!!!!
> **
> I  hear we are going to hit close to $ 1.50 a litre by this summer and  it
> might go higher!!  Want gasoline prices to come  down?
>
> We  need to take some intelligent, united  action.
> 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 $.99 is super
> cheap.  Me too!  It is currently $1.31 at SUNOCO and ESSO for regular
> unleaded in Hamilton and Ottawa and climbing every  week..
>
> 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 $87 to ..99, 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 (which now are  one),**SUNOCO(PETRO
> CANADA) **and **ESSO**.* *
>
> 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.
>
> But  to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of SUNOCO(PETRO
> CANADA) and  ESSO gas buyers.  It's really simple to do!  Now, don't  wimp
> 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 30 people.  If each of us 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 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 **SUNOCO(PETRO CANADA)/ESSO** UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR
> PRICES TO THE  $..79 RANGE AND KEEP THEM DOWN.  THIS CAN REALLY  WORK. *
>
>
>
>
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