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Allan
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 Posted - 10 Jun 2006 : 10:13:16 AM
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Join the resistance!!!!
> >>
> >> Do you want petrol prices to come down? We need to take some
> >> intelligent, united action.
> >>
> >> Philip Hollsworth offered this good idea. 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, may just have come up with a plan that can
>really
> >> work.
> >> Please read on and join with us!
> >>
> >> By now you're probably thinking fuel priced at about $1.00 is super
> >> cheap. Me too! It is currently around $1.30 per litre for regular
> >> unleaded. Now that the oil companies and the OPEC nations have
> >> conditioned us to think that the cost of a litre of fuel is CHEAP at
> >> $1.00, 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 this fuel 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 fuel. But we
> >> CAN have an impact on petrol 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 fuel or any products
> >> period, from the biggest company in Australia, CALTEX. 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
> >> CALTEX fuel buyers. It's really simple to do!
> >>
> >> Now, don't bail 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, and by the time the
> >> message reaches the sixth group of people, we will have reached over
> >> THREE MILLION consumers .... A reasonable chunk of Australia!!!
> >>
> >> Again, all you have to do is send this to 10 people - that's all! (If
> >> you don't understand how we can reach 3 million and all you have to
> >> do is send this to 10 people....
> >>
> >> 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 three MILLION people
> >> could conceivably be contacted within the next few 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 CALTEX ** until they lower their fuel prices to
> >> $1-00 or below ** AND KEEP THEM THERE ** START THE BOYCOTT
>TODAY!!!!!!!!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Kind Regards
> >>
> >> Barry Tyler
> >> Editor - Australian Propeller Magazine
> >> Australian Editor - Pacific Motor Yacht Magazine
> >> D&B Publishing
> >>
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> >>
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> >> Mobile 0411 133 704
> >> Email: propellermag@westnet.com.au
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