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May 15th is Gas Out Day. Protest high gas prices.

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cleasterwood
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« on: May 08, 2007, 07:12:10 am »

This email is circulating the internet.  So take action against rising gas prices and DO NOT buy any gas on May 15th!

To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;>
>Subject: Fw: [ Gas on May 15]]
>Date: Wed, 2 May 2007 19:53:24 -0400
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>
>
>>> > NO GAS...On May 15th 2007
>>> > Don't pump gas on May 15th ...in April 1997, there was a "gas
out" >
>>>conducted nationwide in protest of gas prices.  Gasoline prices
dropped >
>>>30 cents a gallon
>>> > overnight.
>>> >
>>> > On May 15th 2007, all internet users are 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 internet
>
>>>network, and the average car takes about 30 to 50 dollars to fill
up.
>>> >
>>> > If all users did not go to the pump on the 15th, it would take >
>>>$2,292,000,000.00 (that's almost 3 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 can't see why you wouldnt) resend this to
all >
>>>your contact list. With it saying, ''Don't pump gas on May 15th"
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« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2007, 10:41:53 am »

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Gas is now over $3.00 a gallon

Yeah.  That's why those of us who live close to the border, come down there to buy gas.  Ours is $6.00 a gallon!!
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« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2007, 12:59:09 am »

We need to move this one up as a reminder, don't buy any gas on Tuesday, people!
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« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2007, 09:53:46 am »

NO GAS
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« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2007, 10:53:24 am »

Let's leave this one on top during the day to rub it into the money-grubbing oil companies.
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« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2007, 01:11:00 pm »

This morning our gas is at $1.30 per litre x 5 litres / gal. = $6.50 gal.
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