Darn! I don't use Shell Oil!
Laura G.
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>From: "BILL McDEVITT" <wmmk1@informatics.net>
>Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 08:02:49 -0500
>To: "Spifires Autox Team" <spitfires@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Fw: [Fwd: Fwd: FIGHTING BACK!! CONSUMERS CRUSH THE OIL COMPANIES!]
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>A very lengthy message, but it may just work???
>Unfortunately, we have no Shell Stations in this
>area!!
>
> Current Grand Haven, Michigan gas prices = $2.10 per gallon (regular
>unleaded)!!
> Subject: FIGHTING BACK!! CONSUMERS CRUSH THE OIL COMPANIES!
>> > In the spring of 2000......crude oil cost went up...
>> > In May & June of 2000...the oil companies decided to price gouge every
>American.
>> > IN JULY OF 2000, WE WILL FIGHT BACK.....JULY 4TH TO BE EXACT!!!
>> > > JULY 4TH... INDEPENDENCE DAY!
>> > NOT BECAUSE OF TEA....BECAUSE OF THE PRICE GOUGING OIL COMPANIES!
> > The Federal government has found that the oil companies are price
>gouging the American people....we will not wait for the government to
>investigate, ponder, and try to deter the oil companies from over charging
>Americans.
>> > WE WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM RIGHT NOW!
> > We will honor the January 3, 2000, federal state & local taxes of .46
>per gallon.
> > We will honor the January 3, 2000, oil co. cost and profit margin of .24
>per gallon.
>> We will honor the current crude oil cost from the middle east of .64 per
>gallon.
>> We will honor the January 3, 2000, dealers cost and profit margin of
>.08 per gallon.
>> We will honor a misc. .03 per gallon due to different state taxes & misc.
>costs.
>>> >> > > TOTAL PRICE WE ARE WILLING TO PAY:
>> $1.45 per gallon (regular no lead)
>> How will we dictate the price that we are willing to pay for a limited
>natural resource?
>> The following procedure will bring the price gouging oil
>companies back in line.
>> > > THE FOLLOWING OIL COMPANIES HAVE RECEIVED THIS LETTER:
>> EXXON --- BRITISH PETROLEUM---STANDARD OIL---MARATHON -- SHELL
>OIL---TOTAL---MOBIL---SUNOCO OIL
>> IF THE OIL COMPANIES DO NOT MEET OUR CONSUMER DEMANDS THEN WE SHALL
>STRIKE THESE COMPANIES. THE FIRST COMPANY BEING:
>> >> >> > SHELL OIL COMPANY
>> WE WILL STRIKE SHELL OIL COMPANY UNTIL ITS DOORS CLOSE OR IT MEETS OUR
>PRICE DEMAND OF $1.45 PER GALLON.
>> WE MUST BUY FUEL.....THAT IS OUR WEAKNESS AS CONSUMERS...
>> HOWEVER IF THE PRICE GOUGING CONTINUES....WE WILL DRAG THE MAJOR OIL
>COMPANIES DOWN WITH US.
>> THIS WOULD ALLOW SMALLER OIL COMPANIES A LARGER MARKET SHARE. AND
>HOPEFULLY THEY WILL DISCOVER THAT PRICE GOUGING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WILL NOT
>> WORK.
>> AS A RESULT OF OUR STRIKE AGAINST SHELL; ONE OF TWO THINGS WILL OCCUR.
>> > A) SHELL WILL CLOSE ITS DOORS OR
>> > B) SHELL WILL BRING THE COST OF FUEL TO $1.45 PER GALLON AND MOST
>CONSUMERS WILL BUY FROM THEM. ( THEY WILL THEN HAVE THE CHEAPEST FUEL)
>AS A RESULT; COMPETITORS WILL CUT PRICES TO COMPETE WITH SHELL.
>> IF SCENARIO (A) HAPPENS: WE WILL THEN PICK ANOTHER OIL COMPANY TO
>STRIKE.
>> THEN ANOTHER...THEN ANOTHER ETC....GIVING NEW OIL COMPANIES A CHANCE TO
>BE FAIR WITH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. THE OIL COMPANIES WILL NOT SIT
>BACK AND FALL!
>> IF SCENARIO (B) HAPPENS: EVERYONE IS HAPPY
>>> BY JULY 4TH 2000, THE AVERAGE PRICE OF GAS MUST BE $1.45 PER GALLON.
> WE DEMAND THIS PRICE OR LOWER AT THE PUMP. IF THIS DEMAND IS NOT MET BY
>JULY 4TH 2000, IT SHALL BE REQUIRED THAT NO CONSUMERS BUY GAS AT ANY SHELL
>GAS STATION. BUY YOUR GAS ANYWHERE EXCEPT SHELL!
>>> SO TELL YOUR FRIENDS, RELATIVES, CO-WORKERS, CALL RADIO STATIONS TALK
>RADIO, NEWSPAPERS......PASS THIS INFORMATION ALONG!
> > > UNITED WE STAND...... DIVIDED WE FALL
> > > HAVE A GREAT 4TH OF JULY!
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