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I don't even know what to think.

By surfer-x   Follow   Tue, 11 Apr 2006, 11:31pm   5,005 views   175 comments
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Ok, so a friend I've know since grade school forwarded me this jibber jabber bull$hit email. At first read it is just pure crap, but as I read on I realized that this embodies current Amerika; I believe this thinking to be the origins of the real estate bubble.

We deserve it. It being many things. We as Amerikans deserve cheap gas, big massive asses and cars, and the ability to borrow Chuck, borrow.

Let it rip.

Trolls need not apply.

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"GAS WAR - an idea that WILL work

This was originally sent by a retired Coca Cola executive It came from one of his engineer buddies who retired from Halliburton. It's worth your consideration.

Join the resistance!!!! I hear we are going to hit close to $ 4.00 a gallon by next summer and it might go higher!! Want gasoline prices to come down? We need to take some intelligent, united action. 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!

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 $1.50 is super cheap. Me too! It is currently $2.79 for regular unleaded in my town. 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 $1.50 - $1.75, 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), EXXON and MOBIL. 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 Exxon and Mobil 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 EXXON/MOBIL UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE $1.30 RANGE AND KEEP THEM DOWN. THIS CAN REALLY WORK"

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1. Peter P Follow Befriend (4) 117 threads 17,655 comments Premium

   1   11:33pm Tue 11 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   I don't even know what to think But I do know what to eat Lobster, shrimp, fish, and lamb When will this end

2. tsusiat Follow Befriend 3 threads 310 comments tsusiat's website

   2   11:36pm Tue 11 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   When indeed...

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   3   11:39pm Tue 11 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (2)   Oh, I wonder if Royal Dutch Shell hatched this plan, or maybe Texaco, or what's that company wiht theTiger?

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   4   11:44pm Tue 11 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   oops "...hastens or postpones the END of the age of the gas guzzling metal monster."

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   5   11:45pm Tue 11 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   I reanimate from suspended animation solely to declare this idea... --> moronic

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   6   11:46pm Tue 11 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   The arrow was for emphasis. Back to the hyperbaric chamber. Cheers, prat

7. surfer-x Follow Befriend 23 threads 2,038 comments surfer-x's website

   7   11:46pm Tue 11 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (1)   My response, this went to half of the big assed SUV driving morons of the Gilded Bay Area. Gas is cheaper than bottled water or milk, perhaps the problem lies with them. I say boycott the daily Starbucks, and/or bottled water, asscan the SUV and drive a Honda, and wake up to the fact that the rest of the world has paid $5.00 a gallon for quite some time now. Moreover if everyone recycled their plastic bottles and associated plastic trash there would be more than enough cheap gas. But then again we could always fill our SUV tanks with the blood of young solders, but I digress.

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   8   11:50pm Tue 11 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   prat, is the delurk cloak still functional?

9. OO Follow Befriend 1 threads 3,248 comments

   9   11:51pm Tue 11 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (1)   The brain damage situation is not confined to Americans. Let me paraphrase something I read on a Chinese forum, frequented by Chinese FOBs who are struggling through their greencards, so expect some bitterness in the posts. "the surge in oil price is a weapon used by the Wall Street to wage an economic war at China, because America has to nip us in the bud before we rise as the next superpower. There is no basis for high oil price, the only explanation is that US is manipulating oil price so that we have to revalue our RMB, causing us to have a Japan-tyle recession." See, there are psychos to be found everywhere.

10. surfer-x Follow Befriend 23 threads 2,038 comments surfer-x's website

    10   11:53pm Tue 11 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   The point is that the entire BA and most of Coastal California is built on this bullshit. This is the foundation. This kind of crap needs to be tarred/and/feathered. All I have to say is the fuckwads that think it is their birthright to have the whole world on their knees has forgot their history. The world was on its knees for 30 years because the 3rd airforce and the 101st airborne destroyed most of asia and europe. Fucking boomers were you assholes too fucking stoned to even realize who paid for your bong-hits?

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    11   11:56pm Tue 11 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike (2)   so that we have to revalue our RMB Ok how about you let your fucking currency float? Hmmm or would that force you to free the slaves? Assholes.

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    12   11:59pm Tue 11 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   I think this connects to the bubble, but if I am even more off base than normal, the non-trolls need just advise and I'll delete. SQT? Randall H? HARM?

13. Peter P Follow Befriend (4) 117 threads 17,655 comments Premium

    13   11:59pm Tue 11 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   You know, $3 gas is just the beginning. It is not hurting yet. I fully expect it to be $7 within a few years.

14. Peter P Follow Befriend (4) 117 threads 17,655 comments Premium

    14   12:01am Wed 12 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   I think this connects to the bubble, but if I am even more off base than normal, the non-trolls need just advise and I’ll delete. Don't worry, it is more connected to the bubble than "Huh?", the most bubblicious thread.

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    15   12:18am Wed 12 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   that e-mail doesn't say anything about OPEC pricing or international demand - let alone peak oil... just another stupid 'Irish virus' chain letter to fool dumb consumers... competition for oil is for heating, running some power stations, fuelling vehicles, providing lubricants, making other materials, and ditto that across many countries all bidding for the product... and the largest saudi arabian reserve is now pumping out 60% seawater... people need SUVs and hummers to meet their esteem needs, and attempt to attract the admiration of others... but ref. Easter Island...

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    16   12:20am Wed 12 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   People who live in glass houses should undress in the dark.

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    17   12:31am Wed 12 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   Surfer X, That's quite the chain mail. Thanks for sharing. I want to see gas at $6/gallon.

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    18   12:32am Wed 12 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   DS, Easter Island. Does that mean you read Collapse?

19. praetorian Follow Befriend 2 threads 362 comments

    19   12:33am Wed 12 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   I want to see gas at $6/gallon. Maybe then I will get my diesel 4x4! _relurk_ Cheers, prat

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    20   12:33am Wed 12 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike (1)   Boomers with glass bongs sh/would roll joints? I know the people that were on the "forward" list, these are the same people who said things to me like "you need to get in" "I know what you are thinking, that you don't want to buy a house you wouldn't live in, but you need to get in" My only experience with "you need to get it" was 15 years ago in oregon during my first and last attempt to buy a new car. When I balked at the insurance being more than the payment, the "salesman" said "you need to get in". I asked for my 72 Civic back and drove off*. *I subsequently drove said Civic to Puerto Vallarta and back. Oddly enough I didn't have any problem sneaking into mexico**. **Not investment advice, you don't need to get in.

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    21   12:35am Wed 12 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (1)   prat if you decloak in $anta Barbara stop by and I'll shake you a margarita.

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    22   12:36am Wed 12 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (1)   Peter P. Huh?

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    23   12:38am Wed 12 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   Owneroccupier, The FOBs are an adorably paranoid bunch, aren't they?

24. HARM Follow Befriend (1) 119 threads 4,785 comments HARM's website

    24   1:08am Wed 12 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   @Surfer-X, Well, this topic's not housing related per se, but no biggie. As you said, it's culturally indicative of the clueless idiot entitlement mentality that has helped grow the bubble to massive proportions. I'd say it's fair game. My favorite quote: "we need to take aggressive action to teach them that BUYERS control the marketplace..not sellers" Evidently, someone skipped Econ 101 class the day they taught SUPPLY.

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    25   1:14am Wed 12 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   I want to see gas at $6/gallon. Maybe then I will get my diesel 4x4! Prat --welcome back! Bio-diesel aside (very promising technology I would agree), have you overlooked the possibility that someone in the BA will invent the hemp-oil powered auto? Talk about a post-Peak Oil Boomer's wet dream!

26. Peter P Follow Befriend (4) 117 threads 17,655 comments Premium

    26   1:17am Wed 12 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   Prat, I could be dreaming but I saw the new Toyota FJ Cruiser the other day.

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    27   1:18am Wed 12 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   Huh? Remember the 2600+ comments Huh thread?

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    28   1:39am Wed 12 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Peter P, Skimming over the Huh? thread got me thinking about Jack. Wonder if he's ever coming back.

29. Peter P Follow Befriend (4) 117 threads 17,655 comments Premium

    29   1:48am Wed 12 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Protected   Skimming over the Huh? thread got me thinking about Jack. Wonder if he’s ever coming back. I miss Jack. :(

30. Different Sean Follow Befriend 2 threads 2,944 comments Different Sean's website

    30   3:06am Wed 12 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Easter Island. Does that mean you read Collapse? no, i knew about the lesson of easter island when jared diamond was still thinking about the third chimpanzee... even longer than that...

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    31   3:16am Wed 12 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   I want to see gas at $6/gallon. Why? What agenda will this advance? Robert's in shock... I think the govt should charge an extra $3 excise on fuel to make it $6 a gallon, which will serve to: - discourage frivolous use of private transport - bring housing prices down because transport will be so expensive - make loads of tax dollars available to do more good things like affordable housing projects and universal health care and so on - encourage more public transport use and development - encourage more centralised housing - make oil reserves last longer...

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    32   3:17am Wed 12 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Protected   Robert Cote, Externalities. And that will be the extent of my reply to you on the matter.

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    33   3:19am Wed 12 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   "i knew about the lesson of easter island when jared diamond was still thinking about the third chimpanzee" Do you know how long Jared Diamond has been in business? ;)

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    34   3:20am Wed 12 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   I miss Jack too.

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    35   3:22am Wed 12 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   DS, Sorry about your loss msg. I do cut and paste for my longer replies from, otherwise there's too much risk. I wasn't looking for direct response about the links, more a matter of seeing them and thought you might be interested in the subject matter.

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    36   3:57am Wed 12 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (1)   Protected   "I hate to break this to everyone, but gasoline is a fungible commodity" Yes, I think everyone who replied so far understood that. We were all making fun of the content of the chain mail.

37. Different Sean Follow Befriend 2 threads 2,944 comments Different Sean's website

    37   4:32am Wed 12 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (2)   If gas has gone up 10% recently in price, are we not already in inflation mode? sort of. that's only 1 commodity, and it's an external price hike due to uncertain world markets. an oil price shock could trigger widespread inflation. inflation is really where the cost of everything goes up, and wages are constantly chasing the tail of prices. one of the tabloid TV shows was saying 'everything is more expensive' tonight as I walked past - which could be true - higher fuel prices and ridiculous mortgages will both potentially cause systemic inflation in the economy...

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    38   4:36am Wed 12 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike (1)   Personally, I wonder what will happen to international tourism and jet travel when we run out of gas? back to steamships! there's plenty of coal left in the world... or work on an electric powered plane... only then will you bemoan all those Formula 1 races and monster truck rallies...

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    39   5:37am Wed 12 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (1)   Protected   newsfreak, do you live in an agricultural area? I've read some comments about corn burning heaters. http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/tools/msg091835304677.html It sounds like at least a break even prospect for people living in corn producing areas.

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    40   5:40am Wed 12 Apr 2006   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Protected   newsfreak, I'd suggest investment in high r-factor insulation when you'r doing the renovation.

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