Don't Pump Gas on May 15th

I got sent this e-mail. Please send it to your whole contact list (and anyone else), and tell you'r friends too.

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Please read.

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 companies 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 cant see why you wouldn't) resend this to all your contact list. With it saying, ''Don't pump gas on May 15th".

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In fact, I request that a mod/admin makes this a sticky until May 16th.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/nogas.asp

http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/gasout.asp
http://thewookiee.com/2007/05/dont-p...15th-orly.html

You've been had man.

But since I know some people will be stupid enough to fall for this I'm going to the pump on May 15th. Hopefully the line will be shorter.

Hahahahahahahahahaha

I just got this e-mail, maybe I should make a thread about it

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DEAR FRIEND,

I KNOW THIS EMAIL WILL COME TO YOU IN AN ODD MANNER, AS YOU HAVE NOT
RECEIVED ANY PRIOR COMMUNICATION FROM ME BEFORE NOW.

BUT BE THAT AS IT MAY, MY NAME IS ENGR MUSA ALI, PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO DR.
EDMUND M. DAUKORU, THE PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER ON PETROLEUM MATTERS. MY MESSAGE
TO YOU IS BASED ON SOME MONEY THAT FLOATED INTO THE
GOVERNMENT TREASURY DUE TO THE RECENT BOOM IN THE INTERNATIONAL OIL MARKET.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA BUDGETED US$23.50 PER BARREL IN LAST YEAR
BUDGET, BUT THE PRICE WAS CHANGED IN THE INTERNATIONAL OIL MARKET WHERE A
BARREL WAS SOLD BETWEEN US$35-US $59.67 US.

WE RECORDED EXCESS GAIN, AND ALL THESE COULD NOT BE ACCOUNTED FOR, HENCE
SOME EXECUTIVE MEMBERS IN THE PETROLEUM MINISTRY DECIDED TO TAKE AWAY THE
SUM OF US$75,000,000.00, (SEVENTY FIVE MILLION, UNITED STATES DOLLARS TO AN
OFFSHORE ACCOUNT OF A FOREIGN NATIONAL OR COMPANY.

PLEASE WE ARE NOT CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE WE CANNOT DO THIS BUSINESS ON OUR
OWN SUCCESSFULLY, BUT BECAUSE WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNTS
AS CIVIL SERVANTS, THAT IS WHY WE ARE LOOKING FOR A FOREIGNER WE CAN USE AND
KNOWING FULLY WELL THAT AS A WHITE MAN, THE MOVEMENT OF THE FUND WILL RAISE
NO DOUBT THAT IS WHY WE HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO ASSIST US, PLEASE LET ME HAVE THE BELLOW
INFORMATION SO THAT I CAN FURNISH YOU WITH FURTHER DETAILS ON THE MODALITIES
OF THE TRANSFER OF THE FUND INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
NAME/TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.

PLEASE YOU ARE ADVISED TO KEEP THIS MATTER TO YOUR SELF, AS WE DO NOT WANT
IT TO BE EXPOSED IN ORDER NOT TO JEOPARDIZE OUR CHANCES OF SUCCEEDING. LET
IT BE KNOWN TO YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS HUNDRED PERCENT
RISKS FREE AND YOUR SECURITY HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OFF.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS TRANSACTION, SEND ME AN EMAIL TO
SCREW YOU SLY FOR FURTHER CLARIFICATIONS.

BEST REGARDS.
ENGR.MUSA ALI.

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edit: You're not even old enough to drive, why do you care about this anyways?

OMG, Govt! 75,000,000.00!!!! If everyone in Cboard does this, it's still 2902.25 for each of us! I propose this thread by stickied indefinitely until we all get our portion of the excess gain from the oil companies.

I have edited the email to prevent you from taking my money.

Wow. I haven't been here for ages. Now I remember why.

Cool, see ya. Thanks for stopping by.

>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 companies pockets.


And then they'd get twice as much the next day? because double the amount of people that need gas on a typical day, would need gas the day after.

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Gas is now over $3.00 a gallon in most places.

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You must be living in the US... over $3 a gallon... oh noes :)

You know what would put a dent in the oil prices ? Not driving for a day. Pumping gas the day before or after isn't even worth the paper this statistic would never be printed on.

You want to make a difference ? Don't try to punish those that are using the rules in the best way to make a profit. That's just capitalism. No morals there. Kick those in their respective reproduction organs, that make the rules those companies are playing by. Ratifying Kyoto would be a step in the right direction.

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Originally Posted by Queatrix

In fact, I request that a mod/admin makes this a sticky until May 16th.

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Let's see... Should we take a piece of chain letter spam and make it sticky? I think I know the answer.

> Gas is now over $3.00 a gallon in most places.
Oh you poor baby.
Here's a tip - buy something rated in miles per gallon, not gallons per mile.

At the current exchange rate, petrol (beats me how you lot managed to label a liquid as 'gas' anyway) here in the UK is presently just over $7.00 a (US) gallon.

I haven't seen so much whining since I visited a vineyard :)

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Originally Posted by Salem

I haven't seen so much whining since I visited a vineyard :)

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I love seeing people complain. I saw a bumper sticker the other day which said "Boycott XXX until gas is back to $1.20 a gallon", with XXX being some big petroleum company I can't remember. As if people have a right to cheap gas...

We bought a diesel car last year and we've been running biodiesel in it. At the time, we were paying $2.89 for the biodiesel (local supplier) and people laughed at us, because diesel was $2.40 at that time. Now the CHEAPEST petroleum fuel, regular gasoline, is up to $3.35 in this area. And guess what, biodiesel is still $2.89 with no sign that it will go up anytime soon.

And on top of the fuel being cheap as dirt, the car drives 800 miles on a 12 gallon tank of gas, at least highway.

Who's laughing now, huh?

I remember when I could fill my tank for $10.00. And I'm not even 30. Do you hear me complain? Not a bit, I actually hope the price continues to go up. Finally maybe people will catch a clue that this "energy" stuff is more valuable than we thought.

>beats me how you lot managed to label a liquid as 'gas' anyway


short for gassoline :p

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In fact, I request that a mod/admin makes this a sticky until May 16th.

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Now I remember why I put you on my ignore list.

I really don't understand the whining, either. I mean, it's (relatively) expensive, but how much is your gas spending really going up? Let's say you fill a 12 gallon tank once a week. First off, you drive too much, but that's another issue. Assume gas goes up .10 a gallon. That's $1.20 per week, or $62.50 per year. $62.50 - I bet your cable, energy, or phone bill went up by more than that from last year, and that doesn't raise the constant furor a gas increase does. Then gas prices will go back down a bit, then back up a little higher than before, then winter comes, and the price drops quite a bit.

If you want to save money on gas:

Drive less
Don't accelerate so much
Learn to drive a manual transmission, then
Get a more efficient car
Car pool
Walk
Ride a bike
Get over yourself - take the bus

I don't have time to write more, so here's the short version:

Gas prices are a simple result of supply and demand. Quit demanding so much.

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Originally Posted by Decrypt

Drive less
Walk
Ride a bike
Get over yourself - take the bus

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These reasons are all invalid for someone who has to drive very far to work in a city with very little public transportation (ie the majority of the US)

I use my own poop for fuel! Methane baby! :D

Holy crap this is everywhere! I just saw it on some videogame's forums!!!

I bus it.

This won't work. Just deal with the prices, like Salem said, other countries have it worse. God, I hate being an American sometimes. We are not the only country in the world! The only way this "Don't pump gas" thing would work, is if the government monitors the day, such as a "No-Gas" day like they had during WW2.

> We are not the only country in the world!

So that means that our right to complain about things goes away?

As for the people coming in here saying "I pay $50/gallon", good for you. I'd love to have the services that are paid for by the taxes that drive up your gas prices.

You will always have the right to complain, what makes you think I meant that? I'm just saying it can be excessive. You should find comfort in knowing that you don't have it as bad as other people do, however, I don't see that happening. A famous quote, "Life's a .........., and then you die" :)

Like I said, the extra taxes that people in other countries pay on their gas pays for services we don't get here (healthcare, for one).

If you rolled what I pay for gas together with what I pay for medical+dental insurance, it'd be right about $6-7 a gallon as well.

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Originally Posted by Govtcheez

Like I said, the extra taxes that people in other countries pay on their gas pays for services we don't get here (healthcare, for one).

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Bzzzzzzt. Wrong answer. National insurance (supposedly) pays for the services we (supposedly) get. In addition, I (or rather the company I work for) pay for private medical insurance and dental insurance.

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Originally Posted by SlyMaelstrom

Cool, see ya. Thanks for stopping by.

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I'll try not to let the door hit me on the way out ;)

How is National Insurance paid for?

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> dental insurance.

Haha, Brits don't have dental insurance

I should have qualified those statements; I meant "when you can." Clearly someone who lives a long way from work (though, in a more harsh stance than I'd probably take, those are choices made knowing how much driving it will entail) has a hard time cutting driving time in that manner. I was trying to illustrate that, if we're going to be so conscious of gas prices, we should also be conscious of how we're using - and wasting - that gas. A few minor reductions in our gas consumption can help to offset the rising price of fuel.

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Originally Posted by Govtcheez

How is National Insurance paid for?

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Direct salary deduction - somewhere around 11% IIRC, on top of tax at around 26% (or 40% if you earn a decent salary). Tell me again about American gas prices?

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Originally Posted by Govtcheez

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> dental insurance.

Haha, Brits don't have dental insurance

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:p

The accuracy of the numbers used I'll leave open, but I think the relative comparison of tax to overall prices is something like this.

> Tell me again about American gas prices?

Hey, I'm completely willing to admit I was wrong. My point is still correct though - your excess taxes go to other services. I don't specifically know what the gas taxes would go to - maybe injecting flavor into your food?

PS 38%+ isn't that much more than us, especially if, as you said, you earn a lot

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Originally Posted by Govtcheez

> Tell me again about American gas prices?

Hey, I'm completely willing to admit I was wrong. My point is still correct though - your excess taxes go to other services. I don't specifically know what the gas taxes would go to - maybe injecting flavor into your food?

PS 38%+ isn't that much more than us, especially if, as you said, you earn a lot

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Yeah, sorry. That was a completely gratuitous comment on my part, and was intended as a throwaway line. I only meant to point out that our additional fuel taxes aren't intended to pay for health services.

I kind of posted that comment on purpose because I was fairly certain I was wrong (or at least simplifying greatly) and someone would tell me how it actually worked. :)