[ozmidwifery] Petrol

[J Stewart]

> > > > Subject: Petrol > > > > Subject: FW: Petrol Boycott > > > > > > A very interesting idea...will it work ? Needs a coordinated > > effort, > > > > which is not email distributions strength - but its worth a shot.... > > read on. > >> > > 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 petrol 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 > > petrol. 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 it and join in! > > > > > > > > > > > > Now that the oil companies and the OPEC nations have conditioned us to > > > think that the cost of a litre is CHEAP at $1.05 $1.08, we need to > > take aggressive action to teach them that BUYERS control the > > marketplace not sellers. With the price of petrol going up more each > > day, we consumers need to take action. The only way we are going to > > see the price of petrol come down is if we hit someone in the pocket > > by not purchasing their Petrol! And we can do that WITHOUT hurting > > ourselves. > > > > > > > > > > > > Here's the idea: > > > > > > > > > > > > For the rest of this year, DON'T purchase ANY petrol from the two > > biggest oil companies (which now are one), ESSO and BP. If they are > > not selling any petrol, 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 Esso and > > > BP petrol buyers. It's really simple to do!! Now, don't whimp 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 alot of people. If each of you 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 > > generation 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 and NOT buy at > > ESSO/BP > > > > > > > > > > > > How long would all that take? If each of us sends this email 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > PLEASE HOLD OUT UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE .85 a LITRE RANGE > > > > Action: It's easy to make this happen. Just forward this email and buy > > > your petrol anywhere else boycott BP and Esso > > > > -- > > Mrs Lisa Hurcombe > > Finance Officer > > Adelaide Graduate Centre > > The University of Adelaide > > > > > > > > Confidential: This email is intended only for the person or entity to >which > > it is addressed. The information contained in this email may be > > confidential and privileged. Any retransmission, review, dissemination > > > or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this > > information >by > > persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. >If > > you received this email in error, please let us know by reply and > > destroy all copies of it. Thank you. > > > >