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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 08:51 PM Original message |
A novel idea whose time has come....Gas Pricesand How to Bring Them Down |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. What alternatives do you recommend? |
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flying_wahini (856 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
2. a great idea, |
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pstans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
3. How about walking or riding a bike or car pooling instead? |
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mahatmakanejeeves (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 09:16 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. But that would make sense. |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
4. That's a really, really stupid idea. |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 09:25 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. When in Rome, do as the Romans do Redstone, the U.S. economy |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 09:30 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Not going to happen. As I said, I heard all this nonsense |
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skipos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 10:58 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. A large number of AMericans using less gasoline |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 11:03 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. dirty little secret of the gasoline industry |
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Lugnut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 12:01 AM Response to Reply #19 |
24. You're right. |
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eallen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
5. It won't work. |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
7. And furthermore, "chain letters" are extremely annoying and stupid. |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 09:42 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Do you have Exxon/Mobil stock you need to dump Redstone? |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 10:03 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. No, I do not own stock in either company (or any other company either). |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 10:19 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. PS: You've made what's known as an "ad hominem" attack; a well-known |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
8. Not too novel - it's in Snopes |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 09:45 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Well then nationalize the oil industry and control consumption |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 09:51 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. My point was that this is a chain email from as far back as 2001 |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
11. artificial maneuvers to force gas price changes will not work |
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insane_cratic_gal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
14. But what companies does Exxon own? |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 11:05 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. the average profit margian for a gas station |
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phylny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 11:07 PM Response to Original message |
21. Ridiculous, and it won't work. |
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berni_mccoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 11:10 PM Response to Original message |
22. You'll exhaust one company's supply... |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 11:14 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. no, they'll buy from the other guy, if they can't get any more |
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