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wildwood
07-01-2008, 10:56 AM
SHUT R DOWN

THIS 4TH LET’S DECLARE OUR INDEPENDENCE FROM HIGH FUEL!!

I just put gas in my car, $4.23 a gallon and talk of $7 a gallon within 2 years. I really don’t believe that if we remain status quo that gas will ever go back down. We have received no help from our current President, either political parties or their Presidential candidates. Our U.S. Congress was so concerned they left early for the holiday weekend without making any decisions on the energy issues. Big Oil Companies, OPEC and the mid-east countries rub their hands together in glee as we middle class Americans watch our savings, our incomes, our quality of life and our futures disappear down the fuel tank.
So what do we do? Well we can stand here and wring our hands in despair waiting for someone to help us out or we can remove our heads from the Middle East sand or should I say fuel tank, stop breathing the fumes, get off the couch, turn off the T.V. and make a difference! As the politicians will say…Yes we can!
Here is what I have proposed we do.

Starting at midnight Thursday July 3rd we park our vehicles and pledge not to move them again until midnight Sunday July 6th. Can you imagine the effect it might have on our country and fuel prices if even 25-50% of U.S. citizens rebel and refuse to drive over a 3 day holiday weekend?

Yes, this may put a crimp in your plans and cause a little bit of personal sacrifice but if we do not try and make a difference, life as we know it will quickly disappear as fuel costs eat up more and more of what we have left to enjoy. One weekend is so little to ask. I believe if we stand strong and unite we can make a difference.
Stay home and spend time with your families and demand that your children stay home and spend time with you. Stress to them that it is their future in the balance here. Have back yard BBQs. Get to know your neighbors with a block party. Play games with your kids. Take the money you did not spend on gas and help the U.S. economy by spending it on American made products and American produced food. We keep hearing that we need and want CHANGE, then let’s get off our butts and make it happen. We middle class Americans are losing ground quickly and I believe it is our patriotic duty to unite for this cause and put some back bone back into our citizens. What better time to make a stand than on the anniversary of our independence? Our quality of life and independence is now at stake. I would like to see this quickly grow into a National movement that will see the citizens of the U.S.A. pledge to park their vehicles for one whole weekend every month and continue to do so till we see a drastic change in fuel costs. I truly believe that if enough of us make a stand you would see the bottom drop out of the oil speculations, reserves rise and prices drastically fall.
At this point in time we have nothing to lose and everything to gain!

Please email this to everyone in your address book, post it on every blog and forum known to man. Send it to talk show web pages, and every source of media you have access to. Phone family and friends; discuss it with co-workers and neighbors. Make posters. It will take us all to make a difference. We have only 3 days to create a citizens non-violent revolution! I believe we can do it…yes we can!
Get
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Don’t
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chrisser
07-03-2008, 12:07 PM
See my comments on the other thread.

This is an absolutely ignorant idea that actually helps the oil companies in the long run at the expense of your local businessman.

Oil is crucial to our economy, yet no one will spend five minutes learning about how it actually works.

walls0stone
07-03-2008, 01:40 PM
You are right Chrisser.
people who say, "I'm not going to buy gas" put the little man out first. Yea, maybe he can't go 2 cents cheeper..but who will come out and check the air in your mother's tires in a rain storm? not that pimple faced kid at the mini mart.

We need to free our self from this mess...but we can't just not use oil. That's not going to happen.

to change your lives buy just stay'n home is to let the oil company controle you. I'm not saying buy and SUV...but don't let the world change your life.

if some want to den up in a hole some place.. fine.. but remember not all of us are able to do that eather.

gardenfay
07-03-2008, 01:57 PM
I agree that this will hurt the small business owner and his employees before it hurts anyone else.
So I will go ahead and drive anywhere I decide to during that time - hey, the way this country and our world is headed; who knows? it might be the last Independence Day this country ever celebrates. Nah, I'll just go ahead and burn whatever small amount of gas I was going to during those days.

walls0stone
07-03-2008, 03:54 PM
you make a joke gardenfay, but in truth...think of this. what if gas were 2 bucks next july? But never live to see it. For some people reading this text, it will be the last 4th.

Or it may not be my last 4th, but it may be the last weekend get away for some dear friend....perhaps someone I don't see every week.

gardenfay
07-03-2008, 09:14 PM
Well, i really wasn't joking, not much anyway.
And i agree with your points also.