Great North American Gas Out

[jeanne penrod]

Got E-Mail asking for another Gas Out ,but this year its 3 days beginning
April 7,buy what you think will get you thru April 7,8,and9,but nothing on
those days.This tends to really mess up the ol'cash flow for the Oil
Companies.Last year was a sucsess so if all of us North Americans get
together like OPEC , maybe!!!!!!!!

Jim Penrod Jus hangin out an being cool in Lake Placid, F.L.A.

 

[ron & gina]

So true!!!, The only way like you said is to cut down on total usage!!!!
Then again we all have to do that, To make them think about it. We have to
go back to the gas crunch times, when it took ahour or two to get to the
pump and get your allotted share, Bet alot of people found other ways to get
to where they wanted to go then, And that would hurt them now!!

Ron&Gina
73 Pumpkin-Rose
Ft. Mohave, AZ.

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Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2000 9:50 AM
Subject: Re: GMC: Great North American Gas Out

> Jim -- I really doubt that it would any effect on the oil companies
because people will just fill up ahead of time or wait for the fourth day to
fill up. This gives a net change of consumption of zero. The oil
executives are probably having a good laugh right now over the "gas out".
Why does the message say that the one day "gas out" last year was a
"success". From what I read and heard it had no effect whatsoever. Having
once been Cash and Banking Manager for a multi-billion dollar comany
(chemical, not gasoline) I can tell you that because of the levels of
distribution -- company to distributors to dealers I cannot see how it would
have much, if any, effect on the cashflow of the company. It might on the
dealers but unless they are hand to mouth on cash, which some probably are,
it would most likely have negligable impact.
>
> It looks to me that a "gas out" would only inconvience the drivers and
possibly temporarily harm the "little guy", the service station owner. If
the target is the major petroleum companies the only way is for people to
stop burning as much gasoline by not driving the vehicles. Doing an advance
purchase of gasoline or delaying the purchase by three days is not going to
do it.
>
> Emery Stora
> 77 Kingsley
> Santa Fe, NM

 

[bob mclaughlin]

Hey folks, I can't help it. I must comment. Why are we blaming the delivery
boy for the gas mess? The world is using 77 million barrels of oil a day.
The producing countries are pumping 75 million barrels a day. The 2 million
difference has been coming out of inventory since last year. Since the
market is being allowed to set the price, it is going up until use drops
below production. Our omnipotent government could fix it painlessly in a
second and should have seen it coming. Let Iraq produce whatever it wants
and the short fall is gone.
I know there are a lot of other actions that could be (should have been)
taken but this is not the forum. Let's just blame the meddlers in the
market system.
Bob McLaughlin

 

[david l greenberg]

Emery, I agree the gas companies will sell the same amount of fuel but
the Gas-Out will attract plenty of media attention and that will get the
oil producer's attention.

Actually, I understand there is already a move to pump up oil production
by the Saudia and Kuwaitis. (Pun intended!)

David Lee Greenberg
The GMC Motorhome Registry
Dedicated To The Classic GMC Motorhome
www.gmcss.com/registry.htm

 

[antnip]

I find it disturbing that when there is an increase in crude prices, the
price at the pump jumps instantly, even though they paid the "old" price for
what's in the tank, yet when prices go down, it takes months to filter down
to the consumer. Here in the Northeast they blamed the rise in home heating
oil and diesel on "unexpected" high demand. Somebody should by these jokers
a calendar. Ever hear of winter? When do they think we use heating oil??

I've got to figure out how to make my GMC run on air and water, then I'll be
happy.

Tony B.

- ----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Mclaughlin
To:
Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2000 6:26 PM
Subject: RE: GMC: Great North American Gas Out

> Hey folks, I can't help it. I must comment. Why are we blaming the
delivery
> boy for the gas mess? The world is using 77 million barrels of oil a day.
> The producing countries are pumping 75 million barrels a day. The 2
million
> difference has been coming out of inventory since last year. Since the
> market is being allowed to set the price, it is going up until use drops
> below production. Our omnipotent government could fix it painlessly in a
> second and should have seen it coming. Let Iraq produce whatever it wants
> and the short fall is gone.
> I know there are a lot of other actions that could be (should have been)
> taken but this is not the forum. Let's just blame the meddlers in the
> market system.
> Bob McLaughlin
>
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