> Subject: FW: Don't buy petrol on 24th Jan 2008 !!
> To:
>
> Hi folks,.......... Lets give it a try! Nothing to lose; Everything to
> gain!
>
> Lets fight the high cost of PETROL. Lets HELP OURSELVES against the
> PETROL COMPANIES!! If we all cooperate, it should give a SHOCK to the
> petrol industry! Lets give it a try. Got NOTHING to lose !!!
>
> See message below>>>>>>
>
>
> IT HAS BEEN CALCULATED THAT IF EVERYONE DID NOT PURCHASE A DROP OF
> PETROL FOR ONE DAY AND ALL AT THE SAME TIME, THE OIL COMPANIES WOULD
> CHOKE ON THEIR STOCKPILES.
>
> AT THE SAME TIME IT WOULD HIT THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY WITH A NET LOSS OVER
> 4.6 BILLION DOLLARS WHICH AFFECTS THE BOTTOM LINES OF THE OIL COMPANIES.
> THEREFORE "24th JANUARY " HAS BEEN FORMALLY DECLARED "STICK IT UP THEIR
> BEHIND" DAY AND THE PEOPLE OF THIS NATION SHOULD NOT BUY A SINGLE DROP
> OF PETROL ON THAT DAY.
>
>
> THE ONLY WAY THIS CAN BE DONE IS IF YOU FORWARD THIS E-MAIL TO AS MANY
> PEOPLE AS YOU CAN AND AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN TO GET THE WORD OUT.
>
> WAITING ON THE GOVERNMENT TO STEP IN AND CONTROL THE PRICES IS NOT GOING
> TO HAPPEN. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE REDUCTION AND CONTROL IN PRICES THAT THE
> ARAB NATIONS PROMISED TWO WEEKS AGO?
>
> REMEMBER ONE THING, NOT ONLY IS THE PRICE OF PETROL GOING UP BUT AT THE
> SAME TIME AIRLINES ARE FORCED TO RAISE THEIR PRICES, TRUCKING COMPANIES
> ARE FORCED TO RAISE THEIR PRICES WHICH AFFECTS PRICES ON EVERYTHING THAT
> IS SHIPPED. THINGS LIKE FOOD, CLOTHING, BUILDING SUPPLIES, MEDICAL
> SUPPLIES ETC. WHO PAYS IN THE END? WE DO!
>
>
> WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE! IF THEY DON'T GET THE MESSAGE AFTER ONE DAY,
> WE WILL DO IT AGAIN AND AGAIN. SO DO YOUR PART AND SPREAD THE WORD.
> FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW. MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND MAKE 24
> JANUARY A DAY THAT THE CITIZENS SAY "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH".
>
> We forward so many junk email to many of our friends, now let us do it
> for some useful cause to cut down the price of the petrol........
>
> REMEMBER: JANUARY 24, 2008.... NO Petrol Day...!
>
> Please "Think Of It ...............

hmmm, how true is this? well, i'm definitely not filling up on the 24th....
coz i just did so well past the half mark last night. Should be able to last til the weekend...