Oz: No Petrol Day, September 22 (proofread)

This email is doing the rounds in Australia and already four people have sent it to me. All I had to do was change it from (shouting) upper case to lower, clean up the grammar and spelling and a minor thing here and there, and paste it in here because I endorse it.

While the Planet and life on it would be well served if the price of petrol hit $300 a litre, and I hope that happens, I'm another Aussie who is pissed off that there is a whiff of profiteering in the bowser biz this month. Here's the email to pass on:

It has been calculated that if everyone in Australia 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 which affects the bottom lines of the oil companies.

Therefore Thursday, September 22nd 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 email 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 recently?

Remember one thing, not only is the price of petrol going up but at the same time airlines are forced to raise their prices, and trucking companies are forced to raise their prices which affects prices on everything that is shipped. Things like food, clothing, building supplies, medical supplies, and so on. 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 September 22 a day that the citizens of Australia say "enough is enough"!

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