I have just received this and i feel it is something we can take on. Re petrol prices....

LET'S JUST DO IT ! ! !
> >>>
> >>> THIS IS NOT THE 'DON'T BUY' PETROL FOR ONE DAY, BUT
> >>> IT WILL SHOW YOU HOW WE CAN GET PETROL BACK DOWN TO
> >>> $1.00 PER Litre....hopefully
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> This was originally sent by a retired Coca Cola
> >>> executive. If you are tired of the gas prices going
> >>> up AND they will continue to rise this winter, take
> >>> time to read this PLEASE.
> >>>
> >>> Phillip Hollsworth offered this good idea.
> >>>
> >>> This makes MUCH MORE SENSE than the 'don't buy
> >>> petrol on a certain day' campaign that was going
> >>> around last April or May!
> >>>
> >>> It's worth your consideration. Join the
> >>> resistance!!!!
> >>>
> >>> We are going to hit $ 2.00 a litre and it might go
> >>> higher!! Want petrol prices to come down?
> >>>
> >>> We need to take some intelligent, united action. The
> >>> oil companies just laughed at that because they knew
> >>> we wouldn't continue to 'hurt' ourselves by refusing
> >>> to buy petrol.
> >>>
> >>> It was more of an inconvenience to us than it was a
> >>> problem for them.
> >>>
> >>> BUT, whoever thought of this idea, has come up with
> >>> a plan that can Really work. Please read on and join
> >>> with us!
> >>>
> >>> By now you're probably thinking petrol priced at
> >>> about $1.30 is cheap.
> >>> It is currently $1.51 for regular unleaded.
> >>>
> >>> Now that the oil companies and the OPEC nations have
> >>> conditioned us to think that the cost of a liter of
> >>> petrol is CHEAP at $1.30, we need to take aggressive
> >>> action to teach them that BUYERS control the
> >>> marketplace...not sellers.
> >>>
> >>> With the price of petrol going up more each day, we
> >>> consumers need to take action.
> >>>
> >>> The only way we are going to see the price of petrol
> >>> come down is if we hit someone in the pocketbook by
> >>> not purchasing their petrol! And, we can do that
> >>> WITHOUT hurting ourselves.
> >>>
> >>> How? Since we all rely on our cars, we can't just
> >>> stop buying petrol.
> >>>
> >>> But we CAN have an impact on petrol prices if we all
> >>> act together to force a price war.
> >>>
> >>> Here's the idea: For the rest of this year, DON'T
> >>> purchase ANY petrol from BP Aust. the biggest price
> >>> up driver company.
> >>>
> >>> If they are not selling any petrol, they will be
> >>> inclined to reduce their prices. If they reduce
> >>> their prices, the other companies will have to
> >>> follow suit.
> >>>
> >>> But to have an impact, we need to reach literally
> >>> millions of BP Aust. petrol buyers. It's really
> >>> simple to do! Now, don't wimp out on me at this
> >>> point...keep reading and I'll explain how simple it
> >>> is to reach millions of people!!
> >>>
> >>> I am sending this note to 20 people. If each of us s
> >>> end it to at least ten more (20 x 10 = 200) . And
> >>> those 200 send it to at least ten more (200 x 10 =
> >>> 2000 . and so on, by the time the message reaches
> >>> the sixth group of people, we will have reached over
> >>> TWO MILLION consumers.
> >>> If those three million get excited and pass this on
> >>> to ten friends each, then 20 million people will
> >>> have been contacted!
> >>>
> >>> If it goes one level further, you guessed it.....
> >>> TWO HUNDRED MILLION PEOPLE!!!
> >>>
> >>> Again, all you have to do is send this to 10 people.
> >>> That's all!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I'll bet you didn't think you and I had that much
> >>> potential, did you!
> >>> Acting together we can make a difference.
> >>>
> >>> If this makes sense to you, please pass this message on ......
> .
> THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO BELOW THE $1.30 RANGE
> AND KEEP THEM DOWN..... THIS CAN REALLY WORK.