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ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
edited 2002-10-20 15:20 in General Discussion
INTRODUCING THE GREAT AMERICA OIL EMBARGO..... Every time you fill up
the car, you can avoid putting more money into the coffers of Saudi
Arabia.

Just buy from gas companies that don't import their oil from the Saudis.

Nothing is more frustrating than the feeling that every time I fill-up
the tank, I am sending my money to people who are trying to kill me, my
family, and my friends. I thought it might be interesting for you to
know which oil companies are the best to buy gas from. Major companies
that import Middle Eastern oil (for the period 9/1/00 -8/31/01).

Shell . . . . . . . . . . . 205,742,000 barrels
Chevron/Texaco . . . 144,332,000 barrels
Exxon/Mobil . . . . . 130,082,000 barrels
Marathon . . . . . . . . 117,740,000 barrels
Amoco . . . . . . . . . . .62,231,000 barrels

If you do the math at $30/barrel, these imports amount to over $18
BILLION! Here are some large companies that do not import Middle Eastern
oil:

Citgo . . . . . . . . 0 barrels
Sunoco . . . . . . 0 barrels
Conoco . . . . . . 0 barrels
Sinclair . . . . . . 0 barrels
BP/Phillips . . . .0 barrels

All of this information is available from the Department of Energy and
can be easily documented. Refineries located in the U.S. are required to
state where they get their oil and how much they are importing. They
report on a monthly basis.

Keep this list in your car; share it with friends.

We need to stop paying for terrorism.

I am sending this note to lots of people. If each of you send it to at
least 10 more and those 10 send it to at least 10 more and so on, by the
time the message reaches the sixth iteration, we will have reached over
one million consumers. Acting together we can make a difference. If this
makes sense to you, please pass this message on, or one you compose, to
at least 10 more E-mail addresses.

If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention.

UNITED WE STAND!!! ~ AMERICAN ECONOMICS IN ACTION!!!

Comments

  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2002-10-20 00:22
    Hello from Gregg C Levine
    So? I disagree. Leroy, do you realize that what just happened, is that
    your message was grabbed by Outlook because it thought it was a case of
    Spam? I'm not going to complain to certain people, but please cease and
    desist from sending this out via the BASIC Stamps group.
    Gregg C Levine hansolofalcon@w...
    "The Force will be with you...Always." Obi-Wan Kenobi
    "Use the Force, Luke."· Obi-Wan Kenobi
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    >
    Original Message
    > From: Leroy Hall [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=7K23NwNoLm7XhFjCjz6BofsqjIlpDRHROmHlhSnvt02B1WgSx56fk11XABntofGcdp8_ZDFABgxC]leroy@f...[/url
    > Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2002 7:14 PM
    > Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] THE GREAT AMERICA OIL EMBARGO
    >
    >
    > INTRODUCING THE GREAT AMERICA OIL EMBARGO..... Every time you fill
    > up
    > the car, you can avoid putting more money into the coffers of Saudi
    > Arabia.
    >
    > Just buy from gas companies that don't import their oil from the
    Saudis.
    >
    > Nothing is more frustrating than the feeling that every time I fill-up
    > the tank, I am sending my money to people who are trying to kill me,
    my
    > family, and my friends. I thought it might be interesting for you to
    > know which oil companies are the best to buy gas from. Major companies
    > that import Middle Eastern oil (for the period 9/1/00 -8/31/01).
    >
    > Shell . . . . . . . . . . . 205,742,000 barrels
    > Chevron/Texaco . . . 144,332,000 barrels
    > Exxon/Mobil . . . . . 130,082,000 barrels
    > Marathon . . . . . . . . 117,740,000 barrels
    > Amoco . . . . . . . . . . .62,231,000 barrels
    >
    > If you do the math at $30/barrel, these imports amount to over $18
    > BILLION! Here are some large companies that do not import Middle
    Eastern
    > oil:
    >
    > Citgo . . . . . . . . 0 barrels
    > Sunoco . . . . . . 0 barrels
    > Conoco . . . . . . 0 barrels
    > Sinclair . . . . . . 0 barrels
    > BP/Phillips . . . .0 barrels
    >
    > All of this information is available from the Department of Energy and
    > can be easily documented. Refineries located in the U.S. are required
    to
    > state where they get their oil and how much they are importing. They
    > report on a monthly basis.
    >
    > Keep this list in your car; share it with friends.
    >
    > We need to stop paying for terrorism.
    >
    > I am sending this note to lots of people. If each of you send it to at
    > least 10 more and those 10 send it to at least 10 more and so on, by
    the
    > time the message reaches the sixth iteration, we will have reached
    over
    > one million consumers. Acting together we can make a difference. If
    this
    > makes sense to you, please pass this message on, or one you compose,
    to
    > at least 10 more E-mail addresses.
    >
    > If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention.
    >
    > UNITED WE STAND!!! ~ AMERICAN ECONOMICS IN ACTION!!!
    >
    > To UNSUBSCRIBE, just send mail to:
    > basicstamps-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
    > from the same email address that you subscribed. Text in the Subject
    and Body of
    > the message will be ignored.
    >
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    http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2002-10-20 01:01
    DOH! Y-A-U-L (yet another urban legend)

    http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/outrage/nogas.htm

    Nothing is more frustrating than people forwarding stupid things to mail
    lists, especially when they are totally off-topic. FYI -- www.snopes2.com is
    a great source for debunking those emails your friends forward you.

    Original Message

    > INTRODUCING THE GREAT AMERICA OIL EMBARGO..... Every time you fill up
    > the car, you can avoid putting more money into the coffers of Saudi
    > Arabia.
    >
    > Just buy from gas companies that don't import their oil from the Saudis.
    >
    > Nothing is more frustrating than the feeling that every time I fill-up
    > the tank, I am sending my money to people who are trying to kill me, my
    > family, and my friends.
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2002-10-20 01:13
    >If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention.

    I'm outraged, but I wasn't paying attention... WHAT has this got to do with
    Stamps???

    I read it in the slight possibility it might actually have something to do
    with the Parallax Basic Stamp. Did I miss the point somewhere? Has
    Parallax now moved in to Petroleum Distribution with Stamp based Petrol
    pumps?


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    > From: Leroy Hall <leroy@f...>
    > Reply-To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
    > Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2002 19:14:25 -0400
    > To: undisclosed-recipients:;
    > Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] THE GREAT AMERICA OIL EMBARGO
    >
    > If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention.
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2002-10-20 01:23
    What does that have to Basic stamps?
    Original Message
    From: "Leroy Hall" <leroy@f...>
    Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2002 6:14 PM
    Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] THE GREAT AMERICA OIL EMBARGO


    >
    > INTRODUCING THE GREAT AMERICA OIL EMBARGO..... Every time you fill up
    > the car, you can avoid putting more money into the coffers of Saudi
    > Arabia.
    >
    > Just buy from gas companies that don't import their oil from the Saudis.
    >
    > Nothing is more frustrating than the feeling that every time I fill-up
    > the tank, I am sending my money to people who are trying to kill me, my
    > family, and my friends. I thought it might be interesting for you to
    > know which oil companies are the best to buy gas from. Major companies
    > that import Middle Eastern oil (for the period 9/1/00 -8/31/01).
    >
    > Shell . . . . . . . . . . . 205,742,000 barrels
    > Chevron/Texaco . . . 144,332,000 barrels
    > Exxon/Mobil . . . . . 130,082,000 barrels
    > Marathon . . . . . . . . 117,740,000 barrels
    > Amoco . . . . . . . . . . .62,231,000 barrels
    >
    > If you do the math at $30/barrel, these imports amount to over $18
    > BILLION! Here are some large companies that do not import Middle Eastern
    > oil:
    >
    > Citgo . . . . . . . . 0 barrels
    > Sunoco . . . . . . 0 barrels
    > Conoco . . . . . . 0 barrels
    > Sinclair . . . . . . 0 barrels
    > BP/Phillips . . . .0 barrels
    >
    > All of this information is available from the Department of Energy and
    > can be easily documented. Refineries located in the U.S. are required to
    > state where they get their oil and how much they are importing. They
    > report on a monthly basis.
    >
    > Keep this list in your car; share it with friends.
    >
    > We need to stop paying for terrorism.
    >
    > I am sending this note to lots of people. If each of you send it to at
    > least 10 more and those 10 send it to at least 10 more and so on, by the
    > time the message reaches the sixth iteration, we will have reached over
    > one million consumers. Acting together we can make a difference. If this
    > makes sense to you, please pass this message on, or one you compose, to
    > at least 10 more E-mail addresses.
    >
    > If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention.
    >
    > UNITED WE STAND!!! ~ AMERICAN ECONOMICS IN ACTION!!!
    >
    > To UNSUBSCRIBE, just send mail to:
    > basicstamps-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
    > from the same email address that you subscribed. Text in the Subject and
    Body of the message will be ignored.
    >
    >
    > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
    >
    >
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2002-10-20 01:38
    We sell a lot of Stamps in Texas, and there still is a fair petrochemical
    business there ... so who knows?

    But, this kind of list abuse is causing us to consider private, moderated
    lists again with the very real possibility that spammers will be summarily
    removed without a lot of discussion. Let's stick to Stamps, shall we?

    -- Jon Williams
    -- Parallax


    In a message dated 10/19/02 7:13:35 PM Central Daylight Time,
    ben@l... writes:


    > I read it in the slight possibility it might actually have something to do
    > with the Parallax Basic Stamp. Did I miss the point somewhere? Has
    > Parallax now moved in to Petroleum Distribution with Stamp based Petrol
    > pumps?
    >




    [noparse][[/noparse]Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2002-10-20 04:42
    You CAN'T be serious........


    Original Message
    From: "Leroy Hall" <leroy@f...>
    Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2002 9:14 AM
    Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] THE GREAT AMERICA OIL EMBARGO


    >
    > INTRODUCING THE GREAT AMERICA OIL EMBARGO..... Every time you fill up
    > the car, you can avoid putting more money into the coffers of Saudi
    > Arabia.
    >
    > Just buy from gas companies that don't import their oil from the Saudis.
    >
    > Nothing is more frustrating than the feeling that every time I fill-up
    > the tank, I am sending my money to people who are trying to kill me, my
    > family, and my friends. I thought it might be interesting for you to
    > know which oil companies are the best to buy gas from. Major companies
    > that import Middle Eastern oil (for the period 9/1/00 -8/31/01).
    >
    > Shell . . . . . . . . . . . 205,742,000 barrels
    > Chevron/Texaco . . . 144,332,000 barrels
    > Exxon/Mobil . . . . . 130,082,000 barrels
    > Marathon . . . . . . . . 117,740,000 barrels
    > Amoco . . . . . . . . . . .62,231,000 barrels
    >
    > If you do the math at $30/barrel, these imports amount to over $18
    > BILLION! Here are some large companies that do not import Middle Eastern
    > oil:
    >
    > Citgo . . . . . . . . 0 barrels
    > Sunoco . . . . . . 0 barrels
    > Conoco . . . . . . 0 barrels
    > Sinclair . . . . . . 0 barrels
    > BP/Phillips . . . .0 barrels
    >
    > All of this information is available from the Department of Energy and
    > can be easily documented. Refineries located in the U.S. are required to
    > state where they get their oil and how much they are importing. They
    > report on a monthly basis.
    >
    > Keep this list in your car; share it with friends.
    >
    > We need to stop paying for terrorism.
    >
    > I am sending this note to lots of people. If each of you send it to at
    > least 10 more and those 10 send it to at least 10 more and so on, by the
    > time the message reaches the sixth iteration, we will have reached over
    > one million consumers. Acting together we can make a difference. If this
    > makes sense to you, please pass this message on, or one you compose, to
    > at least 10 more E-mail addresses.
    >
    > If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention.
    >
    > UNITED WE STAND!!! ~ AMERICAN ECONOMICS IN ACTION!!!
    >
    > To UNSUBSCRIBE, just send mail to:
    > basicstamps-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
    > from the same email address that you subscribed. Text in the Subject and
    Body of the message will be ignored.
    >
    >
    > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
    >
    >
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2002-10-20 04:49
    Thank you for the information and doing the research on this. I'll keep
    a copy in my car and pass it on.

    I guess a lot of Stamp enthusiasts wont bother pulling their head out of
    the sand until the building they are in falls after being hit or the bus
    they ride explodes.

    Thanks again


    Leroy Hall wrote:
    >
    > INTRODUCING THE GREAT AMERICA OIL EMBARGO..... Every time you fill up
    > the car, you can avoid putting more money into the coffers of Saudi
    > Arabia.
    >
    > Just buy from gas companies that don't import their oil from the Saudis.
    >
    > Nothing is more frustrating than the feeling that every time I fill-up
    > the tank, I am sending my money to people who are trying to kill me, my
    > family, and my friends. I thought it might be interesting for you to
    > know which oil companies are the best to buy gas from. Major companies
    > that import Middle Eastern oil (for the period 9/1/00 -8/31/01).
    >
    > Shell . . . . . . . . . . . 205,742,000 barrels
    > Chevron/Texaco . . . 144,332,000 barrels
    > Exxon/Mobil . . . . . 130,082,000 barrels
    > Marathon . . . . . . . . 117,740,000 barrels
    > Amoco . . . . . . . . . . .62,231,000 barrels
    >
    > If you do the math at $30/barrel, these imports amount to over $18
    > BILLION! Here are some large companies that do not import Middle Eastern
    > oil:
    >
    > Citgo . . . . . . . . 0 barrels
    > Sunoco . . . . . . 0 barrels
    > Conoco . . . . . . 0 barrels
    > Sinclair . . . . . . 0 barrels
    > BP/Phillips . . . .0 barrels
    >
    > All of this information is available from the Department of Energy and
    > can be easily documented. Refineries located in the U.S. are required to
    > state where they get their oil and how much they are importing. They
    > report on a monthly basis.
    >
    > Keep this list in your car; share it with friends.
    >
    > We need to stop paying for terrorism.
    >
    > I am sending this note to lots of people. If each of you send it to at
    > least 10 more and those 10 send it to at least 10 more and so on, by the
    > time the message reaches the sixth iteration, we will have reached over
    > one million consumers. Acting together we can make a difference. If this
    > makes sense to you, please pass this message on, or one you compose, to
    > at least 10 more E-mail addresses.
    >
    > If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention.
    >
    > UNITED WE STAND!!! ~ AMERICAN ECONOMICS IN ACTION!!!
    >
    > To UNSUBSCRIBE, just send mail to:
    > basicstamps-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
    > from the same email address that you subscribed. Text in the Subject and Body
    of the message will be ignored.
    >
    >
    > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2002-10-20 15:20
    I suggest that anyone who has some thing to say that is not stamp related be
    required to put "OFFTOPIC" in the
    subject line. Then all the readers who do not want to see other then Stamp
    stuff just add a filter and send it to
    the trash folder. If some one sends more then so many OFFTOPIC posts a week to
    the list or does not add the
    "OFFTOPIC" then admin can kick them off after a warning.

    I also consider long signature blocks added to the posts kind of like spamming.
    Just put your comment and name and
    end it.

    Bob


    >
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