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Ever since the 1970's, this urban myth gets recycled that if people don't buy gas on a particular day/week, it will bring down gas prices.

See http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/gasout.asp

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I highly recommend making www.snopes.com (http://www.snopes.com) a favorite or bookmark to dispel anything that sounds like a myth. Just don't understand why this gas boycott myth goes on and on....people can't be that stupid - is this wishful thinking?

Hi Chuck:

___Will these guys ever get it? Jeeessshhhhhh :eek:

___Good Luck

___Wayne

Just saw a variation of this that might be sensible - boycott Walmart gas.

Hi Chuck:

___And purchase Citgo gas instead ;)

___I might as well say it here, nice job on the Taurus news item today! I owned a Mercury Sable and she gave me over 170,000 mostly trouble free miles …

___Good Luck

___Wayne

A boycott would work if people would just follow thru.

The bus boycotts work during the civil rights period.

A boycott would work if people would just follow thru.

The bus boycotts work during the civil rights period.

The only way this could work is if millions of Americans could comfortably do without transportation that does not require gas.