As you know there have been several (rather unsuccessful) attempts over the years to 'send a message to the oil companies' by boycotting every gas station one day of the year. This year it could finally be different, Bill O'Reilly and Fox News are promoting gas-less Sundays, every Sunday from now until the end of the year, just fill up the day before or the day after. Believe it or not this is not as foolish a gesture as you might think, the fuel has to flow through the pipe lines at a constant rate, a sudden drop in demand sends aftershocks all through the distribution system. With the big media coordination it might finally be possible to get the attention of the Big Oil companies and perhaps get some relief from the incessant price gouging we've been enduring for all these years. It's worth a try at least.
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18 years ago