1) It is rumoured that filling stations are going to show porn films
on the screens of pumps so we can see others getting screwed
at same time as ourselves.

2) We are running out of oil because we never checked the levels
    due to geographical problems.................
                           All our oil is in the North Sea and all of our
                           dipsticks are in Westminster !

"Mike the Brewer"  wrote in message 
news:2wDYj.34592$iD4.17114@newsfe09.ams2...
> 1) It is rumoured that filling stations are going to show porn films
> on the screens of pumps so we can see others getting screwed
> at same time as ourselves.
>
> 2) We are running out of oil because we never checked the levels
>    due to geographical problems.................
>                           All our oil is in the North Sea and all of our
>                           dipsticks are in Westminster !

Cheapest place I know of is Newark Road Lincoln  and there its £6.50 per 
gallon for diesel
>

On Tue, 20 May 2008 18:04:03 +0100, "Mike the Brewer" 
wrote:

>1) It is rumoured that filling stations are going to show porn films
>on the screens of pumps so we can see others getting screwed
>at same time as ourselves.
>
>2) We are running out of oil because we never checked the levels
>    due to geographical problems.................
>                           All our oil is in the North Sea and all of our
>                           dipsticks are in Westminster ! 
>

He he he!

Denon wrote:
> "Mike the Brewer"  wrote in message 
> news:2wDYj.34592$iD4.17114@newsfe09.ams2...
>> 1) It is rumoured that filling stations are going to show porn films
>> on the screens of pumps so we can see others getting screwed
>> at same time as ourselves.
>>
>> 2) We are running out of oil because we never checked the levels
>>    due to geographical problems.................
>>                           All our oil is in the North Sea and all of our
>>                           dipsticks are in Westminster !
> 
> Cheapest place I know of is Newark Road Lincoln  and there its £6.50 per 
> gallon for diesel
> 
> 
5.53 at asda, 6.50 is 1.43 a l

Stev e H

"Steve H"  wrote in message news:g0vj2v$mm0$1@aioe.org...
> Denon wrote:
>> "Mike the Brewer"  wrote in message 
>> news:2wDYj.34592$iD4.17114@newsfe09.ams2...
>>> 1) It is rumoured that filling stations are going to show porn films
>>> on the screens of pumps so we can see others getting screwed
>>> at same time as ourselves.
>>>
>>> 2) We are running out of oil because we never checked the levels
>>>    due to geographical problems.................
>>>                           All our oil is in the North Sea and all of our
>>>                           dipsticks are in Westminster !
>>
>> Cheapest place I know of is Newark Road Lincoln  and there its £6.50 per 
>> gallon for diesel
>>
>>
> 5.53 at asda, 6.50 is 1.43 a l
>
> could well be, I used the little guide attached to the pump I may have 
> mis-read it but even so when I bought this car in December 2006 it cost me 
> £61.00 to fill it now it just cost me £75.00  and I use about 11/2 tanks 
> per week, soon be cheaper to stop work and claim benefits.
One of the major problems that we have in the fuel debate is the fact that 
the British will not complain and the government make too much personel 
money from it so its very unlikely to change.

i have had this sent to me what do u think??


> >> See what you think and pass it on if you agree with it
> >
> >> We are hitting 123.9 a litre in some areas now, soon we will be faced
> > with paying 2.00 a ltr. Philip 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! 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 it and join in!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Now that the oil companies and the OPEC nations have conditioned us to
> > think that the cost of a litre is CHEAP, we need to take aggressive
> > action to teach them that BUYERS control the market place 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 pocket by not purchasing their Petrol!
> > And we can do that WITHOUT hurting ourselves.
> >>
> >> Here's the idea:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> For the rest of this year DON'T purchase ANY petrol from the two
> > biggest oil companies (which now are one), ESSO and BP.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 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 Esso and BP petrol buyers. It's really simple to do!!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Now, don't wimp out at this point... keep reading and I'll explain how
> > simple it is to reach millions of people!!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I am sending this note to a lot of people. If each of you send it to
> > at least ten more (30 x 10 = 300)... and those 300 send it to at least
> > ten more (300 x 10 = 3,000) ... and so on, by the time the message
> > reaches the sixth generation of people, we will have reached over THREE
> > MILLION consumers! If those three million get excited and pass this on
> > to ten friends each, then 30 million people will have been contacted! If
> > it goes one level further, you guessed it... ..
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> THREE HUNDRED MILLION PEOPLE!!!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Again, all You have to do is send this to 10 people. That's all.(and
> > not buy at ESSO/BP) How long would all that take? If each of us sends
> > this email out to ten more people within one day of receipt, all 300
> > MILLION people could conceivably be contacted within the next 8days!!!
> > Acting together we can make a difference . If this makes sense to you,
> > please pass this message on.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> PLEASE HOLD OUT UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE 69p a LITRE RANGE
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> It's easy to make this happen. Just forward this email, and buy your
> > petrol at Shell, Asda,Tesco, Sainsburys, Morrisons Jet etc. i.e.
> > boycott BP and Esso
> >>


"Denon"  wrote in message 
news:ItPYj.48151$4B6.28002@newsfe14.ams2...
>
> "Steve H"  wrote in message 
> news:g0vj2v$mm0$1@aioe.org...
>> Denon wrote:
>>> "Mike the Brewer"  wrote in message 
>>> news:2wDYj.34592$iD4.17114@newsfe09.ams2...
>>>> 1) It is rumoured that filling stations are going to show porn films
>>>> on the screens of pumps so we can see others getting screwed
>>>> at same time as ourselves.
>>>>
>>>> 2) We are running out of oil because we never checked the levels
>>>>    due to geographical problems.................
>>>>                           All our oil is in the North Sea and all of 
>>>> our
>>>>                           dipsticks are in Westminster !
>>>
>>> Cheapest place I know of is Newark Road Lincoln  and there its £6.50 per 
>>> gallon for diesel
>>>
>>>
>> 5.53 at asda, 6.50 is 1.43 a l
>>
>> could well be, I used the little guide attached to the pump I may have 
>> mis-read it but even so when I bought this car in December 2006 it cost 
>> me £61.00 to fill it now it just cost me £75.00  and I use about 11/2 
>> tanks per week, soon be cheaper to stop work and claim benefits.
> One of the major problems that we have in the fuel debate is the fact that 
> the British will not complain and the government make too much personel 
> money from it so its very unlikely to change.
>

"Denon"  wrote in message 
news:ItPYj.48151$4B6.28002@newsfe14.ams2...
>
> "Steve H"  wrote in message 
> news:g0vj2v$mm0$1@aioe.org...
>> Denon wrote:
>>> "Mike the Brewer"  wrote in message 
>>> news:2wDYj.34592$iD4.17114@newsfe09.ams2...
>>>> 1) It is rumoured that filling stations are going to show porn films
>>>> on the screens of pumps so we can see others getting screwed
>>>> at same time as ourselves.
>>>>
>>>> 2) We are running out of oil because we never checked the levels
>>>>    due to geographical problems.................
>>>>                           All our oil is in the North Sea and all of 
>>>> our
>>>>                           dipsticks are in Westminster !
>>>
>>> Cheapest place I know of is Newark Road Lincoln  and there its £6.50 per 
>>> gallon for diesel
>>>
>>>
>> 5.53 at asda, 6.50 is 1.43 a l
>>
>> could well be, I used the little guide attached to the pump I may have 
>> mis-read it but even so when I bought this car in December 2006 it cost 
>> me £61.00 to fill it now it just cost me £75.00  and I use about 11/2 
>> tanks per week, soon be cheaper to stop work and claim benefits.
> One of the major problems that we have in the fuel debate is the fact that 
> the British will not complain and the government make too much personel 
> money from it so its very unlikely to change.

Yes just been there again to fill bike and I got the numbers wrong way round 
sorry it should have read £5.60 not £6.50
>
>

Denon wrote:

> 
> Yes just been there again to fill bike and I got the numbers wrong way round 
> sorry it should have read £5.60 not £6.50
>>
> 
> 
Don't worry about it, won't be long before thats correct;c(

Steve H

Wow the original post didn't cause much stir at all,  guess its true that 
the UK public have resigned themselves to just accepting any and everything 
that the government want to do, was a time when they might have at least 
moaned a little.