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This cannot be characterized as a hoax, Chris
I read snopes all the time. This is just one person's idea for a 
solution and snopes disagrees with it. It is up to each individual to 
evaluate whether or not they believe a boycott could work. It is 
possible that Mobile and Exxon could lower their prices as a reaction to 
the boycott. I guess the only way we would know is if enough people go 
along with it.
The Von's strike in CA was somewhat successful in that the big three 
(Von's, Albertsons and Ralph's) failed to break the Union, which was 
their intent. HOWEVER, the employees will never fully recover their lost 
wages during those five months. Was the strike worth it to them? The 
ones I have asked said it was a matter of principle and they don't 
regret the initial strike by Von's employees.
Would a boycott change the prices of gas? Perhaps not, but perhaps we 
would feel a little better by doing something, since most of us cannot 
give up gasoline (although I wish there were less SUV's in the US--- 
EXCEPT by horse people who really need them and not by homemakers who 
toodle out to the grocery store and have a dickens of a time parking the 
@#$^#$^ things! :-)

Chris Paus wrote:

> People.. please check urban legends before passing this stuff on. This 
> boycott thing is untrue.. it's a hoax, an urban myth, etc...  
> http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/gasout.htm   chris
>
> Becky Rohwer <rj7647@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>     Gas prices in western Montana are running some where around $1.59
>     a gallon
>     right now. I just got an e-mail about a gas boycott too, and to me
>     it does
>     kind of make sense. Although the one I got says boycott Exxon and
>     Mobile.
>     I don't know how well it would work, but feel it is worth a try if
>     MANY
>     people would band together. I suppose some people would think it
>     was an
>     inconvience if they have to drive a little further to find a different
>     station, but even for a week or two it just might make an impact on a
>     company.
>
>     This is a big concern for me, and I would think a lot of riders in
>     Montana, as we don't have a lot of rides that are close to us.
>     Last year
>     the closest ride I traveled to was 200 miles one way. Montana is a
>     big a**
>     state and we don't have many rides here. Most of our riding is
>     done out of
>     state. When I traveled to the Labor Day Weekend ride last year in
>     Washington and came to a station with gas over $2.00 a gallon I
>     hyper-ventilated for a couple minutes before I filled my tank. But
>     since I
>     was already on the road I couldn't decide not to go because of gas
>     prices, I
>     had to just suck it up and pay.
>
>     So if a boycott of a couple major gas companies might make an
>     impact. I
>     will get on board. How about it. Exxon, Shell, and Mobile - No Way.
>
>     Becky Rohwer - Montana
>
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>     available. It makes us better horseman and women, it benefits our
>     horses
>     and could quite possibly be the key to preventing most crashes.
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