As many of you may of heard,there is an internet gas out for the 15th of MAY..READ BELOW..
NO GAS...On May 15th 2007
Body: Don't pump gas on may 15th
Body: ...in April 1997, there was a "gas out" conducted nationwide in protest of gas prices. Gasoline prices dropped 30 cents a gallon overnight.

On May 15th 2007, all internet users are to not go to a gas station in protest of high gas prices. Gas is now over $3.00 a gallon in most places.

There are 73,000,000+ American members currently on the internet network, and the average car takes about 30 to 50 dollars to fill up.

If all users did not go to the pump on the 15th, it would take
$2,292,000,000.00 (that's almost 3 BILLION) out of the oil companys pockets for just one day, so please do not go to the gas station on May 15th and lets try to put a dent in the Middle Eastern oil industry for at least one day.

If you agree (which I cant see why you wouldnt) resend this to all your contact list. With it saying, ''Don't pump gas on May 15th"
Subject: NO GAS...On May 15th 2007
In the e-mail I received from a certain "colonel" he commented below.
From: Colonel

OK, EVERYONE LET'S BAN TOGETHER AND DO THIS.......LET'S STICK TOGETHER AND GET GAS PRICES DOWN.........SEND TO EVERYONE ONE YOU KNOW........LET'S MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR FAVOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DO THIS FOR ALL OF US
On the colonels e-mail the response followed...
Think about this logically (you're graduating from high school, you should see the flaw in this ), if internet users were to actually take almost $3 billion dollars from the oil industry they would have to do more than not fill up on a particular day. What they would actually have to is stop using their car, and ride their bike (for example), for enough trips as it would normally take to be worth $30 to $50 in gas.

Because this e-mail does not call for people to use alternative transportation, what will end up happening is that people will either fill up the day before or the day after (assuming, of course, they would have needed to fill up that Monday anyway). This has to be the case because it doesn't ask for people to stop driving, therefore they will continue to use the same amount of gas as before.

In conclusion, this will NOT work and is a poorly thought out scheme.

Cheers,
Dustin

P.S. the facts in your e-mail are also poorly researched. There wasn't a "gas out" in April 1997, nor any "gas out" that affected gas prices. Please see: http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/nogas.asp

Education and logic not withstanding, the gas you may or may not buy the 15th has already been purchased by each and every station. Therefore the oil companies are not being hurt only the station owners. The gas out would only affect the oil companies if all vehicle owners went at least 15 - 30 days without buying any.
*Source: KSTP TV affiliate of ABC news