by J P Whickson

Created on: May 30, 2008

America is being held hostage by foreign nations and there are no ropes, no guns, and no containments of any type, just our own willingness to acquiesce to our imprisonment. We gave these muggers our pocketbooks without a fight and willingly signed over paychecks that would feed our family to purchase the new gold standard, a gallon of gasoline. How could this happen? We allowed it.

This nation that was born of rugged individualism and a can do spirit now sits back and shakes their head in woe at the high price of gasoline. Talk around the water cooler makes a body feel better but does nothing to take back our country and our economy. That is why today this lowly writer is calling for that same spirit to spark again in our country. We are fighters and proud of our heritage. Our country never sat back and "ALLOWED" others to tell us how to live, we chose our lifestyle. Today, we allow foreign nations to control our economy and our hard earned money and it is time for every American to rise up and scream "NO! I WILL NOT PAY THIS PRICE ANY LONGER." That is why I write today, that is why I am calling for every man, woman and child in this nation to declare the week of July 5th through July 12th our Independence Week. It is time to exert our independence from oil consumption and make a statement.

We Americans use almost 389 million gallons of gasoline per day. That's about 1.27 gallons each day for every person in our country. If each family works to save just three gallons of gasoline for each household member a message to the oil companies will be sent. One voice is not enough, we all must band together and spread the word about Independence week. I ask that anyone reading this either send this link to a friend or take the time to explain the concept to them. I ask that each of you call television and radio stations, write the newspaper, call a friend and put it on the bulletin board at work. We are a national family that is spread far and wide, diverse and often isolated. It is time to approach the neighbors, talk to coworkers, email friends and start a grass roots movement that makes an impact.

Wear a ribbon of red when you save one gallon, a white one when you save two and a blue one when three gallons are saved. If you save more add more ribbons. Be proud of your accomplishments.

Before You Begin

Some of the savings require that you know how many miles per gallon your car uses. Calculate this by filling up the tank and recording the odometer reading. The next time

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