Getting Gas

Since i got my car just over a year ago, i've taken much more notice of the annoying games that the gas companies play, dropping and hiking prices as it suits them. Seriously, i doubt that the price of a barrel of oil changes between 10 PM on Monday night and 7:30 AM on Tuesday morning but i may be wrong. probably not though.

Last night on my way home from catching up with E & T over cheese, pate and the obligatory glass of red wine, I planned to stop for gas. Planned to. As I approached the station I saw cars virtually parked on top of each other, extending out into traffic in an apparent game of 'how many idiots does it take to cause a car crash". Gas was 85.6 cents per litre.

It all made "sense."

Three hours earlier it was at least 95 cents. That 10 cent savings obviously must have been well worth the 20-30 minute line up i'm guessing those fools waited in to fill up.

This morning on my way to work I stopped for gas and of course, gas was back up to 96 point something. $4.00 extra I paid to fill up my tank vs waiting in line like a moron.

Of course, perhaps I can only mock because of the fact that work covers my mileage so I pretty much drive for free all year;)