Alright the normal trend in gas prices is that at midnight it’s the highest it will be in 24 hours. And throughout the day it starts to drop. And by about 23:59 it’s about the lowest it will be in a 24 hour period. And it’s been like this for many many moons, possibly years.
For some reason the “cooler weather” causes gas prices to drop. But between midnight and 8am it’s the same price, and by around 4pm it’s slightly lower, and by 8pm it’s lower, and by 11pm it’s about as low as it gets, and as soon as the lot clears of cars it’s up again.
And the difference between gas prices is more than a lot of people think. Last I remember, the average difference between the morning and night time gas price is about 10 cents per litre. There’s just under 4 litres in a gallon for those of us using those measurements. So yea. Thats a lot.
But since this past weekend I’ve noticed something different.
The gas price doesn’t go up, or down, at all. At 9am it’s the same price as at 9pm. And the only time I’ve seen it change, is to see the gas price go up.
And considering last week the gas price was bouncing between high 70 and high 80 cents per litre, the fact that it seems to be a fixed low 90 cents per litre starts to bug me.
Is there something I’m missing in the world? Since I don’t watch the news and all. Someone let me know?
Edit: I’ve been informed via commercials in between the TV shows that I tape, that the CN Rail Strike (that I knew about since it’s also delaying shipments for the company I work for) along with a fire that happened at a refinery is causing much of the high gas prices. They’ve also told the public to not panic. You all know by the time you read this, there will be a full-blown panic!