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[Cats4Hire]

probably Chronavirus or the rain

[Cats4Hire]

or the people in vans on Dallas road. Everything can be blamed on those three things

[kxl]

It’s because the plastic bag cartel is planning to increase bag production for the south island before the ban hits

[Mike K.]

The rack is falling now so if you can hold off on buying fuel, I’d wait a few days. It should be in the 1.439 range now, but of course we all know the trickle down is tedious.

[Nparker]

We're #1! 

Greater Victoria is home to the highest gas prices in the country, according to gas price monitoring site, gasbuddy.com. As of Tuesday morning the average gas price in the Capital Region was 142.7 cents per litre, compared to 139.5 in the Nanaimo region and 136.8 in Greater Vancouver. Northern Vancouver Island, the Sunshine Coast and northern B.C. all hold high national averages of 132...

https://www.vicnews....in-the-country/

 

[Mattjvd]

$0.779 at Costco in South Edmonton today. I don't remember the last time prices were like that on the island.

[Mike K.]

Unreal.

I other words, Edmontonians pay $62.32 to fill up an 80 litre tank. Victorians pay $109.52 if filling up at our Costco priced at $136.9, or $114.32 anywhere else.

[Mike K.]

Expect gas to hit close to $1.50 this week.

[Jackerbie]

Expect gas to hit close to $1.50 this week.

 

Interestingly, it's being reported in Vancouver that the price hike is due to supply issues in Washington, so less of their fuel is being exported to BC.

[Banksy]

Expect gas to hit close to $1.50 this week.

How do you know this will happen this week?

[Mike K.]

You look at the rack prices. Usually what happens there translates to price changes several days later at the pump. Rack went up 4 cents overnight so my guess is a 5 or 6 cent increase to consumers.

[Jason-L]

How do you know this will happen this week?

Also there's that yearly pattern of prices rising as the year gets closer to the summer months, then dropping not as much during the approach to the winter months.  So guessing the price of gas is going to jump is a fairly safe bet no matter what's going on.

[FogPub]

Yet again we're hostage to what happens in another country, with what was originally our oil.  Madness.

[tanker]

We're in a bermuda triangle of doom here. There's no chance of a new refinery in Washington or in BC. Our only saviour is the pipeline but even then I bet it'll be just shipping unrefined product. Ironically the people *****ing about gas prices hate oil development.

[Mike K.]

It’ll ship all sorts of oil product, including more refined product for southwest BC. This is no joke, folks. $2/litre is not far away, while
Washington is still paging about 75 to 80 cents.

[Mike K.]

So would you look at that. We were paying 1.429, now we're paying 1.359 while the rack remains at 90.30 cents.

It's hard not to think something was a little off when the rack was in the mid-80s and the price was 1.429. The rack rose, and the gas price fell. This coincided with a lot of media coverage bringing attention to Victoria being the most expensive gas market in the country. Coincidence?

[vortoozo]

Some stations went up to 145.9. Others went down to 135.9. It's pretty confusing.

[Jackerbie]

So would you look at that. We were paying 1.429, now we're paying 1.359 while the rack remains at 90.30 cents.

It's hard not to think something was a little off when the rack was in the mid-80s and the price was 1.429. The rack rose, and the gas price fell. This coincided with a lot of media coverage bringing attention to Victoria being the most expensive gas market in the country. Coincidence?

 

Welcome to the wacky world of gas prices on the mainland! Our fluctuation over the last 24 hours was 141.9 yesterday on my commute to work, 135.9 on my commute home, 133.8 when I was out in the evening, and 142.9 on my commute this morning. Gas Buddy says that same station was reported at 131.9 five minutes ago...

Edited by Jackerbie, 05 March 2020 - 09:02 AM.

[Cats4Hire]

So would you look at that. We were paying 1.429, now we're paying 1.359 while the rack remains at 90.30 cents.

It's hard not to think something was a little off when the rack was in the mid-80s and the price was 1.429. The rack rose, and the gas price fell. This coincided with a lot of media coverage bringing attention to Victoria being the most expensive gas market in the country. Coincidence?

The 3 Hillside/Shelbourne stations are $1.45. not sure if it went back up or if just these ones

[Mike K.]

Yes, it could have magically gone back up again at many stations. Yesterday I saw it was 1.329 at Costco, and it remains there, it looks like.