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The PUB is changing your gas price daily. Here's why.

Deirdre Molloy-Waddleton — St. John's Morning Wire correspondent
Deirdre Molloy-Waddleton St. John's · St. John's Morning Wire

Your gas price is changing *every day* now

Whaddya at, b'y — this is St. John's, oldest city in North America, and we're still here. Let's go.

I'll tell ya one thing, b'y, if there's one thing that gets a Newfoundlander talkin' faster than a scoff of fresh toutons, it's da price of gas. And now, da Public Utilities Board – da PUB, as we call 'em – is gonna be changin' da price *every single day*. Used to be just Fridays, a bit of a tradition, like da screech-in down on George Street. You'd fill up Thursday, prayin' it didn't jump too much on Friday. Now? You'll be checkin' it wit your morning coffee, b'y, before you even think about goin' for a spin out to Cape Spear.

### What This Means for Us

This ain't just some technical tweak, my ducks. Dis is gonna change how we all plan our days, especially for folks livin' outside da Overpass, or even just tryin' to get from da Battery up to da MUN campus. It's a real shift for us here in St. John's, where drivin' is just part of life, whether you're headin' to Quidi Vidi for a pint or just gettin' da groceries down on Water Street.

* **Daily Check-ins:** You'll be lookin' at da news every morning to see what da price is. No more settin' your watch for Friday. * **Budgeting Blues:** For families already stretchin' every dollar, especially wit da cost of everything goin' up, dis adds another layer of uncertainty to da weekly budget. Imagine tryin' to figure out your commute when da price at da pump is a moving target every single day. * **Impact on Businesses:** Delivery drivers, fishers headin' out from da Narrows, even da fellas drivin' da tour buses up Signal Hill – everyone's gonna feel dis. Volatility is no good for planning.

Dis is all 'cause of da wild swings in da oil market, dey say. And I get it, b'y, things are unpredictable out dere. But for us here on da rock, where we already feel da pinch more than most, dis just adds to da stress. We’re used to da weather changin’ four times before lunch, but da gas price? Dat’s a new one. It’s somethin’ we’re all gonna have to get used to, whether we like it or not.

Deirdre Molloy-Waddleton, MiTL Sports Desk, St. John's.

Da crew on da Morning Wire are gonna be talkin' about dis all week, you should tune in live at mornings.live.

Deirdre Molloy-Waddleton

Deirdre Molloy-Waddleton is the St. John's correspondent for the MiTL Conversation Desk, covering the St. John's Morning Wire.

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