This just in - Canada does not matter · Sunday June 3, 2007 by colin newell
The Washington Post is on the eve of closing its Toronto bureau.
Which leaves no American newspapers with real staff in Canada.
I guess it is good to stay below Uncle Sam’s radar.
I mean, look what happened to Iraq?
Olympic Rant #10 - Live from Whistler · Tuesday May 29, 2007 by colin newell
That is right folks. In order to serve you better, I have come up to ground zero for the 2010 Olympics… Whistler B.C. Canada
The drive up here through all the construction was absolutely mind boggling – on a scale that is almost unimaginable.
Billions and billions spent on the 2-week party for uber-jocks, royalty and the corporate elite.
And all on your coin my Canadian friends.
Ok. Those words again…
Friend, Sea to Sky, host country and driven by nature…
Phrases I am forbidden to use…
upon pain of persecution.
Cheers – day one Whistler rant series.
Friday gas rant blogging price drop · Friday May 18, 2007 by colin newell
Gas prices in Victoria B.C. Canada
The Jubilee Esso full-serve at 1669 Fort Street in Victoria dropped its price from 129.9 to 125.9 overnight…
obviously in response to the unending pressure that this blog and others were placing on their business.
Yea. Right.
Still, it is a condescending and pathetic tip of the gas cap to consumers… I mean, they are ripping us off to the tune of about 30 cents a litre.
What can you do? How about this:
-Buy nothing from the gas station other than gas. No slushies. No potato chips. No windshield washer fluid. No candy bars. Nothing.
-Buy no more than 20 dollars worth of gas and pay in pennies and small change.
-Buy $20 of gas and park next to the air filling station… and spend a 1/2 hour filling your tires… or cleaning your car.
-Walk to your nearest gas station and place a picket on the sidewalk. Seriously. Gather your friends together. Peaceful protest is a powerful thing.
Google photo above. That was too easy
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Gas prices in Victoria - 5 · Thursday May 17, 2007 by colin newell
In a remarkable turn of events, I have just been mailed a list of future gas prices in the Victoria area.
This is truely incredible. It appears to have come from an industry insider… an obviously confidential document… describing sceduled price increases for the Victoria area right down to the decimal point…
Wow. Check this out readers:
May 25, 2007 – 131.5 / litre regular
May 31, 2007 – 134.9 / litre regular
June 7, 2007 – 136.9 / litre regular
June 21, 2007 – 142.5 / litre regular
Geepers. I could go on… but it would not be in my best interest to reveal more… this document uncovers what the gas prices in Victoria will be through the summer right into September.
I would be putting my life in danger by telling you what the gas price will be in the first week of September.
On a more serious note… CAA insiders claim that these all too obvious pre-long-weekend gas price increases are more than a little suspicious.
Cathy Hay, senior gasoline market analyst at MJ Ervin and Associates in Calgary, said most gasoline markets are pretty close to peak prices and the notion that gas prices jump prior to a long weekend is an urban myth.
An urban myth huh? Right..
Right…
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