You know that feeling when you pull up to the gas station, glance at the price board, and just kind of shake your head? Yeah… that’s becoming a regular routine lately.
We had that brief, beautiful moment where fuel prices dipped just enough to give us hope. It felt like maybe—just maybe—we were catching a break. And then, almost overnight… bam. Right back up again. Like a bad joke with a punchline that keeps getting more expensive.
Seeing prices around 163.9 in Yorkton is one thing. But pushing close to 187.9 in Regina? That’s the kind of number that makes you pause mid-pump and wonder if you really needed to leave the house in the first place.
It’s not just the numbers either—it’s what they represent. Groceries are up. Utilities are up. Everything seems to be climbing, and fuel just pours gasoline on that fire (no pun intended… okay, maybe a little). It hits commuters, families, small businesses—pretty much everyone trying to make a living and maybe enjoy a little life along the way.
And that brings us to summer.
Usually, this time of year is when the daydreams kick in. Road trips. Packing up the car. Hitting the highway with the windows down and nowhere urgent to be. But with prices like these? That dream starts to feel more like a luxury than a tradition.
So now the conversation shifts. Maybe instead of mapping out miles, we start mapping out moments closer to home. A staycation doesn’t sound so bad when you think about it—less time at the pump, more time actually relaxing. Backyard barbecues, local lakes, hidden gems in your own community that you might’ve driven past a hundred times without noticing.
Still… it would be nice not to have to make that trade-off.
Will fuel prices ever truly go down and stay down? That’s the million-dollar question—ironically, it’s starting to feel like that’s what it costs to fill up. There are so many moving parts behind the scenes—global markets, supply chains, politics—that it’s hard to predict anything with confidence.
But one thing is certain: people are feeling it. And they’re adjusting.
For now, maybe it’s about making the best of what we’ve got. Finding ways to stretch the tank a little further, and maybe rediscovering that you don’t always have to go far to enjoy summer.
Still though… it sure would be nice to see those numbers head the other direction for once.
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