Petrol prices go up—Petrol prices go down

The price of petrol at 9am at my local today was 140.9; by 3.30pm the price had risen to 150.9.

The cheapest petrol I saw this week was at the Aspley Shell. It was as low as 128.9, but that was only for those holding a 4c per litre discount shopper docket.

Needless to say, the rate of customers through the Aspley servo did actually burst the station’s seams, which caused a spillage of waiting cars, ten deep, on to the busy Gympie Road .

By the following day the servo’s tanks were dry. Forced to close, the station had to lie in wait for the tankers to arrive with the much needed refill that would later sell for 155.9.

The fluctuations of petrol prices in Brisbane are definitely regular and dramatic.

Morning coffee in the sun

The rain has cleared, which means it’s time for morning coffee in the sun. As much as I love the rain, I also enjoy taking time out to relax outdoors with my morning coffee.

In Queensland, we can only do this for a couple of months in the year. The summer’s blazing heat is very restrictive because of the high temperatures and the strength of the UV rays.

These guys, below, worked hard this morning while I took a break to sip on my brown brew in the brilliant sunshine.