Tips:
- Collect PC Optimum points when you fuel your car.
- This gas station has a Circle K with a built-in Tim Hortons.
I commute to work between Mississauga and Markham. This distance is roughly 50 km. It's a good thing that I like to drive. The problem can be how horrific the congestion is to get to and from destinations.
One positive is that when I need to fuel my car, I get a cross-section of gas prices as I cut through the greater Toronto area. Naturally, some areas have prices that are cheaper than others.
A weird phenomenon is that as the day progresses, gas prices fall until midnight. When it's a new day, prices go up.
I had dinner in Vaughan, which tends to have the best gas prices. Gas was going for 120.9 cents a litre, which was a lot better than when I commuted to work earlier in the day at 130.9 cents a litre.
I was heading home. As I left Vaughan, gas prices started to creep up. 122.4. 124.3. 129.5. Ugh!
I was in the left lane heading eastbound on Highway 7. I was stopped at a light and noticed this Esso station. Gas was at 120.9.
It was time to fuel my car. I looked and it was safe to pull into the left turn lane and turn onto Thornhill Woods Drive. I then made a right turn into this gas station.
I'd say that half the pumps had customers fuelling their vehicles. I parked next to an available gas pump and got out of the car.
The forecast called for wind gusts. I felt them as approached the gas pump. I had a hoodie on. Thank goodness for the hood part that kept me warm!
I entered my phone number associated with my PC Optimum card on the screen. You get a point for each dollar that you spend on gas. I then tapped my credit card to pay for the gas in advance. I then selected the gas that I wanted and had the pump do its thing. It was nice to have hands-free fuelling on such a windy evening.
This gas station was clean and bright. I had some garbage to dispose of and found the garbage receptacle.
This Esso has a Circle K convenience store with a Tim Hortons store inside. The former was nice. I went to check it out and bought a couple of drinks. I saw the donuts at Timmy's, but I didn't get anything.
It was fairly dark by the time that I had completed fuelling my car. In front of me looked like an air pump that had a garbage bag over it. Behind it was a vacuum that looked like it was functional.
I liked fuelling my car here for the first time. When I'm in the area and need gas for my car at a decent price, this gas station is a good one.
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