Larry Jaques wrote:
On Mon, 2 Jan 2006 17:57:10 +0000 (UTC), with neither quill nor qualm,
Cydrome Leader quickly quoth:

The catch is I live in Chicago, I don't see propane used for anything but
melting tar and heating contruction sites. My issue is the fixed fees for
natural gas connection exceed my actual gas usage by about a factor of 5.
It's scam I'm not interested in participating in any longer.

Damn, CL. You'll likely pay for a tank (or the rental on a tank) and a
monthly fee from the propane guys, too. My minimum use fee here is $5
(supposedly to pay for meter reading, etc.) and I pay it during the
summer months when my gas use is low. (furnace only)

Your point may be moot as your gas bill likely will be high enough to
avoid the minimum once you start using the stove. It's certainly more
expensive and much more of a hassle to convert and use propane.

I don't mind owning an exchangable tank. I own all my other gas bottles.
If I don't use them, they sit there. There's no recurring charges.