On Mon, 24 Jul 2006 12:35:02 -0500, (m Ransley)
wrotF:

The oil is worth money, someone will take it no charge. Your problem is
the tank.

There are no local ordinances. The state (NY) has some very strict
ordinances and paperwork but they apply only to larger volumes. There
are no EPA funds available for such an undertaking, although NY EPA
told me there may be a tax deductibe write-off.

Youre right... it's a 275 gallon. It's about one-third full so I would
need 2 50-gallon drums to cart it away.

No fear of fire. You can throw a lit match into fuel oil and it will
go out (except in Clint Eastwood movies).

It has to be cut in pieces because I built a new floor over floor with
a smaller trap-door. Duh -- I should have realized that I would
eventually have to remove the tank.

I don't think anyone would be interested in 20-year old fuel oil, even
if it's free, so I would have to take it to a company that uses waste
oil to fire its furnaces. But that would entail getting the drums
(where do you get them anyway?), buying a pump, renting a truck with a
lift on the back, buying tie-down straps, etc etc. And probably
enlisting the help of one or two other guys.

Gee. $2000 is starting to sound reasobable.