On Sun, 24 May 2009 10:19:37 -0400, Karla wrote:

wrote:
On Sat, 23 May 2009 19:39:29 -0400, wrote:

On Sat, 23 May 2009 10:52:40 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:

I might take my propane tanks to the local fill place, where
they provide an honest fill.

Try to find one that charges you by the unit instead of a flat rate.
No reason they can't top up a 20 lb tank that has 5 lb in it and
charge you for 15 lb.

THAT is a ripoff.

No, it isn't. The filling of individual propane tanks at retail also
involves labor, which is about the same regardless of how much gas you
put in the tank.

As has been mentioned elsewhere in the thread, the labor of full serve
gasoline is about the same regardless of how much gas is put into the
tank. Yet somehow, gasoline stations don't get away with charging a
fixed full price for a partial fill.



Entirely different situation that has absolutely no bearing. ZILCH.




People who might worry about this, have two tanks so they never need
to get one filled that still has 5 pounds of gas in it.


Storing an extra full cylinder isn't always practical. The tanks can't
be stored (safely) indoors and some places do not allow an extra tank to
be stored outdoors or near a building. Storing an extra near a grill is
a really bad idea as well.

Now you are just being silly.