On 29 Sep 2005 09:02:53 -0700, wrote:

My local gas supplier almost refused to sell me a new cyclinder, saying
I could buy one from the local tip for a fiver.

Only £2 from my local tip. Many of them are still half-full too, if you
hunt. We run the kiln and smithing forge entirely on dump-bought
propane, then turn the empties into woodstoves.