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I wonder when they will get around to 120 ounce gallons, of
gasoline at the pumps?

14 ounce "pound" of axle grease
13 ounce "pound" of pasta and spaghetti
1.5 quart "half gallon" of ice cream

and the list goes on. Fortunately, the Lord Jesus Christ
still offers the same salvation. Hasn't gone to a "dwell
with me in a Motel Six, with some bling" afterlife. Though,
Bishop Notserious from the one diocese said that the
reduction in altar boys has affected things. Some boys
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On Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:38:46 -0400, "Robert Green"
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Besides, it doesn't make sense. The tanks are deliberately
underfilled to
allow for expansion.


True, but the Blue Rhino tanks are under filled even more
from what
they once were. I forget the numbers and never use them,
but take a
look next time you go by one of their tank racks and you
will see the
difference. Just like the 1.5 quart half gallons of ice
cream and the
30 ounce quart jars of mayo, the gas companies are short
counting.


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I wonder when they will get around to 120 ounce gallons, of
gasoline at the pumps?



I think they already have ... they just call it ETHANOL

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On Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:38:46 -0400, "Robert Green"
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Besides, it doesn't make sense. The tanks are deliberately underfilled

to
allow for expansion.


True, but the Blue Rhino tanks are under filled even more from what
they once were. I forget the numbers and never use them, but take a
look next time you go by one of their tank racks and you will see the
difference. Just like the 1.5 quart half gallons of ice cream and the
30 ounce quart jars of mayo, the gas companies are short counting.


I don't doubt that. Almost all the groceries I buy have been shrunken
somehow. I really notice this when frozen dinners burn in the microwave
because the cooking times I use were determined on larger packages. Even
worse, they must be cutting back on ingredient quality. My dog will no
longer lick the gravy from the Marie Callender's turkey dinner and she's
been known to eat poop. (-;

Hershey's is even selling chocolate kisses pumped up with air like a sponge
and touting that as a benefit. I'm just taking exception at the alleged
clarity and mathematical correctness of SM's comment:

As I understand, they are limited to 80% fill, which means
15 pounds in a 16 pounder. Still, comes up short.


To quote the robot from LIS, "That does not compute, Will Robinson."

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On 10/16/2011 11:38 PM, Robert Green wrote:
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I'll write this really, really slow. Ready?

The other poster said that the propane company he mentioned
was short weighting the twenty pound "nominal" tanks by one
pound.


What other poster? I searched the thread and saw no mention of it.
Besides, it doesn't make sense. The tanks are deliberately underfilled to
allow for expansion. So we have some "other poster" that neither shows up
in Google nor my newsreader who made a comment that you didn't bother to
quote that makes your incorrect assertion somehow correct. Hmmm. Sorry
Chris, no sale. Find that alleged message and I'll gladly admit I'm in
error. Just pulling it OOYA doesn't count.


Well, I posted this on this old thread, back in January:


There's a class-action lawsuit against them over this issue. AmeriGas
recently settled a class-action lawsuit over a similar claim:

A federal judge approved a $10 million settlement against a company
accused of putting too little propane in its containers.

The settlement in the multidistrict litigation ended multiple cases
filed against AmeriGas Propane Inc., AmeriGas Propane LP and AmeriGas
Partners LP.

The plaintiffs alleged that the cylinders -- the type used for grills
-- contained 15 pounds instead of the 17 pounds of the gas AmeriGas
previously provided. The settlement covers consumers who bought or
exchanged the cylinders between June 15, 2005, and Nov. 30, 2009.

Those with proofs of purchase can recover $5 for each propane tank
they purchased or exchanged during the class period, up to $75. Those
without proofs of purchase can recover $5.

The settlement also subjects AmeriGas to a three-year injunction,
during which the company must take measures to prominently inform
consumers of the actual net weight of propane in its tanks and to
refrain from marketing those tanks as "full."

.... The objectors had urged the judge to consider that, under federal
and state laws and regulations, the cylinders should hold 20 pounds of
propane, not the 17 pounds agreed to in the settlement. The objectors'
argument would have vastly expanded the amount owed by AmeriGas.

Both AmeriGas and the other plaintiffs disputed the argument, saying
the objectors had conflated the maximum amount a cylinder could hold
with the amount with which it should safely be filled. Both parties
also said no law requires cylinders to be filled with 20 pounds of
propane.

Fenner overruled the objectors' arguments in his Oct. 4 order.

....The settlement did not affect a related series of lawsuit against
Ferrellgas, the supplier of Blue Rhino propane. Bryan Cave is
defending Ferrellgas.
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Sigh. You are totally correct, but I missed it. Bravo, my
respect for your observation. You nailed it, and I totally
didn't notice.

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I wonder when they will get around to 120 ounce gallons,
of
gasoline at the pumps?



I think they already have ... they just call it ETHANOL

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