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Leaking Amerigas Propane Tank,--Amazing Service
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 aren't tall enough to reach the candles that need lighting. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message ... On Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:38:46 -0400, "Robert Green" wrote: 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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Leaking Amerigas Propane Tank,--Amazing Service
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 -- "If you voted for Obama in 2008 to prove you're not a racist you'll have to vote for someone else in 2012 to prove you're not stupid!" |
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Leaking Amerigas Propane Tank,--Amazing Service
"Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message
... On Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:38:46 -0400, "Robert Green" wrote: 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." -- Bobby G. |
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Leaking Amerigas Propane Tank,--Amazing Service
On 10/16/2011 11:38 PM, Robert Green wrote:
"Stormin wrote in message ... 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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Leaking Amerigas Propane Tank,--Amazing Service
Sigh. You are totally correct, but I missed it. Bravo, my
respect for your observation. You nailed it, and I totally didn't notice. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. ""__ Bøb __"" wrote in message ... 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 -- "If you voted for Obama in 2008 to prove you're not a racist you'll have to vote for someone else in 2012 to prove you're not stupid!" |
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