OK, I took a dead empty tank to the Ft Myers Campground today for a fill. They are the ones who crack the bleeder and fill until the liquid squirts out (those yankee campers won't trust anything else). Cost $18 empty weight 16-17 pounds full weight 35 net 18-19 pounds (within the accuracy of my scale)
Good for you! That's the way to do it.
Your scale may be off a little. With an accurate scale the tank should be 18 lb empty, and 35-38 lb "full" with 17 - 20 pounds of propane. The actual amount of propane is always somewhat less than 20.
I am confused. How can this be? So many others here have stated that fills range from 9-15#, and that exchanges vary from that. Everybody can't be right. I'll bet that company is using you after seeing your posts, and is trying to deceive the public into thinking that there are rational reasonable retailers out there. It's a conspiracy, I tell ya.
Steve ;-)
aka "Snow Birds" and they drive slow
And Damned Yankees are Yankees that came to visit and stayed. Like Me.
Sorry, there is no cure! Same problems with Scalawags and Carpetbaggers.
An unlocked beer fridge on the deck does wonders.
A Yankee is like a hemorrhoid. If it comes down and then goes back up it is ok If it comes down and stays down then it is a problem.
Charlie ( a displaced Yankee--- now a semi-native)
Since I've lived in NW Florida 30 years, does that make me a semi-native?
No, I think it makes you a semi-roid.
Sorry - couldn't resist.
No, I think it makes you a semi-roid.
Sorry - couldn't resist.
LOL I assume that's better than a full-roid.
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Good story Bub. In my time here ( which in the rural panhandle isn't ANYthing like the image people conjure when hearing the word Florida) I've met some of the nicest people you could imagine. Never a problem in that regard, but the stereotypical "Redneck" lives on. (Hey y'all, watch this) I say "Redneck" with much respect; they're good folks too. I don't know where you live, but have any of your neighbors ever mowed your lawn without being asked, or repaired storm damage while you were away on vacation? I've lived in five states, including LA and the NY metro area, and wouldn't ever think of leaving here.
How long has this travesty been foisted upon the unsuspecting consumer? I have a 20lb propane tank. It should have 20lbs of propane in it!
Yep. I live in Texas - which probably has more in common with Florida than, say, Macedonia. Still, Florida IS different.
Florida is the only state with its own tag on fark.com.
If, for some reason, I HAD to leave here, there are only two alternates: The Texas Hill Country, probably near Fredericksburg, and the Mogollon Rim area of Arizona, near Flagstaff. Unlike TX and FL, Arizona does have a state income tax, but it doesn't kick in until you've earned $150k, which I'll never approach, being retired. I've visited both areas at least 7 or 8 times. I can make Fredericksburg in a non-stop 18 hours, and will do so in July. I'll be sitting in the Luckenbach general store drinking Pearl beer and listening to Waylon, Willie and Jeff.
where did you hear that funfact?
The income tax kicks in well below that. Anybody doing better than the poverty level is going to be paying some state income tax.
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In news:lJUTl.3912$ snipped-for-privacy@bignews3.bellsouth.net,
1D10T spewed forth:here's aplace ya might enjoy around bastrop
I'll look into it. I can't imagine NOT liking anything in Hill Country.
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