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Thursday, June 19, 2008

Propane Tank Caution

A message from the Law Enforcement Network:

For those of you who like to grill it up during the summer, here's a safety announcement you should be aware of. Please put this information out to ALL. Even if you do not use and exchange a propane tank, send this out for those that do. This is something you definitely need to be aware of, especially in light of the recent news of "Meth-labs" in our area: "There was a meth training/workshop yesterday and there was a lot of great new information presented.

Meth cooks are getting the propane tanks from the exchanges at Wal-Mart, Kroger, etc. and emptying them of the propane. Then, they are filling them with anhydrous ammonia (which they now have a recipe for by the way). After they are finished with them, they return them to the store. They are then refilled with propane and sent back for you and me to buy.

Anhydrous ammonia is very corrosive and weakens the structure of the tank. It can be very dangerous when mixed with propane and hooked up to our grills, etc. According to our presenter, you should inspect the propane tank for any blue or greenish residue around the valve areas. If it ispresent, refuse to purchase that one."

Here's the NPGA Site for your review also. They have pictures. http://www.npga.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=529

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

The New Increase with the HOA dues for each Home which now is $47.00 Per Month. I like to know what service we expect from this increase. anything from the past it will be a question to have an HOA or see Moneys spent to Oasis. What is your feed back from this increase.

Castlegate Blockwatch said...

I think the increase in the HOA dues suck, quite frankly. That's my official comment.

Another blockwatch member and myself have tried to contact someone at Oasis for an explanation and they have not returned calls or emails about it. I asked a member of the HOA board, and was referred to Oasis. So, we're all going around in circles and no one seems to be able to answer the question.

If I had to guess, I would suppose that our dues went up as a result of the mass number of foreclosures in Castlegate. So, we're expected to pick up the slack for the homes that are sitting there empty (and not contributing by paying dues), which again, I think just plain sucks!