[GeoStL] Re: Summer Safety Alert!

They get corroded and they exchange them like at Blue Rhino...

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jim Greene 
  To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 2:38 PM
  Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Summer Safety Alert!


  Why would they return them to the store, there aren't deposits on them?


  On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 2:01 PM, Mike Griffin <griff@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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    This is just one of the reasons I refill, rather than exchange......



    Methamphetamine cooks are buying propane tanks from the exchanges at 
Wal-Mart, Kroger,and emptying them of the propane gas. Then they fill the 
propane tanks with anhydrous ammonia, which they now have a recipe to cook 
Methamphetamine.  After they are finished with the propane tanks, they return 
them to the store. The stores refill the tanks with propane gas, unknowing to 
them the improper substance that was inserted in the tanks and sell them to 
their consumers. Anhydrous ammonia is very corrosive and weakens the structure 
of the tank. It can be very dangerous when mixed with propane gas and hooked up 
to a grill, recreation vehicle, etc.
    You should inspect the propane tank for any blue or greenish residue around 
the valve areas. If there are evidences of these substances, do not purchase 
the propane tank and advise the vendor of your findings.
    The information was researched, and you should check out the following 
website for more details. They also have pictures for you to view.

    http://www.npga.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=529

    http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/p/propane-tanks.htm

    http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/methtank.asp



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