Shield gas prices

[Kennyd]

Re: Shield gas prices & Hazmat

Went to renue her license in Fl. and they wanted $100.00 extra and another test for hazmat. Guess they figure she would go roage and blow up the blood mobile. A dirty bus bomb using blood.

That's a Federal thing now. They require fingerprints also...

 

[jimbob]

Re: Shield gas prices & Hazmat

That's a Federal thing now. They require fingerprints also...

Of course I know it's a Federal Law. It's a "blood mobile", NOT a gas tanker or loaded with thousands of lbs of flammable materials.

 

[rustngreese]

These horrendous gas prices are reflective of nothing but the producers finding excuses to use to make a ton more money. Sure, some of this is due to ridiculous regulations and bureaucratic BS, but more of it has to do with gouging than anything else, as long as they can find an excuse to do it they will continue to raise prices. The oil and energy producers figured this out about 10 years ago and now everybody is climbing aboard the profit train. I live in CA which is not where you want to live if you are trying to get a deal on anything. These people will not back off until demand diminishes to a level at which they begin to see market place resistance. This is the world which we have to function in now, ethics are out the window.

 

[GK1918]

Wondering how many as myself has two little hatchlings. One puts tools away and covers stuff like
his mig and has a seven foot high stainless tool box and locks it (full of snap on stuff) I go to weld
a 50$ job the other day -0- argon, compliments of my other little boy. I clean and sweep all machinery
next days like I didnt do a thing. So if anyone owns one of these that refuses shop rules> I went to
air gas and bought those covers that go on tanks with pad a locks. I am not going to fill it period..
too bad its handy. I do just as well with my beauty, ac dc Miller gas job in my tool truck.

 

[Rbeckett]

Guess NOTHING'S cheap anymore. I've got a bunch of the odd stuff in small quantities (stainless, cast, low hyd) but for the junk I work on, 6013 is just fine. I guess it's time to burn up some of what I've got first! Geez, haven't chipped slag in years! Mike.

Mike,
I'm with you man, I have a bunch of 6011.6013 and lo-hy left from before. Ive had em all in the airtight tubes so I'm just gonna burn them up first. I'll have to relearn running a bead, but thats OK too. Maybe when the gas dealers see how much they are losing they will come down to a reasonable level. Hope so, anyway.
Bob

 

["Mike"]

I actually emailed Thoroughbred about whether they would fill MY tank if it's mine. I told them that I PURCHASED it and have the paper to prove it. They were nice and replied imediately and told me that yes, they would fill it and even hunted up the closest dealers and sent them to me(which I knew) so they couldn't be nicer. I DID however save the text of the email and plan on printing it out and taking it WITH me when I get around to filling it again. It has the VP's name and everything on it!

 

[jumps4]

I purchased my tanks at tractor supply and went to airgas to have them filled because I was picking up a few other things
I think i screwed myself here
they exchanged my tanks they didnt refill mine
I dont own tanks anymore do I ?
steve

 

[Splat]

We've got a little 40cu pony bottle for tri-mix and my brother was having a hellacious time finding anyone that'd do it. It seems down in south NJ it was a lot easier to get an exchange or refill which is surprising since northern NJ is where the industries are. I would think it'd be easier up here. Anyway, finally found a Praxair that would exchange it but we moved up to a 55cu since that'll be easier to get next time. I don't know what he paid but I know he was surprised at the cost increase. I guess they're figuring like the gas & oil companies now. They know we need it so...

 

[xalky]

I purchased my tanks at tractor supply and went to airgas to have them filled because I was picking up a few other things
I think i screwed myself here
they exchanged my tanks they didnt refill mine
I dont own tanks anymore do I ?
steve

You still own the tanks, but you might have a problem having them filled anywhere but an Airgas. I own all my tanks. I've been going to TechAir to get exchanges lately, but they wont exchange a 60 or smaller with someone else s branding on it. I have a 60 75/25 from airgas that I have to refill at airgas. The guy at techair said if it was an 80 or larger he could exchange it regardless of branding which i thought was kinda weird. I didn't understand the logic.

Marcel

 

[xalky]

Here's another thing. When you get your bottles bring a squirt bottle with a soapy water solution to check it for leaks. I've gotten a few bottles that were leaking where the valve screws to the bottle. The first emptied out almost completely in a week, I had only used it for about 1 hr total. I brought it back and told him what happened and he looked at me like i was BSing him. So i whippped out my spray bottle and showed him...then he believed me. So he brings out another and it was leaking too. The third one was a charm. At these gas prices make sure you get a good bottle. The production guys wont notice a small leak because they exchange weekly but for us hobby guys, the bottle might stay parked there, unused, for months.....plenty of time for a bottle to empty out and barely being used.