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says...

On 2/20/13 9:35 PM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote:
On 2/20/2013 8:12 PM, Eisboch wrote:


"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
m...

If you have propane delivered to your house to fill a large residential
tank, what are you paying per gallon in your part of the country?

We're paying $2.79 a gallon, which is about average for delivered
propane in this market.

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Don't know if it's considered "large" but we have a 100 gallon tank
that fuels a heater in the garage.
Just had 46.5 gallons delivered and the bill was about $175 which works
out to about $3.68 per gallon (after the small delivery fee).

So, I'd say you are getting a great price.




Well of course he is Dick! Harry gets' everything at a better price than
you, gets' better gas too. Special gas, usually reserved for Presidents
and Sheiks...


There's no national retail price for propane, **** for brains, just as
there is no national retail price for gasoline. I'm sure there are
markets where the price is lower than it is here. One dealer locally is
charging a few cents less than we pay, several are at the $4.00 level,
depending on when they bought what they are selling now.

Here's our delivery ticket, showing the deliver price sans taxes.

http://tinyurl.com/aaae9dp

Oh, you know, Scotty is just insane and stupid all at the same time!

In article ,
says...

On Wednesday, February 20, 2013 8:12:48 PM UTC-5, Eisboch wrote:
"F.O.A.D." wrote in message

m...



If you have propane delivered to your house to fill a large

residential

tank, what are you paying per gallon in your part of the country?



We're paying $2.79 a gallon, which is about average for delivered

propane in this market.



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Don't know if it's considered "large" but we have a 100 gallon tank

that fuels a heater in the garage.

Just had 46.5 gallons delivered and the bill was about $175 which

works out to about $3.68 per gallon (after the small delivery fee).



So, I'd say you are getting a great price.

Just had our tank filled, and the price per gallon was $2.24 from a local supplier. There is another large, regional supplier in this area (Suburban Propane) who charges upwards of $4 a gallon. If you call and complain after they fill you, they'll drop the price to around $3. I don't use them anymore.

Uh, oh, Scotty says that Harry's price, which is greater than yours, is
special (alluding to Harry lying about it) so that means that you must
be as well!

On 2/21/13 11:01 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...

On 2/20/13 9:35 PM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote:
On 2/20/2013 8:12 PM, Eisboch wrote:


"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
m...

If you have propane delivered to your house to fill a large residential
tank, what are you paying per gallon in your part of the country?

We're paying $2.79 a gallon, which is about average for delivered
propane in this market.

------------------------------------------

Don't know if it's considered "large" but we have a 100 gallon tank
that fuels a heater in the garage.
Just had 46.5 gallons delivered and the bill was about $175 which works
out to about $3.68 per gallon (after the small delivery fee).

So, I'd say you are getting a great price.




Well of course he is Dick! Harry gets' everything at a better price than
you, gets' better gas too. Special gas, usually reserved for Presidents
and Sheiks...


There's no national retail price for propane, **** for brains, just as
there is no national retail price for gasoline. I'm sure there are
markets where the price is lower than it is here. One dealer locally is
charging a few cents less than we pay, several are at the $4.00 level,
depending on when they bought what they are selling now.

Here's our delivery ticket, showing the deliver price sans taxes.

http://tinyurl.com/aaae9dp

Oh, you know, Scotty is just insane and stupid all at the same time!


That $2.54 price at the bottom of the short list in the URL was a
"special price" all new customers get when they switch from their old
propane provider to the company we're now using...25 cents off per
gallon on the first tank full-up. Our new provider is locally owned and
seems a hell of a lot more customer-service oriented than the provider
we had for more than nine years. That company was owned by an out of
state corporation.


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On 2/21/13 11:02 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...

On Wednesday, February 20, 2013 8:12:48 PM UTC-5, Eisboch wrote:
"F.O.A.D." wrote in message

m...



If you have propane delivered to your house to fill a large

residential

tank, what are you paying per gallon in your part of the country?



We're paying $2.79 a gallon, which is about average for delivered

propane in this market.



------------------------------------------



Don't know if it's considered "large" but we have a 100 gallon tank

that fuels a heater in the garage.

Just had 46.5 gallons delivered and the bill was about $175 which

works out to about $3.68 per gallon (after the small delivery fee).



So, I'd say you are getting a great price.

Just had our tank filled, and the price per gallon was $2.24 from a local supplier. There is another large, regional supplier in this area (Suburban Propane) who charges upwards of $4 a gallon. If you call and complain after they fill you, they'll drop the price to around $3. I don't use them anymore.

Uh, oh, Scotty says that Harry's price, which is greater than yours, is
special (alluding to Harry lying about it) so that means that you must
be as well!



Snotty's knowledge of the actual, real world is distorted because of his
psychosis. Propane prices vary tremendously around the country. $2.24,
though, is the best I've seen from any locale.

--
I'm a *Liberal* because I knew the militant christian fundamentalist
racist militaristic xenophobic corporate oligarchy wasn't going to work
for me.

On Feb 21, 11:10*am, "F.O.A.D." wrote:
On 2/21/13 11:01 AM, iBoaterer wrote:





In article ,
says...

On 2/20/13 9:35 PM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote:
On 2/20/2013 8:12 PM, Eisboch wrote:

"F.O.A.D." *wrote in message
news:CPmdnVbkxLBD9bjMnZ2dnUVZ_vGdnZ2d@earthlin k.com...

If you have propane delivered to your house to fill a large residential
tank, what are you paying per gallon in your part of the country?

We're paying $2.79 a gallon, which is about average for delivered
propane in this market.

------------------------------------------

Don't know if it's considered "large" *but we have a 100 gallon tank
that fuels a heater in the garage.
Just had 46.5 gallons delivered and the bill was about $175 which works
out to about $3.68 per gallon (after the small delivery fee).

So, I'd say you are getting a great price.

Well of course he is Dick! Harry gets' everything at a better price than
you, gets' better gas too. Special gas, usually reserved for Presidents
and Sheiks...

There's no national retail price for propane, **** for brains, just as
there is no national retail price for gasoline. I'm sure there are
markets where the price is lower than it is here. One dealer locally is
charging a few cents less than we pay, several are at the $4.00 level,
depending on when they bought what they are selling now.

Here's our delivery ticket, showing the deliver price sans taxes.

http://tinyurl.com/aaae9dp

Oh, you know, Scotty is just insane and stupid all at the same time!

That $2.54 price at the bottom of the short list in the URL was a
"special price" all new customers get when they switch from their old
propane provider to the company we're now using...25 cents off per
gallon on the first tank full-up. Our new provider is locally owned and
seems a hell of a lot more customer-service oriented than the provider
we had for more than nine years. That company was owned by an out of
state corporation.

--
I'm a *Liberal* because I knew the militant christian fundamentalist
racist militaristic xenophobic corporate oligarchy wasn't going to work
for me.

Ya, you switched suppliers. Did you stiff the " old " supplier like
you have others ?????

"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
m...


That $2.54 price at the bottom of the short list in the URL was a
"special price" all new customers get when they switch from their old
propane provider to the company we're now using...25 cents off per
gallon on the first tank full-up. Our new provider is locally owned
and
seems a hell of a lot more customer-service oriented than the provider
we had for more than nine years. That company was owned by an out of
state corporation.

-------------------------------------

That's the only problem with propane. You really can't shop for
competitive pricing ... at least not in my state .... because only the
supplier who installed the tanks can fill them. If you want to
change suppliers, you have to get new tanks. Not a huge deal but the
supplier also typically requires a contract that you will buy only
from them for some number of years.

We don't really use enough propane to be overly concerned with the ups
and downs of the price. We heat with oil. That's a different story.
We have one "regular" 275 gallon oil tank and two additional 330
gallon tanks that our oil company installed in our basement when we
first bought this house. When they come to fill them up Mrs.E gets
a little nervous. I've tried to explain to her that we are going to
use it anyway, so don't worry about it.

It's a big house but the heating cost is surprisingly not all that
bad. It's all 2x6 construction on the outside walls and is very
well insulated. We also have something like 9 individual heating
zones, so the areas of the house that aren't used can be kept at lower
temps.

In article ,
says...

"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
m...


That $2.54 price at the bottom of the short list in the URL was a
"special price" all new customers get when they switch from their old
propane provider to the company we're now using...25 cents off per
gallon on the first tank full-up. Our new provider is locally owned
and
seems a hell of a lot more customer-service oriented than the provider
we had for more than nine years. That company was owned by an out of
state corporation.

-------------------------------------

That's the only problem with propane. You really can't shop for
competitive pricing ... at least not in my state .... because only the
supplier who installed the tanks can fill them. If you want to
change suppliers, you have to get new tanks. Not a huge deal but the
supplier also typically requires a contract that you will buy only
from them for some number of years.

We don't really use enough propane to be overly concerned with the ups
and downs of the price. We heat with oil. That's a different story.
We have one "regular" 275 gallon oil tank and two additional 330
gallon tanks that our oil company installed in our basement when we
first bought this house. When they come to fill them up Mrs.E gets
a little nervous. I've tried to explain to her that we are going to
use it anyway, so don't worry about it.

It's a big house but the heating cost is surprisingly not all that
bad. It's all 2x6 construction on the outside walls and is very
well insulated. We also have something like 9 individual heating
zones, so the areas of the house that aren't used can be kept at lower
temps.

Here we have natural gas, and it's an open market so you can shop. I
lock in a rate for a year, you get a better price that way. I shop for
the best rate, then call whomever I'm with and say company X is giving
gas to me for Y amount per therm, and they'll usually at least match it
or beat it, if not, I switch.

On 2/21/13 3:36 PM, Eisboch wrote:


"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
m...


That $2.54 price at the bottom of the short list in the URL was a
"special price" all new customers get when they switch from their old
propane provider to the company we're now using...25 cents off per
gallon on the first tank full-up. Our new provider is locally owned and
seems a hell of a lot more customer-service oriented than the provider
we had for more than nine years. That company was owned by an out of
state corporation.

-------------------------------------

That's the only problem with propane. You really can't shop for
competitive pricing ... at least not in my state .... because only the
supplier who installed the tanks can fill them. If you want to change
suppliers, you have to get new tanks. Not a huge deal but the supplier
also typically requires a contract that you will buy only from them for
some number of years.


If you own your own tank here, you can shop for propane, but the
supplier we are now using gave us a good deal on the plumbing necessary
for our back up generator, plus a discount on the first fill, and its
prices are competitive. If I wanted, I could change suppliers, but I
have no reason to do so.



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racist militaristic xenophobic corporate oligarchy wasn't going to work
for me.

On Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:12:48 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:



"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
om...

If you have propane delivered to your house to fill a large
residential
tank, what are you paying per gallon in your part of the country?

We're paying $2.79 a gallon, which is about average for delivered
propane in this market.

------------------------------------------

Don't know if it's considered "large" but we have a 100 gallon tank
that fuels a heater in the garage.
Just had 46.5 gallons delivered and the bill was about $175 which
works out to about $3.68 per gallon (after the small delivery fee).

So, I'd say you are getting a great price.



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According to this US government site, wholesale prices are around
$1/gallon + tax:

http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_pri_...wr_dpgal_w.htm

Residential costs average 2x wholesale.

On 2/21/13 7:37 PM, Wayne B wrote:
On Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:12:48 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:



"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
m...

If you have propane delivered to your house to fill a large
residential
tank, what are you paying per gallon in your part of the country?

We're paying $2.79 a gallon, which is about average for delivered
propane in this market.

------------------------------------------

Don't know if it's considered "large" but we have a 100 gallon tank
that fuels a heater in the garage.
Just had 46.5 gallons delivered and the bill was about $175 which
works out to about $3.68 per gallon (after the small delivery fee).

So, I'd say you are getting a great price.



=========

According to this US government site, wholesale prices are around
$1/gallon + tax:

http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_pri_...wr_dpgal_w.htm

Residential costs average 2x wholesale.




The *retail* price tracking might be more meaningful:

http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_pri_...RS_dpgal_w.htm

Propane is less expensive in the mid-west. Atlantic coast prices are
significantly higher. But according to the retail chart, we paid about
30 cents less a gallon than many others. That makes little sense.
Perhaps the chart is too generic.

--
I'm a *Liberal* because I knew the militant christian fundamentalist
racist militaristic xenophobic corporate oligarchy wasn't going to work
for me.