In a message dated 9/4/02 5:09:04 PM, ben@KBMC.NET writes: << I am aware of the stiff federal penalties for "transporting if refilled", but am wondering if there's really a good reason for this, >> bmc, I once asked this of a friend of mine who runs a commercial refrigeration business and also a field welding operation. Here's a guy who spends his days surrounded by every kind of bottled gas generally consumed. His reply was that only a fool would refill a disposable bottle for the couple of bucks it would save. When he told me that, I thought of the aftermath I had seen caused by a damaged acetylene tank which exploded. That's all I had to know. George |
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