LPG fire at service station in Maryborough Qld
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From: D Walford on 10 Aug 2010 01:38 On 10/08/2010 2:32 PM, Kev wrote: > D Walford wrote: >> On 9/08/2010 9:27 PM, Kev wrote: >>> Atheist Chaplain wrote: >>>> >>>> "Milton" <millame23(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message >>>> news:4c5f24fd$0$28648$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... >>>>> I was reading in the Fraser Coast Chronicle the other day where a guy >>>>> was filling up his LPG barbeque bottle at the LPG car pump and started >>>>> a fire. Quite a bit of damage to the servo and looks like the guy is >>>>> going to be charged. I've been trying to find the page on the Net to >>>>> show you but can't find it. I only hope the guy isn't a regular of >>>>> this n/g because I know of cases where some in here (I won't mention >>>>> any names) have said it's cheaper to fill your barbeque bottle at the >>>>> bowser if you had the adapter, because it's the same LPG. Could have >>>>> been catastophic. Anyone else read about this in their local? >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> >>>>> Milton >>>> >>>> http://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/story/2010/08/02/explosion-under-investigation-united-service-gas/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> Here is what happened then >>> the fuckwit was filling it in the back of his car/wagon/4WD to hide the >>> fact that he was doing it, and of course filled the rear of his car with >>> vapours because of his dodgey adapter when his Engel's compressor >>> kicked in >>> >>> what's the bet he's 'been doing it for years without incident" >> >> Just because some cockhead does it the wrong doesn't mean it isn't safe >> if done correctly. >> If something can de done for very many years "without incident" that's a >> very good indication that its safe, the difference is that the person >> doing the filling needs to be trained how to do it safely and Joe Public >> shouldn't be allowed to do it themselves. > > > It's like filling petrol containers in the boot or back of a ute > people have been doing that for years too. but there are also lots of > fires during the process(plenty that you don't see in the news). but the > worst thing is what happens when it does go WOOF, and it's this that > makes the situation worse. Their first reaction is to jump back, pump in > hand and the trigger still open. > > What is worse is that people fill drums in the back of wagons with their > family sitting in the seats next to or in front of the process > > The problem with filling any fuel container(gas or petrol) is the > vapours, inside the cabin with who knows what dodgey electrical problems > and in this case, something no one would thing about, an electrical motor > Like most things these days we cater for the lowest common denominator, so many things get banned because sensible people are treated the same as the chronically stupid. Daryl
From: Atheist Chaplain on 10 Aug 2010 03:33 "Milton" <millame23(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:4c5ffb4e$0$11103$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > > "Atheist Chaplain" <abused(a)cia.gov> wrote in message > news:4c5fb9c3$1(a)news.x-privat.org... >> >> "Milton" <millame23(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message >> news:4c5f24fd$0$28648$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... >>> I was reading in the Fraser Coast Chronicle the other day where a guy >>> was filling up his LPG barbeque bottle at the LPG car pump and started a >>> fire. Quite a bit of damage to the servo and looks like the guy is going >>> to be charged. I've been trying to find the page on the Net to show you >>> but can't find it. I only hope the guy isn't a regular of this n/g >>> because I know of cases where some in here (I won't mention any names) >>> have said it's cheaper to fill your barbeque bottle at the bowser if you >>> had the adapter, because it's the same LPG. Could have been catastophic. >>> Anyone else read about this in their local? >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Milton >> >> http://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/story/2010/08/02/explosion-under-investigation-united-service-gas/ >> > Thanks AC, I knew I could trust you to find it, fucked if I could, thought > I had dreamed it there for a while. No doubt he was filling it in the car > so as to hide the fact of what he was doing, or isn't it illegal filling a > gas bottle from a car bowser? > > Regards > > Milton no problem :-) and yes, some people should have IDIOT tattooed across their forehead. -- [This comment is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Church of Scientology International] "I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ"
From: F Murtz on 10 Aug 2010 04:29 Noddy wrote: > "jonz"<fj40(a)deisel.com> wrote in message > news:4c609653$1(a)dnews.tpgi.com.au... > >> if you look down a little further, you will see i requested "read the >> regs"................ > > Which meant what exactly? > > The "regs" demand that bottles other than car gas tanks can't be filled from > lpg bowsers at service stations, but that doesn't mean the practice isn't > safe. Like all regulations, they're designed to guard against idiots who > can't pick their nose without going into a coma, rather than unsafe > practices specifically. > > -- > Regards, > Noddy. > > I used to have a dyna ute with the tank taking up space in the tray. it was so early in the piece that the tank did not have a float cutoff It was vent filled like small bottles) I usually did not bother, never filled it over 80%. I fitted a take off valve in the liquid takeoff and filled all my small bottles from it all done in the open air.(removed the valve at rego time)
From: Noddy on 10 Aug 2010 05:42 "F Murtz" <haggisz(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:4c610de8$1(a)dnews.tpgi.com.au... > I used to have a dyna ute with the tank taking up space in the tray. it > was so early in the piece that the tank did not have a float cutoff It was > vent filled like small bottles) I usually did not bother, never filled it > over 80%. I fitted a take off valve in the liquid takeoff and filled all > my small bottles from it all done in the open air.(removed the valve at > rego time) I do that all the time. I have an old 80 litre car tank that's fitted to a custom made cradle that I slide into the back of my ute and fill it at the local servo. Once full I take it home, put it in it's spot in the back shed and then use it to fill my BBQ bottles. -- Regards, Noddy.
From: Milton on 10 Aug 2010 09:45
"Noddy" <me(a)home.com> wrote in message news:4c6120ed$0$56731$c30e37c6(a)exi-reader.telstra.net... > > "F Murtz" <haggisz(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:4c610de8$1(a)dnews.tpgi.com.au... > >> I used to have a dyna ute with the tank taking up space in the tray. it >> was so early in the piece that the tank did not have a float cutoff It >> was vent filled like small bottles) I usually did not bother, never >> filled it over 80%. I fitted a take off valve in the liquid takeoff and >> filled all my small bottles from it all done in the open air.(removed the >> valve at rego time) > > I do that all the time. > > I have an old 80 litre car tank that's fitted to a custom made cradle that > I slide into the back of my ute and fill it at the local servo. Once full > I take it home, put it in it's spot in the back shed and then use it to > fill my BBQ bottles. > Now that raises an interesting question. Does LPG "go off" like petrol if stored for too long?? Whilst that is a great idea, given the cost of refilling barbeque bottles, but unless you have a lot of barbeques, it sounds like a lot of overkill to me, especially if the LPG does go off. A normal caravan sized bottle we use for our barbies lasts anything up to 12months given we have very few in the winter. Regards Milton |