From: Milton on
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

From: tipsy on
On Mon, 9 Aug 2010 07:43:25 +1000, "Milton" <millame23(a)yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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?

A few people I know have been doing this for years with no ill effect. The bloke in Qld
probably had the wrong adapter or got bored and lit a ciggie.

From: D Walford on
On 9/08/2010 7:43 AM, Milton wrote:
> 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.

Shell servo near my place used to fill barbecue bottles direct from the
bowser without incident.
That was many years ago and the reason they don't do it now is to do
with the different tax applied to automotive and domestic LPG so its got
nothing to do with safety.



Daryl
From: Neville on
On Mon, 9 Aug 2010 07:43:25 +1000, "Milton" <millame23(a)yahoo.com>
wrote:

>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

Another couple of idiots on the loose:
www.news.com.au/national/rescue-drama-as-silly-service-station-smoker-sets-himself-on-fire/story-e6frfkvr-1225902836628
From: Kev on
D Walford wrote:
> On 9/08/2010 7:43 AM, Milton wrote:
>> 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.
>
> Shell servo near my place used to fill barbecue bottles direct from the
> bowser without incident.
> That was many years ago and the reason they don't do it now is to do
> with the different tax applied to automotive and domestic LPG so its got
> nothing to do with safety.


I love the term "Been doing it for years without incident"


Kev