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From: Steve B on 22 Jul 2010 17:32 "Bill Murphy" <billmurphy(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote > We all know that there are plenty of dangerous things we keep around our > house (I have 1,000 gallons of propane in a tank ten feet away from the > house, for example), and gasoline in portable storage containers is one of > those things nearly every one of us has in our garage or shed. In my state, and I think they quoted me federal law, you can have no more than a 125 gallon tank within close range to a structure. That is why the tanks are 124 gallons. I know, I went to buy one on a kitchen remodel. That is why we did not go with the big tank - distance. If you have that much stored that close, you are in violation. You should check on that before a concerned neighbor does. Steve visit my blog at http://cabgbypasssurgery.com
From: chaniarts on 22 Jul 2010 17:39 Steve B wrote: > "Bill Murphy" <billmurphy(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote > >> We all know that there are plenty of dangerous things we keep around >> our house (I have 1,000 gallons of propane in a tank ten feet away >> from the house, for example), and gasoline in portable storage >> containers is one of those things nearly every one of us has in our >> garage or shed. > > In my state, and I think they quoted me federal law, you can have no > more than a 125 gallon tank within close range to a structure. That > is why the tanks are 124 gallons. I know, I went to buy one on a > kitchen remodel. That is why we did not go with the big tank - > distance. If you have that much stored that close, you are in > violation. You should check on that before a concerned neighbor does. every house in my neighborhood has one larger than 125 quite close to the house (there is no nat gas in the area and it's out in the sticks). i have a 500g tank buried about 20ft from my garage. it was inspected by both the town and fire dept when the house was built.
From: jgar the jorrible on 22 Jul 2010 20:42 On Jul 22, 2:18 pm, Oren <O...(a)127.0.0.1> wrote: > On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:16:45 -0700, Bill Murphy > > <billmur...(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: > >But I don't think we have been able to answer the second question: > >Is it illegal to trasnsport more than 5 gallons (California) in a car? > > >I'm searching the California codes as we speak and can't find anything > >telling me how many 5-gallon gas jugs we can carry in the trunk of a car: > >http://law.justia.com/california/codes/veh.html > > How many times in the last 20 years or so has a police officer asked > if you were carrying to many gallons of gas in the trunk? > > None I bet. Cal DOT is not out there on the roads trying to capture > you. > > Moonshine haulin' is another story. This is the kind of thing I think of when I see Swedish police (or whoever that was) using a harpoon into the trunk to stop cars. Oh sorry, Finland: http://www.jewishworldreview.com/dave/barry012207.php3 During the first gas crisis, my brother bought a truckload of 6 gallon containers, which we filled and kept for his business in a shed attached to the back of the building. It was in a commercial building next to an elementary school that backed up to an apartment complex carport. A few years later, some drug dealers bombed a car in the carport, burning down the shed. Or so I was told. I still use one. Container that is. When I was in college, I remember a professor died and they had to call in a bomb squad robot when they found some old reagent grade peroxide on a shelf. It seems some materials form long, unstable chains when left standing for a long time, becoming extremely explosive like the old cartoon nitroglycerin. Gas just turns to varnish, I can tell you from experience. jg -- @home.com is bogus. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jul/20/border-arrests-land-cache-weapons-cash/
From: Smitty Two on 22 Jul 2010 22:35 In article <i2a71h$9gp$1(a)speranza.aioe.org>, LM <xxxvte.lisa.meisnerxxx(a)verizon.net> wrote: > Still, I can't find what the laws are for California for transportation. > The Caltrans (DOT) site was miserable. Maybe it isn't the right place to look. The first paragraph of the "About" page reads: "Caltrans manages more than 50,000 miles of California's highway and freeway lanes, provides inter-city rail services, permits more than 400 public-use airports and special-use hospital heliports, and works with local agencies. Caltrans carries out its mission of improving mobility across California with six primary programs: Aeronautics, Highway Transportation, Mass Transportation, Transportation Planning, Administration and the Equipment Service Center." Doesn't sound to me like they make laws.
From: Steve B on 22 Jul 2010 22:49
"chaniarts" <chaniarts(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:i2adq3$67g$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > Steve B wrote: >> "Bill Murphy" <billmurphy(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote >> >>> We all know that there are plenty of dangerous things we keep around >>> our house (I have 1,000 gallons of propane in a tank ten feet away >>> from the house, for example), and gasoline in portable storage >>> containers is one of those things nearly every one of us has in our >>> garage or shed. >> >> In my state, and I think they quoted me federal law, you can have no >> more than a 125 gallon tank within close range to a structure. That >> is why the tanks are 124 gallons. I know, I went to buy one on a >> kitchen remodel. That is why we did not go with the big tank - >> distance. If you have that much stored that close, you are in >> violation. You should check on that before a concerned neighbor does. > > every house in my neighborhood has one larger than 125 quite close to the > house (there is no nat gas in the area and it's out in the sticks). i have > a 500g tank buried about 20ft from my garage. it was inspected by both the > town and fire dept when the house was built. When I went to ask about this, they said that if it was less than 125, it could be put right next to the house. After that, if depended on the size as to how far it had to be away from the house. It all depends on your local code, anyway. Steve visit my blog at http://cabgbypasssurgery.com |