Got an "EMERGENCY" letter today from Franger in Elkhart. They always showed up, filled the tank, left a bill. NOW they say its our responsibility to call them when the tank level gets down to 20%, AND "Effective immediately we are going to smaller deliveries to spread the fuel as far as possible".
They gave five reasons why this is...my fault. First, an unusually wet harvest season and bumper crop meant that farmers requested and got significantly more propane than normal. Second, pipeline maintenance shutdown 5 named propane terminals in DECEMBER, not in the summer when usage would be minimal. Third, because oil is coming down from Canada by rail, not pipeline, cars that were used for propane were "repurposed" for oil. Fourth, there is an enormous amount of propane being exported from the U.S. to Europe and Asia because U.S. propane is the cheapest in the world right now. And finally, "proposals to build primary storage facilities are collecting dust on the desks of government officials across the US".
I'm going to walk out to the tank and take a look tomorrow at how much I have left, and then on Monday I will call Franger and ask how much per gallon its going to PREMIUM cost me for a minimal delivery, because its...my fault. This summer though, at least one of our fire places gets unsealed and converted from ventless propane back to wood.
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