At 12:46 PM 3/17/2010, Loren Busch wrote:
>Westy propane tank but here on the Left Coast (Wa, Or., Ca.) I've never
>encountered that, never.  And I've filled or just topped of at a bunch of
>places and always just paid for what I got.

Same here on the Right Coast, mostly New England and environs.  RV
places, Agway, a hardware store, an LP depot (grumbled a lot about
difficult access i.e. kneeling on the ground and not being worth his
time, but didn't charge extra -- after that I started carrying a rug
for the attendant to kneel on).

Incidentally for BBQ tanks, Airco (welding supply outfit) gives you a
full 20 lb for a decent price.  Dunno if they can handle RV Acme
fittings.  I've read (on a swap-tank holding cage at Home Depot) that
the "standard fill" nowadays is 18# and that these particular
swap-tanks contain 17# for some tortured justification.  And Haagen
Dazs pints are now 14 fl oz! and ice cream half-gallons now typically 56 fl oz)

World going to hell in a handbasket... ;-)

d