From: "Lisa K.V. Perry" <lisakvperry AT gmail.com>
To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Propane prices
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 17:48:13 -0400
On 8/3/07, SJL <indexer AT localnet.com> wrote:
>
> That's been pretty much the case here (Maine). I have for many years
> had all tanks filled in the spring and the house tank topped off in the
> late summer before a spike that always came in early Sept. so there was
> no risk of having to get a truck in here with snow or mud on the
> ground. But last spring ('06) the price never dipped; indeed, it rose.
> And it has been rising incrementally since then, right through the
> spring of '07. Just called, for the curiosity of it, and prices right
> now run down from 3.10, which would be 75 gal or less/yr usage, with
> the high volume price at 1.60.
Ditto here. We don't use much propane yet, but we just paid $2.73/g. for our
80 g. tank. that will last us about a year or so. Consider yourself lucky,
Gene, to get it at/near $1.65.