Safety Message! Can cause DEATH! (3)
HealthyLiving: A message from the Law Enforcement Network:
For those of you who like to grill it up during the summer, here's a safety announcement you should be aware of.
Please put this information out to ALL. Even if you do not use and exchange a propane tank, send this out for those that do. This is something you definitely need to be aware of, especially in light of the recent news of 'Meth-labs' in our area:
'There was a meth training/workshop yesterday and there was a lot of great new information presented.
Meth cooks are getting the propane tanks from the exchanges at Wal-Mart, Kroger, etc. and emptying them of the propane. Then, they are filling them with anhydrous ammonia (which they now have a recipe for by the way). After they are finished with them, they return them to the store. They are then refilled with propane and sent back for you and me to buy. Anhydrous ammonia is very corrosive and weakens the structure of the tank. It can be very dangerous when mixed with propane and hooked up to our grills, etc
According to our presenter, you should inspect the propane tank for any blue or greenish residue around the valve areas. If it is present, refuse to purchase that one.'
Here's the NPGA Site for your review also. They have pictures.
That is very interesting. There are a lot of sickos out there.For those of you who like to grill it up during the summer, here's a safety announcement you should be aware of.
Please put this information out to ALL. Even if you do not use and exchange a propane tank, send this out for those that do. This is something you definitely need to be aware of, especially in light of the recent news of 'Meth-labs' in our area:
'There was a meth training/workshop yesterday and there was a lot of great new information presented.
Meth cooks are getting the propane tanks from the exchanges at Wal-Mart, Kroger, etc. and emptying them of the propane. Then, they are filling them with anhydrous ammonia (which they now have a recipe for by the way). After they are finished with them, they return them to the store. They are then refilled with propane and sent back for you and me to buy. Anhydrous ammonia is very corrosive and weakens the structure of the tank. It can be very dangerous when mixed with propane and hooked up to our grills, etc
According to our presenter, you should inspect the propane tank for any blue or greenish residue around the valve areas. If it is present, refuse to purchase that one.'
Here's the NPGA Site for your review also. They have pictures.
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Arlene101: That is very interesting. There are a lot of sickos out there.
Yes Arlene, there are. I think you may have misinterpreted the article though. They are not refilling the tanks with the anhydrous and returning the filled tanks. They empty the tanks, take them to farm locations which have large tanks of anhydrous and connect the empty propane tank to it with an adapter and fill it. They use the anhydrous ammonia as an ingredient in making Meth. When the tank is empty, they return it to the store and get their money back from the deposit. The propane company inturn, refills the propane tank for resale. It seems to me that the propane company should be aware of this and not refill these tanks without purging them first if that is safe to do, or they should destroy the tanks and not place them out for consumers.
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For those of you who like to grill it up during the summer, here's a safety announcement you should be aware of.
Please put this information out to ALL. Even if you do not use and exchange a propane tank, send this out for those that do. This is something you definitely need to be aware of, especially in light of the recent news of 'Meth-labs' in our area:
'There was a meth training/workshop yesterday and there was a lot of great new information presented.
Meth cooks are getting the propane tanks from the exchanges at Wal-Mart, Kroger, etc. and emptying them of the propane. Then, they are filling them with anhydrous ammonia (which they now have a recipe for by the way). After they are finished with them, they return them to the store. They are then refilled with propane and sent back for you and me to buy. Anhydrous ammonia is very corrosive and weakens the structure of the tank. It can be very dangerous when mixed with propane and hooked up to our grills, etc
According to our presenter, you should inspect the propane tank for any blue or greenish residue around the valve areas. If it is present, refuse to purchase that one.'
Here's the NPGA Site for your review also. They have pictures.
http://www.npga.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=529