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why are we being gouged over the price of lpg ?
i've had my hq ute converted for just on a year
and a year ago, the best price i could get for gas was about 46 cents per litre at shell in nambour
now we're paying 73 cents a litre for a non-commodity priced "waste" by-product
another 1 for that toothless tiger, the ACCC
rant over
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I wrote to the ACCC about this when the LPG price jumped suddenly and inexplicably. They did not get back to me. Maybe if we all phone them and ask why they might think about doing something.
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i also wrote to the ACCC regarding gas, and did not get a reply. trust the government to ignore people.
If nissan motorsport is nismo, then doesnt that make honda motorsport Homo?
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i also wrote to the ACCC regarding gas, and did not get a reply. trust the government to ignore people.
If nissan motorsport is nismo, then doesn't that make honda motorsport Homo?
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This is something Ive been trying to find info on as well. In the last few months the price here in tassie has jumped from 65.9 cpl to 89.9 cpl, and no-ones been able to give me a decent reason why. May as well just go back to running on petrol, its almos
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This is something I've been trying to find info on as well. In the last few months the price here in tassie has jumped from 65.9 cpl to 89.9 cpl, and no-ones been able to give me a decent reason why. May as well just go back to running on petrol, it's alm
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You will have bigger problems than just LPG now that all those tossers voted in a gutlees new government...
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Not that this justifies the ridiculous prices but at this time of year (summer) the northern hemisphere is experiencing winter, so in Europe heating the house becomes a big priority . most of the house hold gas is methane but it lacks the properties to pr
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I say we need a mock eureka stockade, at the mount this year,
led by that bear bloke???
we can have a protest at the theft of our money by the government, and oil companies?
because nothing has changed in our country because of the original stockade co
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we could have a huge BBQ. WITH NO LPG!!! charcoal only
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we could have a huge BBQ. WITH NO LPG!!! charcoal only
If nissan motorsport is nismo, then doesn't that make honda motorsport Homo?
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Hi all
Just a couple of clarifications, LPG is not a "waste product" it is a component of coal seam gas or the gas that comes out of the well with oil.
The major component of this gas is 90% methane and 5% of it is butane and propane together. There
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yes we dont want to use LPG at the BBQ, cause it might go>>>>BOOM..!!!
doh!
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You beat me to it SkyDog, Im sitting here on a rig in the Timor Sea right now as we pull Propane and Butane and other goodies out from under the sea. LPG has never been a waste product of anything.
Yeah supply and demand . . . . . the price will go dow
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You beat me to it SkyDog, I'm sitting here on a rig in the Timor Sea right now as we pull Propane and Butane and other goodies out from under the sea. LPG has never been a waste product of anything.
Yeah supply and demand . . . . . the price will go do
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sorry, my understanding was that lpg was a waste byproduct. what is it ive noticed being "flared off" in many photos etc?
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sorry, my understanding was that lpg was a waste byproduct. what is it i've noticed being "flared off" in many photos etc?
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Our flare is always lit incase of plant trips or shutdowns, and its mostly natural gas (Methane)
The process needs flow, and when something shuts down or trips you cant just instantly stop the process so its dumped up the flare stack while we try to ge
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Our flare is always lit incase of plant trips or shutdowns, and its mostly natural gas (Methane)
The process needs flow, and when something shuts down or trips you cant just instantly stop the process so it's dumped up the flare stack while we try to g
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kool, thanx for the info
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