Originally Posted by
dscheidt
the prohibitions on private ownership are to protect the gas company's profits, nothing to do with safety. People that are going to do stupid things with a tank are going to do stupid things to tank whether they own it or rent it. That's why there are periodic hydro testing requirements, and inspections at every fill. That should catch the morons who destroy valves.
Are you suggesting -shock, horror- that a large multinationals have lobbied government to ensure that the huge backhanders and massive taxes they pay to same are maintained? Oh, the cynical humanity ;-)
Of course idiots are going to to silly things with tanks. There's nothing you can do to stop that. But there's nothing like legislating that a body has
right of trespass to make sure these things are
detected... We're th ehomne of knee-jerk legislation, but can you imagine how many loud bangs that devastae a cul-de-sac would be required to ensure that legislation had come in nonetheless? Not many, I'd wager.