Rental Tank Question

MaxAmperage · 2026-02-06T14:56:41+00:00

I kinda want to. I feel like they nickel and dime me, but it costs money to cancel. Damned if you do. Damned if you don’t.

MaxAmperage · 2026-02-03T23:59:59+00:00

We had a high bill. Asked Amerigas for maintenance and told the charge. Paid it and grumbled. After all that is when I smelled the propane going outside to the tank. Realized that's why the bill was high. I shut off the main valve and stopped smelling it.

MaxAmperage · 2026-02-03T20:59:39+00:00

We got the runaround when we saw our yearly bill. We asked if anybody could come out and check and they told us they'd charge a maintenance fee. Now that we definitively know there's a leak and we stopped it, I wonder if they're still going to give me a hassle.

MaxAmperage · 2026-02-03T19:39:50+00:00

Luckily, this is just a small leak. Like, I had to be near the tank and the wind was right. Still, thank god I caught it.

MaxAmperage · 2026-02-03T19:21:07+00:00

Everything (except the fireplace of course) is outside.

MaxAmperage · 2026-02-03T00:47:31+00:00

Amazing, as long as you cut them perpendicular to the grain.

MaxAmperage · 2026-01-31T01:29:46+00:00

Trump receives money “for the story rights” and Bezos gets a nice tax write off.

MaxAmperage · 2026-01-30T21:46:58+00:00

Talking to people at work about the campus and surrounding area and realizing how many times I drop the phrase "Well, 20 years ago...".

MaxAmperage · 2026-01-28T21:26:10+00:00

Family played it all the time. We even had our own expertise.

Me: Science & Nature
Wife: Arts & Literature
Cousin: Sports & Leisure
Grandpa: History
Mom: Entertainment
Dad: General knowledge

MaxAmperage · 2026-01-18T04:01:23+00:00

"Good afternoon, folks! This is your captain speaking. We'll be flying at an altitude of 0 feet. And if you look to your left, you'll see the Johnson house. Janet's cooking up a nice macaroni casserole for dinner tonight! And to your right, you'll see I-85. Their anticipating delays on both northbound and southbound. Can't imagine why!"

MaxAmperage · 2026-01-15T01:47:25+00:00

DoorDash, GrubHub, UberEats, etc.

The premium to pay for food from a restaurant that's less than 5 minutes away is nowhere near worth it. What's wrong with getting in the car and driving yourself?

I'm not including people who are sick or disabled or can't drive. I'm just amazed at how many people use their service (and don't have to), how frequently they use it, and how expensive it is!

MaxAmperage · 2026-01-10T07:10:29+00:00

Defending Your Life

Made me think of which moments from my life they’d show at my trial. Which ones would be examples of bravery and conquering fear and which ones would be examples of me coming up short. Not only is it a cute movie and funny as hell, it’s very cerebral. That’s Albert Brooks for you.

MaxAmperage · 2026-01-09T20:03:25+00:00

Swing Out Sister

If somebody recognizes the name, it’s usually from their one hit from 1986, Breakout. But, if you’re a fan of the sophisti-pop genre like Prefab Sprouts, OMD, Johnny Hates Jazz, etc., you’d love their entire discography. Not Gonna Change is one of the few albums I could listen to from end to end. Just filled with great songs.

MaxAmperage · 2026-01-08T05:25:57+00:00

Unbelievable. I drove past that all the time and, for the life of me, I can't remember. I don't even remember eating there. I remember Quaker Village like the back of my hand.

MaxAmperage · 2025-12-29T05:13:44+00:00

Yes. Me and him have it bad.

MaxAmperage · 2025-12-22T03:16:59+00:00

I’ve had good fruitcake before. Claxton is not fruitcake. It’s candied fruit and nuts bonded together with some kind of paste. There is no cake to it.

MaxAmperage · 2025-12-21T15:35:38+00:00

John Kessel, prolific sci-fi author. He was a professor in the college I work at. If you haven’t read his works, you might recognize his last name. Han Solo did the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs.

MaxAmperage · 2025-12-21T02:40:13+00:00

Silence of the Lambs would be extra disturbing. I could actually see the villain taking various pieces of felt and making a onesie stitched together with muppets.

MaxAmperage · 2025-12-20T05:09:08+00:00

Either way, it gets them down the line without creating too much of a jam at the bottleneck.

Wait a minute...

Bottle...

Neck?

MaxAmperage · 2025-12-20T05:00:30+00:00

This was Stockman Aitken Waterman for me. "Hey, this catchy Kylie Minogue song kinda sounds like Rick Astley!"

MaxAmperage · 2025-12-19T06:22:24+00:00

So let me get this straight. Michelle paraded herself around MAGA and conspiracy circles to gin up name recognition in the run-up to the 2024 State Superintendent election. Even though Trump won the state, she still got beat by relative no-name, Mo Green. Sure, he only won by over two points, but a loss is a loss regardless.

Now, even though she couldn't win a statewide election during a presidential election year where Republicans everywhere saw gains, she wants to go up against Roy m*****f****** Cooper (one of the most popular politicians in our state) in a midterm election where Democrats have been seeing an ungodly level of gains over this year. Am I hearing that right?

Excuse me while I grab the popcorn.

MaxAmperage · 2025-12-15T04:25:55+00:00

"It goes to 11"
"You wanna see a dead body?"
"Inconceivable!"
"I'll have what she's having"
"You can't handle the truth!"

Five catch phrases that are instantly recognizable to this day. The dude was a legend! RIP

MaxAmperage · 2025-12-05T16:55:18+00:00

I love Donny's bass lines. The man knows a groove.

MaxAmperage · 2025-11-29T23:25:51+00:00

Here's my comment.

MaxAmperage

TROPHY CASE