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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve View Post
    The 125's fit perfect in the back of my car... {snip}... it is worth the hassle to haul it back and forth from the LWS.
    It's been a while since I've looked into this (and I will need to look into it in the near future)- but don't LWSs deliver? Or do people find it too much hassle: you have to be there to meet the guy, empty bottle has to be unrigged and ready to swap, heavy truck in your driveway, dropping bottles off the back making a ding in your driveway, etc?
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    Quote Originally Posted by DaveO View Post
    It's been a while since I've looked into this (and I will need to look into it in the near future)- but don't LWSs deliver? Or do people find it too much hassle: you have to be there to meet the guy, empty bottle has to be unrigged and ready to swap, heavy truck in your driveway, dropping bottles off the back making a ding in your driveway, etc?
    They charge a delivery charge which would kill the economics of getting a larger tank. I was told that a delivery charge of $62 for a tank which I will not pay. I'm 26 miles from my LWS. And not all LWS have delivery available when you need it. Delivery is great if you have several tanks that need refill but for one or two tanks, it just does not make economic sense.
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    Ouch! $62 does change the math. I figured the LWS would have a route truck that covers the southwest corner of town on Tuesdays, or something, and that a more nominal fee would apply. $62 sounds almost like a one-off delivery charge to send a truck out to you only, maybe? I'll have to keep that in mind.
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