59 - Upgrading Meters

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[@rongrip1]

Thank you for your videos … I’ve always wanted to understand how your industry works … it’s a very dangerous field with a tremendous risk… the transfer of propane requires much training,confidence and alot of BALLS !!

[@mypropaneinsights6074]

Glad to hear that you enjoyed them. Thanks for sharing.

[@Coleen-Love]

Interesting channel! -- QUESTION -- Did you ever see Breaking Bad where they stop a train and steal some liquied chemical out of one of the tanker cars and replace the weight removed by pumping in water (so that no one at the train yard get's suspicios)? Is what they do possible and has it ever been done before?

[@mypropaneinsights6074]

Yes, in my opinion it would be possible. The car was a low pressure one, so once they vented it , transferring like they did should work. Wasn't it Methylamine they stole? If so, it is highly flammable and can be toxic, much like almost everything else used to make meth. I do not know if something similar has ever happened, but I am very sure it has and the authorities did not want to make it public.

[@Coleen-Love]

@@mypropaneinsights6074 ....wow.. I always wondered if they got the details essentially correct. What about all their talk about the Feds monitoring the exact location of trains carrying that stuff etc. Do you think that the producers must have consulted with actual train people to nail down the details? That whole show blew my mind. How carefully do you guys actually weight the train cars when they arrive and compare the numbers to see if stuff is missing?

[@mypropaneinsights6074]

@@Coleen-Love Please keep in mind that I can only share what I know, so my responses will probably be less that 100% accurate. Does the government track hazmat shipments? Yes, through the required reporting of rail carriers. Do they actively track all shipments? Only through the rail carriers as they have reporting requirements. Keep in my that there are not enough DOT/FRA employees to actively monitor 24/7. That said, some commodities are deemed higher risk than others. My cars, along with virtually every car, are weighed either before or at switching yards, since rail carriers have weight restrictions for tracks plus they charge shipping based in part on total car weights. Twice I have had issues with cars that did not fully empty out at my terminal, so we had them scaled before returning to a refinery so we could compare gross and tares weights to determine how much was left in the cars. I have no doubt that highly restricted/regulated commodities do get scaled prior to offload to ensure BOL accuracy. Hope this helps, thanks.

[@Coleen-Love]

@@mypropaneinsights6074 ....wow.. that episode was epic and raised so many issues. I think people loved Breaking Bad because it just seemed realistic while at the same time being enjoyable to watch. Gotta watch it again!