LP Gas, February 2014
TOP PROPANE RETAILERS and not a foe Dog biscuits are your best friend Williamson says jokingly I got bit once within the last couple of years But I brought biscuits back there and now that dog is my friend I go through two 4 pound bags of biscuits per year on the job With the drop in this particular yard complete Williamson heads back to the bobtail to wrap up his business here The St Bernard follows as if to say goodbye and Williamson launches another two biscuits its way Safety first Williamson makes his fourth and fifth Danny Williams who owns Briarpatch Farms in Oxford N C says he could not run his farm without propane stops without any hiccups but an unexpected cable is ahead in the driveway at stop No 6 The cable catches him by surprise Williamson has been to this location plenty of times before he says and not once had a cable been a potential obstruction He parks the bobtail and exits the vehicle to inspect the cable and assess how he should act in this situation Once he determines passage can be made safely he proceeds According to Williamson cables arent the only potential obstacles hes faced in driveways Driveways themselves can be treacherous Some driveways dont have enough rock in them he says That makes things tough One time I went and fixed a driveway that needed fixing Just part of the job as Williamson sees it Store No 2 Afternoon has arrived and after spending the morning at Southern States Oxford N C store its time for Ostman to visit a second store in Mebane N C The storefront in Mebane is vastly different from the one in Oxford Its only a few years old for starters and its larger than Oxfords at 10000 square feet This store is larger in part because its in one of the fastest growing cities in North Carolina according to Ostman Continued from page 35 36 LPGas February 2014 www LPGasmagazine com
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