I've called several party stores and gas supply places in Johnson City and Kingsport. They all say the same thing: due to the shortage they aren't selling to consumers currently - just hospitals and such.
They have the cheapo toy tanks, but those won't really work for us. They are $50 and will barely fill one balloon. Plus, I believe they have what's called "party gas", which is a mix of helium and something else, and doesn't have as much lift.
Now, I've called a party supply place near me, and they *do* have tanks they will rent me. Problem is, I don't have enough space to transport a 300cf tank. My fall-back option is to rent the next size smaller, which is all the way down to a 40cf tank. That's just enough for my steering balloon and a retrieval balloon. But, I'm trying to find an option that will cover everyone else, too.
The best option I can think of at this point is to find someone who has enough space to bring a tank, and who lives in an area that has places willing to rent us a tank.
--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, Neil Dennis <wombatt@...> wrote:
>
> John: just wondering, have you done "google" search of the web for
> helium in your area ? I just did a browse using Helium tank rental and
> got lots of jits - but don't know exactly where you are.
>
> wombat
>
Received on Thu May 17 2012 - 09:45:34 CEST
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