We have had a thread on this recently. It seems that this new rule is not enforced uniformly by the distributors. The one I patronize said he was never officially notified, so the old rule rules. So much for clarity of these decisions....
A while back I reported the change when I had a cylinder refused at the local Tractor Supply. Today at the same Tractor Supply they told me that things are back to 12 years at least for now. A little research yielded this:
Close to the cliff or not, I think you're spot on Paul. One of the easiest ways to ruin a process or eliminate common sense is to let government beaurocrats handle it.
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