Rancho Holding's Butane Gas Issue Over Reaction

The Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council has been beating the drum for a few years now about the need to remove Rancho Holding's Butane tanks from Westmonte and Gaffey streets in San Pedro. This push for the tank removal culminated recently with a meeting held on June 27th at Taper Avenue Elementary School a couple of blocks away from the tanks. Unfortunately the Council and many in San Pedro need to get overthemselves and their "fears" of a big explosion. The fact is that the probability of a tank blowing up is LESS than the probability that a tanker blows up in the harbor. Does anyone remember the SS Sansinena in 1972? So, if you are not going to fight against tankers blowing up in the harbor, why fight Butane gas. Also, I would estimate that 80% of everyone that has a house in the immediate area bought their home less than 30 years ago. As a result, the people of the Northwest San Pedro Council knew about the tankers, refinary, and the jet fuel tanks near Mary Star High and bought anyways. It would be like moving next to Dodger Stadium, finding out that there is tons of traffic on game days and asking the Dodgers to move the Stadium. The Rancho Holdings butane gas issues is not an issue at all. As a San Pedran I am slightly offended that this has even become an issue. This issue shows that San Pedrans are stupid. Stupid to buy a home next to a refinary and butane tanks and complain about it. Stupid to complain about a butane tank explosion when you live next to a Refinary in plain site.