“Verbatim”
Early in 2020, Cetane’s Nancy Coop started a human interest column in BPN (Butane-Propane News). Modeled after the familiar “Heard on the Street” interview, Nancy sent questions to a group of propane colleagues who replied by e-mail. The monthly questions and responses were published in BPN and appear here verbatim. It’s an uncommon insight into colleagues’ honest replies to provocative questions.

What is the best piece of advice you’ve received?

Did you know some of the youngest among us hold wisdom beyond their years?  The answers to this month’s question reflect sage advice learned by 14 charter members of the […]

What are the gaps in your knowledge and experience?

Some of us went to school to train for our jobs. Some of us were born into the family business. And some of us landed in propane without much of […]

Where’s the first destination you have in mind when travel restrictions are lifted?

During the global pandemic and requirements to shelter-in-place/lockdown/quarantine, some of us have wondered what it will be like to roam from home, step out into the world, reconnect live and […]

If you could have lunch with one person (alive or dead), who would it be?

Of all the questions this year, this seems to have been the one that was harder for most responders. When you read some of the answers, you may be inspired […]

Over the next six months, what does victory look like?

Six months is a time frame that used to seem within our reasonable grasp. Is it in today’s world? This month’s question was asked of our participants at the end […]


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