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PoindexterOglethorpe

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12. Good for him.

Fri Dec 16, 2016, 05:26 PM

Dec 2016

Given that Trump supporters are taking this election to mean it's okay to insult and assault anyone who doesn't look exactly like them, this is no less than what they deserve.

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Maine propane dealer to Trump voters: I will no longer be delivering your gas [View all] jpak Dec 2016 OP

Well, that's useful. RedWedge Dec 2016 #1

As Trump supporters aren't a prtected group Buzz cook Dec 2016 #2

But how will he know who those voters are? The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #3

Trump yard signs - displayed since September and still there in many cases jpak Dec 2016 #6

So, if the ones with tRump yard signs... awoke_in_2003 Dec 2016 #25

For the record - I think this is stupid jpak Dec 2016 #37

Yeah, there is that awoke_in_2003 Dec 2016 #43

unfortunatly, yes.... paleotn Dec 2016 #67

This is why Dems get their clocks cleaned over and over adigal Dec 2016 #91

Children are a protected group Buzz cook Dec 2016 #99

You believe the children are screwed because the parents are unable to purchase from anyone else? LanternWaste Dec 2016 #106

He probably made note of customers displaying Trump yard signs. mnhtnbb Dec 2016 #7

What about those mixed political couples? dubyadiprecession Dec 2016 #31

I doubt finding another supplier is an example of "suffering." LanternWaste Dec 2016 #107

They've probably been "sore winnering" him routinely. MADem Dec 2016 #32

He probably won't have to know ToxMarz Dec 2016 #47

This!!! hamsterjill Dec 2016 #77

Maine is not very populous, he's probably the only game in town ToxMarz Dec 2016 #81

He very well could be. hamsterjill Dec 2016 #86

Unless he has an obligation to serve a particular area... yes, it should be perfectly legal. FBaggins Dec 2016 #4

Thank you for answering the question forming in my head nt duhneece Dec 2016 #94

Wrong !!! pangaia Dec 2016 #5

"Wrong"? Meaning what? The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #9

"wrong" and "unlawful" are two entirely different concepts jberryhill Dec 2016 #17

Of course. I just didn't understand what was meant by the single word, The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #20

"Wrong" can be a pretty subjective word jberryhill Dec 2016 #23

it's also Trumpian for any smartass interruption wordpix Dec 2016 #53

Where i live you only have ONE choice for electricity, 7962 Dec 2016 #35

I assume "gas" in your area means natural gas, not propane. eggplant Dec 2016 #72

Too bad - let them call another deplorable from further away and pay more adigal Dec 2016 #92

Lol jberryhill Dec 2016 #95

Not the right thing to do, in my opinion. pangaia Dec 2016 #42

Let me ask you an honest question shadowrider Dec 2016 #65

I'm just about there. Their smugness is sickening. ffr Dec 2016 #8

Bad business practice. Regardless, here's the law: mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 #10

Maybe they should go south and join Michael Flynn in the hunt for secret Muslim signs on the border ck4829 Dec 2016 #11

Oh snap, ck! Leghorn21 Dec 2016 #51

Good for him. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #12

I hope those supporting this sarisataka Dec 2016 #13

Well stated nt 7962 Dec 2016 #36

I totally agree. Chemisse Dec 2016 #73

If I dealt in a highly incendiary product (like propane) .. DemoTex Dec 2016 #14

I'm sure the Trump voters have lots of other choices Demobrat Dec 2016 #15

you must be right. barbtries Dec 2016 #22

Absolutely Demobrat Dec 2016 #39

trump will pass a law all by himself kacekwl Dec 2016 #46

Not a Good Thing to Do Leith Dec 2016 #16

I understand it but can't get behind it onenote Dec 2016 #18

I agree. Imagine an old widow Trump voter who needs her propane for the winter leftofcool Dec 2016 #69

As someone who lives in a rural area whose options are VERY limited when it comes to purchasing fuel RedWedge Dec 2016 #19

i find i can no longer order from my avon lady barbtries Dec 2016 #21

I didn't know Avon ladies still existed. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #26

no, still around. barbtries Dec 2016 #29

Do they still sell "skin so soft" with a wink, jberryhill Dec 2016 #74

Sounds like she was a real ding dong jberryhill Dec 2016 #45

she's a very sweet lady barbtries Dec 2016 #75

Which cult? Republicans or Avon? jberryhill Dec 2016 #89

I'm laughing. I don't get to do that much lately. Thanks. NT mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 #90

I'm avoiding a good R friend who voted for Orange for sure wordpix Dec 2016 #58

Believe me, I understand his frustration, but that is a strange way to run a business. C Moon Dec 2016 #24

believe me, i've seen far wackier. unblock Dec 2016 #33

I guess I'm just not used to this sort of thing from "our side." C Moon Dec 2016 #48

I'm not sure what he hopes to accomplish ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #27

Conscience clause at work against reich wingers who support cc. muntrv Dec 2016 #28

Sounds like something a republican would do PatSeg Dec 2016 #30

So how is a propane saleman supposed to know how a particular house voted? Bud359 Dec 2016 #34

The bumper sticker, the NRA window display, the Confederate flag. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2016 #38

"the NRA window display" EX500rider Dec 2016 #87

Well, I never said the "propane punishment" would be meted out fairly or accurately. JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2016 #88

Ahem. Metered out. ReverendHeretic Dec 2016 #97

Ha! Yes, that too. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2016 #101

I've looked deep inside and I have absolutely no opinion about this. truthisfreedom Dec 2016 #40

if you think of what it means to be a sellout.... blue sky at night Dec 2016 #41

this is wrong AlexSFCA Dec 2016 #44

Trumpcicles! NBachers Dec 2016 #49

Republicans are all about "rugged individuality" and survival of the fittest so they'll be fine TeamPooka Dec 2016 #50

He's a patriot but how long can he do that and survive? wordpix Dec 2016 #52

He obviously thinks he doesn't need their business. Demobrat Dec 2016 #54

Good. resistance2016 Dec 2016 #55

if Trump gives the word, I have no doubts wordpix Dec 2016 #57

Keep the customers. Take their money. Ilsa Dec 2016 #56

Maybe he has more customers than propane Demobrat Dec 2016 #60

That works! Ilsa Dec 2016 #61

And that's how Civil War II starts. Initech Dec 2016 #59

No. It's merely how half-wits are forced to find another propane supplier. LanternWaste Dec 2016 #108

Hank Hill? Initech Dec 2016 #111

If I lived in Maine, he would be my exclusive source of propane. We need to support people like him. LonePirate Dec 2016 #62

I have a person who has cut my hair for years.. olddad56 Dec 2016 #63

I am doing the same thing. hamsterjill Dec 2016 #78

As a customer, this is your right. ... JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2016 #102

Serves them right, no more gaslighting bucolic_frolic Dec 2016 #64

Personally mercuryblues Dec 2016 #66

This is likely a personal issue with the propane dealer; No Vested Interest Dec 2016 #68

I won't give any Trump voters my money. WhiteTara Dec 2016 #70

Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! keithbvadu2 Dec 2016 #71

It's convenient to call acting on the courage of one's own conviction "stupid," LanternWaste Dec 2016 #109

He is hurting his own business. keithbvadu2 Dec 2016 #113

Businesses should stay out of politics. Period. baldguy Dec 2016 #76

Sounds impulsive complain jane Dec 2016 #79

Given the life-threatening ramifications of extreme cold, Vinca Dec 2016 #80

AW come on! dicksmc3 Dec 2016 #82

Yes, lets be good little Germans and just smile and serve those who want adigal Dec 2016 #93

If we're talking straight, what specifically leads you to believe his is the only area business supp LanternWaste Dec 2016 #110

SO wait..HOW WOULD HE EVEN KNOW if someone voted for Trump, its yuiyoshida Dec 2016 #83

Easy: white folks who don't pay their bills, and then call HIM a loser yurbud Dec 2016 #84

okay, i was gonna suggest that maybe yuiyoshida Dec 2016 #85

so exactly how is this different than the bakery that refuses gays dembotoz Dec 2016 #96

It's a free country. djg21 Dec 2016 #98

Many who voted for Trump don't even admit it agalisgv Dec 2016 #100

If the positions were reversed. oneshooter Dec 2016 #103

ONE propane dealer oegthe Dec 2016 #104

So your position is that it does not matter. oneshooter Dec 2016 #105

I wouldn't want to have to drive a truckload of anything flammable... Orsino Dec 2016 #112