Ignite success on any cloud Y ou wake one winter’s morning to a frigid bedroom, courtesy of a surprise polar vortex dumping two feet of snow on your home. Stumbling to the kitchen, the blue flame to heat your morning coffee doesn’t appear from the burner. Trying the faucet, the hot water runs ice cold. You have a sinking feeling as you trudge outside to check your 1,000-pound propane tank. Its rusty gauge — one you’re never sure is accurate — most definitely says “empty.” A frantic call to your retail propane supplier follows. The scene replays itself with other homeowners across the frozen region, as a mad scramble for available propane ensues. Trucks and train cars filled with supplies are stranded. The spot price for available propane spikes. Everyone — from you huddl

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