The Anonymous Widower

I Don’t Like Gas

There are reports coming in of a gas explosion in Salford.  It would appear that people are trapped.

I don’t like gas and when I designed this house, the propane tanks are a long way from the house, the AGA is electric and the boiler is in an outhouse.

My fears stem partly from working in the chemical industry for ICI in the 1960s, when a gas explosion destroyed the reaction vessel and killed two people on Polythene 6 plant.  A lot of engineers I worked with didn’t like compressed gas, as only a couple of kilograms have a tremendous explosive force.

My new house in London will probably be heated by gas, but I will make sure that all the safety equipment is installed. I will of course not allow anybody to smoke.

But even with all the checks, I’d much prefer that the only energy we took into our houses and factories was electricity.  After all it is probably a lot safer and much easier to distribute!

November 2, 2010 - Posted by AnonW | News | Energy, Natural Gas