- Location
- Kent, England
- Hardiness zone
- 9a
According to several reports in the main stream media we only have 4.9 Terawatt Hours of gas left in reserve.
That's seven days before it runs out.
This is according to Centrica, the largest supplier of gas to domestic customers in the United Kingdom.
The Government say there is enough gas and not to panic. How they know this better than the people that actually have the gas is beyond belief
Anyway...
If the gas does run out there are a few things to think of apart from the obvious that your house is going to get very cold, very quickly.
Assuming you can wrap yourself up and retreat to one room. Use an electric heater by all means but if the grid fails through over use (or being switched off by AI turning off your smart meter) Don't be tempted to use a bottled gas heater or other naked flame device without ensuring you've got decent ventilation.
Carbon monoxide will kill you faster than the cold.
Secondly,
The water pipes will freeze so make sure you have enough drinking water nearby that you can keep from freezing, also, you'll need some to flush the loo.
Lets hope it doesn't come to it but a few preparations now could be a life saver or at least a toilet flusher.
We've just brought in some camping gas bottles and a heater, we also have lpg for cooking, but again, ventilation is essential.
Check the batteries in your carbon monoxide alarms.
That's seven days before it runs out.
This is according to Centrica, the largest supplier of gas to domestic customers in the United Kingdom.
The Government say there is enough gas and not to panic. How they know this better than the people that actually have the gas is beyond belief

Anyway...
If the gas does run out there are a few things to think of apart from the obvious that your house is going to get very cold, very quickly.
Assuming you can wrap yourself up and retreat to one room. Use an electric heater by all means but if the grid fails through over use (or being switched off by AI turning off your smart meter) Don't be tempted to use a bottled gas heater or other naked flame device without ensuring you've got decent ventilation.
Carbon monoxide will kill you faster than the cold.
Secondly,
The water pipes will freeze so make sure you have enough drinking water nearby that you can keep from freezing, also, you'll need some to flush the loo.
Lets hope it doesn't come to it but a few preparations now could be a life saver or at least a toilet flusher.
We've just brought in some camping gas bottles and a heater, we also have lpg for cooking, but again, ventilation is essential.
Check the batteries in your carbon monoxide alarms.