Gas explosions in Mass.

[MRG]

ERD50
Thanks for that update. Kind of incredulous that one of the homeowners says the smell was "an everyday occuance-we got numb to it". Now I'm looking at residential combustible gas detectors on Amazon that run $20-30. I think I'll get one to try.

They're well worth the money. I can't smell the stuff they put in nat gas anymore. Bought one to go next to our gas stove. It works very well.

 

[marko]

They're well worth the money. I can't smell the stuff they put in nat gas anymore. Bought one to go next to our gas stove. It works very well.

I was born without any sense of smell. I didn't know such a thing existed!

Just got one on Amazon as our stove, grill, fireplace and furnace are all natural gas.

Our stove is a little tricky in that the gas can be turned on by just bumping into it.

 

[REWahoo]

I was born without any sense of smell.

Man, that really stinks.

 

[street]

I haven't followed up on this tragedy but is the Utility going to pay up for this?

 

[marko]

Man, that really stinks.

Not to me!

 

[Walt34]

Now I'm looking at residential combustible gas detectors on Amazon that run $20-30. I think I'll get one to try.

That does NOT fit in with the LBYM lifestyle!

Here's a five-pack for only $6.89 & free shipping:

https://www.amazon.com/BIC-Lighters...018&sr=8-4&keywords=disposable+butane+lighter

 

[jazz4cash]

That does NOT fit in with the LBYM lifestyle!

Here's a five-pack for only $6.89 & free shipping:

https://www.amazon.com/BIC-Lighters...018&sr=8-4&keywords=disposable+butane+lighter

Oh, I already have that style!

Seriously I’d like to know what brand/model device members are using and if they have tested it.

 

[marko]

An update on the gas explosion in Mass.
On TV tonight there was a $143 million dollar settlement to the 175,000 people affected. Payments ranged from $50 to $15,000.
The lawyers...............$28 million.
No wonder we're a litigious society!

 

[kgtest]

20% fee. Sounds like lawyers rates haha

 

[Gumby]

20% fee. Sounds like lawyers rates haha

Actually, a lawyer working for an individual plaintiff on the typical contingent fee arrangement would get 33% after all costs are reimbursed.

 

[jazz4cash]

Interesting. I recently saw an episode of This Old House ( or one of its spinoffs) that briefly addressed the tragedy in explaining how gas meters/regulators work

 

[davebarnes]

In other news, Mexican food gaining popularity in Mass.

 

[Walt34]

20% fee. Sounds like lawyers rates haha

20% doesn't sound bad at all given that the lawyer(s) have to front all the costs of bringing the suit - investigators, expert witnesses, witnesses to the events, manufacturer's representatives, etc. Those people don't work for free and a lot of them, if not most, have to come from out of the local area and have to be fed, housed, and the like. All that can come to a pretty hefty chunk of change.

And whether the risk pays off depends on what a bunch of local yokels picked from the jury pool think of all of it. Sounds like a pretty risky bet to me, one that I'd look askance at taking.