Comments on: Thank Goodness for Natural Gas

By: Marc

Marc — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:39:39 +0000

I can relate. I have been thankful to have natural gas at least two different times in my life in situations similar to yours.
Whan I was a child Hurricane Betsy hit. We were without electricity for about a month..We had gas,however.During the storm one of the original gas fixtures was used for light by a family member. Therre was no ice available.My grandfather had a gas refrigerator. The second time was on January 20,1985.We lost power because of severe cold weather and an ice storm.
However,I had to go in to work that morning at the local water department where I worked. I cooked my breakfast on our gas stove,Dressed in front of a nice warm gas wall heater-those vented wall heaters you see in motels and apartments. Those didn’t require electricity.Kept the house warm when the furnace wouldn’t work.( Unfortunately we had to remove those several years later because they weren’t properly installed.) i get very anxiety-prone when I think about doing without gas.I can do without electricity,but not gas.Many people in our area are installing natural gas backup generators.
Some crazy energy efficiency expert sais a house can be built tighter without gas because no combustion air is needed. He says because we are a cooling oriented climate gas is not cheaper than electricity here in Southeast Louisiana. It pains me in our area to hear of the many new houses being built that are all-electric.
Our new church(under construction) is going this route because the local gas company wants $65,000 to run a gas line. We have gas in our present building.
I hope I’m wrong,but I can picture the power failing on a cold winter day or a hot summer day during a heatwavewhen thay are having a dinner. I asked about a diesel or propane generator but they said they don’t have the funds for it.

By: Karl W Miller

Karl W Miller — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:50:00 +0000

Its Hard to Find a Reason Not to Like Natural Gas Right Now, a move to $7/mmbtu Looks Possible

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By: T Lohmann

T Lohmann — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:05:31 +0000

I was particularly grateful that they had natural gas because we were snowed-in with my brother-in-law and his family. Had we been in our home…..we would have had no means of natural gas to keep us comfortable and happy. It is making us rethink our future decisions for appliances.

By: Joanna Linn

Joanna Linn — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:20:21 +0000

So very grateful for the natural gas! The temperature difference was remarkable, and without the fireplace it would have been so miserable!

We were also able to allow my friend to come over who had all electric heating in her house and lost her power from Friday until Monday night.

Thank God for the blessing of natural gas!

By: Dan Gibson

Dan Gibson — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:59:37 +0000

Glad you guys were able to stay warm Jim. Hope the power stays on.