Archive for January 8th, 2009

Since the time Russia had cut gas supply to Ukraine end of last year - due to the row they had regarding gas price and new contract - now other European countries is dragged into the problem as well. Some had seen a sharp decline on their gas supplies and some getting no gas at all. This is because gas supply to some European countries is sent through the pipes running through Ukraine.

This kind of problem could not have happened in a more worse time than this when winter is here and we need gas to heat our homes. Some factories here, I was told, are closed down due to the supply cut.  Gas reserves have to be saved up in case there are not enough gas for the people. My husband and I were talking about getting  portable electric heaters, just in case things get worse.

Electric heating may be a wee bit more expensive than using gas, but I think there is an advantage of using electricity - it may be safer. Early last year, except for their 2 children who were spending the weekend at the grandmother’s house, my brother-in-law’s family had carbon monoxide poisoning. It was just out of mere luck they survived. My brother-in-law just came out of the bathroom after having a late shower, just after midnight, when he saw his wife and son already lying on the floor, unconscious. If he had fainted, then it would have been a tragedy. After they got out of the hospital, he called up several heating companies, got a good deal from one and now using electric heating instead of gas.

Now I am beginning to think that perhaps everyone should forget gas and use electricity heating instead.