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Hi folks.

I got the most scariest phone call you could imagine today from one of the landlords I do work for. The worst thing to happen in this job is to have one of your customers die or be injured, gas related. Well today one of my customers is seriously ill in hospital ... check this out Tyne Tees Regional News | North East Tonight - ITV Local

Last time I was there was a good few months back doing the landlords safety check! At the time all was perfect! Well except the fact that he had a Heatline vizo boiler!! No accounting for taste!!! lol

As yet I've heard nothing from the authorities! Lets see what tomorrow brings. Thankfully my conscience in clear, and I've been told the tenant caused the explosion, I still await the call from HSE though .......... I hope the guy recovers, he was a bit of a "jack-the-lad" and full of himself! *sigh*

Would you believe it eh? 33 years in the business, never thought I'd be associated with a property that's gone 'boom' ...!
 
Best you've been associated with a few that's gone bust though.

Joking aside, I hope all's well and ends well.
 
sorry to hear this steve i am sure the hse will quickly squash your fears,you need a beer mate tenants can be morons
 
it says in the report there was no gas leak steve tenant been making home brew booze or messing with lpg maybe
 
Cheers 'dontknowitall'. It may come to nothing but then again it could bring me unneccessary grief from HSE and GasSafe! Just don't know? I've attended a couple of incidents in the past working for B-Gas but never been on the receiveing end of the attention! Free advertising if nothing else I guess! lol
 
sorry to hear this steve i am sure the hse will quickly squash your fears,you need a beer mate tenants can be morons

Chhers mark :)

It's the unneccessary attention to me I don't want! Nevermind though, it'll be another bit of experience I can share with y'all :)
 
Flippin heck ......... what will tomorrow bring?

I'm complacent just now but who knows?
 
Flippin heck ......... what will tomorrow bring?

I'm complacent just now but who knows?

try not to think about it steve,did you read the story on the link you posted up? there was no gas leak,i feel for you mate i would be crapping my self as well,i am sure you have nothing to worry about
 
try not to think about it steve,did you read the story on the link you posted up? there was no gas leak,i feel for you mate i would be crapping my self as well,i am sure you have nothing to worry about

Yeh I read the story ... been glued to the local news all day!!! I took a drive past the place and got one heck of a shock to see the damage caused! Still I feel okay in that I know all was well when I was last there. From what I was told the guy disconnected his meter, filled the house with gas then lit a cigarette! Dozy sod!!!
 
sounds like your in the clear mate no problems with the gas instal
most probably the heatline had broken down and he had a calor gas fire
the meter disconnect story is most likely hearsay if the gas has been declared safe
 
Cheers Steve.... I've no worries regards leaving the job safe etc. It's more the possibility of the attention put on me by the Gas Police :) Hopefully it'll just be a formality *shrug*
 
You should be OK Diamond.
Worst case they will put you down for an inspection in the near future and they are no sweat.

Reminds me of when I was called into a job to do a gas inspection on a cooker (thats all the info I was given).
When I turned up there was 3 men from the health and safety exec with clip boards watching my every move.
Turns out the door had blown open and they had to airlift the customer to hospital.
I have never been so careful (or nervous) doing a job in my life.

It was a double oven btw and the control knobs were that covered in grease they stuck in and the oven not being used was accidently turned on, gas filtered through to the lit oven and bang.
 
I bet those people with clipboards had no idea of how to do the job - only there to nit pick as required.
 
Well this happened on Wednesday and still not a single word..............!

Don't know whether to be happy or brickin' it? ... lol

I'm certain in myself now that I have nothing to worry about .... but still the unknown is *out there!"

Ho -hum!

Thanks for the support so far peeeps :cheers:
 
Cheers bod ... well no news is the way it is right now .......... so thanks for the suport so far :)
 
Bloody hell Steve!!!!!!, just read the post, must be one of the worst nightmares to cope with, even though it's not your fault.

Seen it on the news a few weeks ago, and thought ****!!!!!!!!

Hope your putting it to the back of your mind, and getting on with what you do best.

Bob
 
Bloody hell Steve!!!!!!, just read the post, must be one of the worst nightmares to cope with, even though it's not your fault.

Seen it on the news a few weeks ago, and thought ****!!!!!!!!

Hope your putting it to the back of your mind, and getting on with what you do best.

Bob

Cheers Bob ... & sorry for the late reply. Been moving home which gives little time for much else!!!

I have not heard a dickybird!!!

I bumped into the tenant from the downstairs flat, below where the explosion took place ... long story short, the guy, from upstairs, was standing with his cloths and skin hanging off peering out of what use to be his kitchen wall saying "I've blew myself up mate!"

I can think of less painful ways to leave this world, if that is what he was intending? *sigh*
 
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