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Explosions in Boston

kimikimi Member Posts: 44,719 ✭✭✭
edited September 2018 in General Discussion
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  • remingtonoaksremingtonoaks Member Posts: 26,245 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    WOW, I'm sure the gas company is going to be sued heavily over this one....
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  • yoshmysteryoshmyster Member Posts: 22,065 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    PG&E done blew up San Bruno and I don't think they paid yet. That was like 5 years ago?
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  • Laredo LeftyLaredo Lefty Member Posts: 13,451 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by yoshmyster
    PG&E done blew up San Bruno and I don't think they paid yet. That was like 5 years ago?


    Actually 8 years ago this month, and it was one hell of an explosion.
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  • yoshmysteryoshmyster Member Posts: 22,065 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Okay 8. I don't think they got paid still. Then you got Santa Rosa where they're trying to spin it to PG&E's transformer lighting up that whole city. Either case the folks will be long dead before any power company pony ups the cash.
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  • shilowarshilowar Member Posts: 38,811 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    That's some Diehard chit goin down....
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  • BrookwoodBrookwood Member, Moderator Posts: 13,768 ******
    edited November -1
    Old gas lines that were never checked and upgraded that turned into multiple connected "fuses". Like a string of dominoes leading to individual houses!

    Makes me kind of glad to pay a slightly higher price for the self contained propane pig tank and its gas!
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  • shilowarshilowar Member Posts: 38,811 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Brookwood
    Old gas lines that were never checked and upgraded that turned into multiple connected "fuses". Like a string of dominoes leading to individual houses!

    Makes me kind of glad to pay a slightly higher price for the self contained propane pig tank and its gas!


    Me too...suddenly an advantage to LP.
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  • mjrfd99mjrfd99 Member Posts: 4,553 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Old infrastructure and years of kicking the can down the road not fixing or maintaining said infrastructure WILL have dire consequences. Water mains to gas lines. Bridges to tunnels.
    Older the city or dnc "sanctuary" the more likely the area is neglected and ruined.
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  • Don McManusDon McManus Member Posts: 23,695 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I would have to assume that there was a very significant overpressure event. Natural gas is typically at very low pressures (50 - 60 PSIG). Multiple failures like this are not caused by old piping, rather by a huge mistake or a cascade failure of the pressure regulating system (or both).
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  • Okie743Okie743 Member Posts: 2,736 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Don McManus
    I would have to assume that there was a very significant overpressure event. Natural gas is typically at very low pressures (50 - 60 PSIG). Multiple failures like this are not caused by old piping, rather by a huge mistake or a cascade failure of the pressure regulating system (or both).


    +1

    Several 1000 homes developed a inside leak and fire

    It did not come from UG leak, most likely overpressure.

    Might be Russia's fault.[;)]
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  • shilowarshilowar Member Posts: 38,811 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Okie743
    quote:Originally posted by Don McManus
    I would have to assume that there was a very significant overpressure event. Natural gas is typically at very low pressures (50 - 60 PSIG). Multiple failures like this are not caused by old piping, rather by a huge mistake or a cascade failure of the pressure regulating system (or both).


    +1

    Several 1000 homes developed a inside leak and fire

    It did not come from UG leak, most likely overpressure.

    Might be Russia's fault.[;)]


    I read somewhere that someone in the company made a big "mistake" and funneled high pressure into low pressure residential lines causing pilot lights to turn into blow torches So I guess folks with electronic ignition appliances were fine, so long as they didn't turn them on.

    Could it have been a computer hack? A terrorist attack? Now Pocahontas is demanding a congressional investigation.
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  • yoshmysteryoshmyster Member Posts: 22,065 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    shilowar - Them "Smart Meter" can't be hacked.
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