On Monday, 22 August 2016 15:45:32 UTC+1, Graham. wrote:
On Mon, 22 Aug 2016 14:29:23 +0100, Davey
wrote:

On Mon, 22 Aug 2016 12:56:43 +0100
"Brian Gaff" wrote:

Well I had a bloke a couple of years ago wanting to change mine but
since there is no gas supply here that would indeed be a difficult
task.

I would love it if somebody came to change our gas meter, as we also
have no gas supply. It's in the next village, and we have a British Gas
employee living down the street, but no mains gas supply here.

There used to be a local gas factory, but that closed several decades
ago. We still have the pipe out the back of the house.

There is a Gasworks museum in Biggar, a place we often stop on the way
to Edinburgh.


Gasworks still exist.
They make coke for smelting iron ore.
The surplus gas is often used to generate electricity.
I visited one a few years back.
On top of the retorts it was like a scene from hell.
Amazed they could get anyone to work there.