Mostlylost Posted August 4, 2021 Report Share Posted August 4, 2021 The LP gas distributers are on strike as of August 4th in Mexico City and D.F. in protest of the August 1st government cap on prices. 38,000 trucks parked! No LP gas available there!! Is it possible that the strike will spread? Who knows . If you are low it might be time to fill up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natasha Posted August 4, 2021 Report Share Posted August 4, 2021 And on TV this a.m. they showed a bunch of parked pipas being vandalized in Mexico City. Like private people can affect AMLO's *¨Ç*?% decisions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyBee Posted August 4, 2021 Report Share Posted August 4, 2021 58 minutes ago, Mostlylost said: The LP gas distributers are on strike as of August 4th in Mexico City and D.F. in protest of the August 1st government cap on prices. 38,000 trucks parked! No LP gas available there!! Is it possible that the strike will spread? Who knows . If you are low it might be time to fill up. Thank you for this information. Am ordering gas today for all of my stationary tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natasha Posted August 4, 2021 Report Share Posted August 4, 2021 Informador says strike is OFF as of this afternoon. Talks will proceed but deliveries are starting again right away. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside7 Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 Dosn't sound if we are living in the Dark Ages when we have to depend on gas being delivered by trucks. How much longer before we get direct piped service to our homes....but older folks out there do not hold your breath, hell will freeze over first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 Direct piped will never happen in areas prone to earthquakes or tremors. It would be a recipe for disaster. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timjwilson Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 8 hours ago, Ferret said: Direct piped will never happen in areas prone to earthquakes or tremors. It would be a recipe for disaster. Exactly. Not just earthquake areas but floods or old sewer systems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside7 Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 9 hours ago, Ferret said: Direct piped will never happen in areas prone to earthquakes or tremors. It would be a recipe for disaster. As I recall places like California and New Zealand seem not to be troubled by that issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 New Zealand and California don't even make the top 10 in terms of earthquake/tremor activity. Mexico does. 10 Earthquake Prone Countries in the World | Skymet Weather Services Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 BTW, I have now lived in two houses here where the line has developed leaks and the gas line has had to be re-routed over the roof. In the house we rented in La Huerta, a "roll" came right at me while I was sitting at a wrought iron table. It picked up the chair AND me and then set us back down. The little house that I bought, in 2016 in Riberas, had already had the pipes re-routed. In both cases, the consumption of propane dropped drastically. The previous owner of this house said that the propane lasted a long time and she wasn't kidding. I replaced the 300 litre tank with one that is 180 litres because the tank was twenty years old. I last filled it in December of 2019. Because of this thread, I went out to check... still have 25%. Time to order although that would probably last another two months. imho, NO houses should be built here with the lines underground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcscats Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 Underground in an earthquake is different than above ground. New gas pipes are flexible and bend. We do have a giant gas pipeline from Manznillo to Guad and no problems. Its just about money not safety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside7 Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 9 hours ago, lcscats said: Underground in an earthquake is different than above ground. New gas pipes are flexible and bend. We do have a giant gas pipeline from Manznillo to Guad and no problems. Its just about money not safety. Thank you Most problems cause locally I would suggest are caused by schoody workmanship and using galvanized pipes, been there done that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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