Housemate left gas hob on....

Butterface

I just went out to the kitchen and the whack of gas nearly floored me. He was cooking over an hour ago and left the hob on with gas escaping, no flame. (old gas cooker, when you twist the knobs gas comes out and you use clicker to get flame) I put it off and opened windows and doors.

Should I light a match for the craic leave the house for a bit?

kneemos

It's just one thrill after another.

alias no.9

Open as many doors & Windows as possible, don't switch any electrics on or off or light any lighters / matches. Wait outside for it to clear and once the smell is gone you should be ok, judge this immediately after coming in from outside.

dmc17

Call Bord Gais immediately. Don't assume someone else will!

Rayne Wooney

You can use a Hoover to take in all of the gas and release it outside

Potential-Monke

When i first rented out a room in my house, he done the same. I was up gaming, as usual, and he comes in at about half 2 in the morning, full as a boot with his missus. She goes upstairs, he goes to the kitchen to make food. About 1/2 hour later, his missus comes in and asks have i seen him, i told her he's cooking. She went back upstairs. 1/2 hour later he staggers upstairs. I decided it was time for a smoke (smoked indoors then) and just as i was about to light it i said i'd check the kitchen to see the mess he made.

In i walk and was met by a kitchen full of gas. Hob left on full with no flame. Worse part was he managed to cook a joint of bacon in a half an hour. And by cook, i mean he made the outside pink. When he subsequently ate all of the outside and left a raw inner core on the sink.

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo

Hunt the facking cant with a facking large butcher knife!

You could have died, he will die.

Tis only fair.

kneemos

Replace the gas hob with an electric one if he can't be trusted or an alarm of some sort.

The One Who Knocks

king_of_inismac

In the case of all emergencies, the first thing to do is to go on boards and ask for advice. Next go on 4chan and search for pictures of cats.

After 30 minutes the gas will have dispersed

sawdoubters

get a spark going to see if it will ignite the house

wil

give him a stern talking to about his carbon footprint.

He could be the one causing all this weather

Satriale

king_of_inismac wrote: »

In the case of all emergencies, the first thing to do is to go on boards and ask for advice. Next go on 4chan and search for pictures of cats.

After 30 minutes the gas will have dispersed

you called...

deandean

Stick your head in the oven and inhale deeply on a cigarette.

keelanj69

Is it strange that i checked if this was about me?

Spoiler: Its not.

biko

Fart in his face


"gas has a smell"

Fox_In_Socks

biko wrote: »

Fart in his face


"gas has a smell"

No, you fart in a sock and come up behind him like a commando in stealth mode, and hold it against his face, until he passes out.

The One Who Knocks

Fox_In_Socks wrote: »

No, you fart in a sock and come up behind him like a commando in stealth mode, and hold it against his face, until he passes out.

But then the fox would eat him

Mickey H

Sitec wrote: »

Consult Bord Gáis instead of Boards.ie. Also tell your housemate he's a murt bollocks.

There. Now, no matter what nationality he is, he'll understand.

Arthur Beesley

dmc17 wrote: »

Call Bord Gais immediately. Don't assume someone else will!

I would have assumed that the housemate had.

Borderfox

Piece of metal in the microwave and timer plug set for five minutes then












Get to the chopper!!

Mr.Crinklewood

Are the windows still open.?

Sir Arthur Daley

The Gas cooker may be faulty, you need to employ a RGI, its illegal to be messing around with gas appliances, huge fines for illegal work.

Pumpkinseeds

Turn the gas back on, drag him to the kitchen by the hair and stick his head in the oven, while screaming at him that you're going to kill him, that'll learn him, he won't leave the gas on again. The downside is you'll probably need a new flatmate when he moves out as a result:D

cursai

Where do your 'people' hail from and is he a bit of a fascist usually?

nbar12

your housemate sounds gas

Sir Arthur Daley

You could buy a parrot OP to detect if there is still traces of Gas, been using them in Mines for years, a talking Parrot be the job.

anncoates

I only ever fill the house with organic self produced gas after a night out.

inforfun

kneemos wrote: »

Replace the gas hob with an electric one if he can't be trusted or an alarm of some sort.

Better idea: Replace the housemate with one that isnt a ****ing idiot.
Gas hobs arent exactly rocket science to operate.

Idiot messed up 2x now, enough to punt him out of the door, i think.

Canis Lupus

Well at least you don't have to pay for the gas seeing as it wasn't lit.

Butterface

inforfun wrote: »

Better idea: Replace the housemate with one that isnt a ****ing idiot.
Gas hobs arent exactly rocket science to operate.

Idiot messed up 2x now, enough to punt him out of the door, i think.

Well, the house didn't explode. I left the windows opened and popped across to my friend's house for a few hours. Then spent that time worrying that the place may be burgled!

I didn't see housemate until this morning. I told him to make sure to check all the hobs when he's finished cooking from now on (although I will obviously be doing this after him too).
Didn't bollock him out of it though because I was in a really good mood this morning!

stoneill

Was his head in the oven at the time? You may have interrupted something there.

Sir Arthur Daley

stoneill wrote: »

Was his head in the oven at the time? You may have interrupted something there.

Is this some new fetish thing?

tightropetom

deandean wrote: »

Stick your head in the oven and inhale deeply on a cigarette.

Should he light the cigarette first?

J_E

WikiHow wrote: »

Is this some new fetish thing?

Err...no.

aujopimur

It's very important that you do not switch on the light, use a lighted candle.

jmayo

dmc17 wrote: »

Call Bord Gais immediately. Don't assume someone else will!

Good idea if he is connected to Gas mains, but what if he was using his own bottled or tank of gas ?
Would Bord Gais come out to check his calor gas cyclinder ? **

I wish some would consider that not everyone is connected to natural gas mains.

** PS besides bord gais are too busy at the moment thinking of ways to fleace the taxpayer through Irish Water.

.Henry Sellers.

jmayo wrote: »

I wish some would consider that not everyone is connected to natural gas mains.

We need to set up a charity to make more people aware of this.

stargazer9

God, what a complete tool!
I don't know if you're renting the house or if you own it, either you could get a modern gas hob or ask the landlord to get one.
We have one in our house, if the gas is left on and not ignited within a few seconds, the flow of gas is automatically shut off.
Apparently these are the only type of gas hob that are sold now, so any new hob should have this safety feature.

jmayo

.Henry Sellers. wrote: »

We need to set up a charity to make more people aware of this.

And then we can set up a lottery
I bags the CEO job.
You can get a minor role looking after the charity fund and paying me.

On a side note just remember where you expect the gas to come from in future ;)

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

Livid in Barcelona for a period with an utter cretin who we eventually kicked out of the flat

he left the gas on in the kitchen, twice after coming home pissed. Each time for upwards of 6 hours

The Diabolical Monocle

Tell him he just inherited a 75% share of the gas bill.

Ed Winchester

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience wrote: »

Livid in Barcelona for a period with an utter cretin who we eventually kicked out of the flat

he left the gas on in the kitchen, twice after coming home pissed. Each time for upwards of 6 hours

I'd be livid too.

Anita B Jaynow

Ha, he's a gas man!.

lolosaur

what religion and nationality is your housemate?

The Diabolical Monocle

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience wrote: »

Livid in Barcelona for a period with an utter cretin who we eventually kicked out of the flat

he left the gas on in the kitchen, twice after coming home pissed. Each time for upwards of 6 hours

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UAAiPJ8rqE

josip

Butterface wrote: »

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Didn't bollock him out of it though because I was in a really good mood this morning!

Did you get your..., well you know, ... yer .. ?