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Re: Death from coal gas poisoning
« Reply #18 on: Wednesday 25 April 18 21:45 BST (UK) »
It was all too easy to accidently leave a gas tap open. For instance, most of us urban wrinkles lived with town gas supplied through a coin-in-the-slot meters and often the gas would start to "run out" and it was a race to get another shilling in the meter before the flame died. Then, after inserting a shilling  all that's needed is a distraction and the gas is flowing.

Add some alcohol to the equation and you have all that's needed for a tragedy.

My mum used to like it when the gasman came to empty the money. We always got a welcome rebate.
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Re: Death from coal gas poisoning
« Reply #19 on: Wednesday 25 April 18 22:05 BST (UK) »
An  ex   EX   ex  close rellie, used to save the Gasman the trouble of emptying the meter !!!


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Re: Death from coal gas poisoning
« Reply #20 on: Wednesday 03 May 23 21:02 BST (UK) »
Just discovered today, the deaths of a great aunt and uncle of my brother-in-law were caused by Coal Gas Poisoning in Aberdeen in 1959.  Both the Death Certificates and RCEs state quite clearly that the deaths were accidental.  They had led very adventurous and exciting lives and I suppose it is good that they went together but hard for the family left behind.  ink

This was my great uncle and aunt!