Comments on: Just give me gas

By: Batel

Batel — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:50:22 +0000

Wow! After just going through almost the same story, I feel your pain bro! I hate these companies, nothing makes sense. And they funny thing is, what Eric said above… I have had this problem in various other services, gov offices, etc. Makes no sense.

Good luck to us in the future…

By: NG

NG — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:29:43 +0000

Yes, exactly! But these companies all exist by government fiat, with government-mandated prices, wages, etc… It’s probably illegal for them to go out of business… so what do they care if another guy pays NIS 199 for a gas canister or not?

By: Eric

Eric — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:01:07 +0000

The amazing thing is that this is not only just a customer service issue–it’s a sales issue. They are actively preventing you from paying them money that you want to pay them. It’s not like a cell phone or bank debacle, where you’re already paying them and they have little monetarily to gain from providing good customer service (in their narrow worldview, at least). Their idiocy is not only costing you time, but it’s costing them money.

By: NG

NG — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:28:53 +0000

To fix this mess.

By: Avi

Avi — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:38:10 +0000

And we made aliya …. why again?

I know, to fix this mess, but really, why?

By: NG

NG — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:14:57 +0000

Do you have any small independent companies you can go to?

I have no idea. I wish someone would tell me.

I have an [expensive] electic cooker, not as good, but good for back up.

I hate those. I can’t cook on an electric range. I tried when I first made Aliyah, but I need good control of the heat because I like using a cast iron skillet.

At least you had a slow cooker. Once I tried cooking something on Shabbath plata,…Never again! That was a fiasco. :-S

Ha, platot are not for cooking.

Um,…I’m sure you already though of this, but maybe get two small balloons, if you have room, then you replace each one as it expires, without as much pressure.

I’m afraid to buy any more gas canisters than I absolutely need, since they’ve been stolen before (and paying to replace missing canisters is WAY more expensive than just trading empty for full ones). I have a lock and chain for them now, but if someone was evil enough to steal them in the first place, I don’t know why he’d not be evil enough to use a hammer or some giant clippers to break the lock or chain.

By: Ben-Yehudah

Ben-Yehudah — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:05:05 +0000

B”H

Well, I know not to go to Paz Gaz.

I also had good service from the local company in the Shomron. Do you have any small independent companies you can go to? Needing permission to switch? I guess that means we violated the law,…often.

I have an [expensive] electic cooker, not as good, but good for back up.

At least you had a slow cooker. Once I tried cooking something on Shabbath plata,…Never again! That was a fiasco. :-S

Um,…I’m sure you already though of this, but maybe get two small balloons, if you have room, then you replace each one as it expires, without as much pressure.

Chin up. Hang in there.