Where has the gas man gone? Used to be by the river near the police station, then he moved up by the bridge, but cant find him at all now, and the shop is shut.

Seems that the petrol stations are now selling gas, the one in Xerta sells it for the same price

The Gas Man no longer cometh then!!

Shame there is!!

There was a sign by the bridge which said gas man only here in a morning , That was last week.So unless it has changed ,who knows , this is spain  ;D

wrote on May 5^th, 2011 at 6:35pm:

There was a sign by the bridge which said gas man only here in a morning , That was last week.So unless it has changed ,who knows , this is spain  ;D

someone as asked what i was going to ask WERES THE GAS MAN GONE? the garage in tortosa as u come out to go to tivenys sells different gas bottles and says  he can't sell any to you as its a different company AS SPAIN GONE MAD  or is it me  :-/

Can't possibly be you Nen!! LOL ;D ;D

I found out what has happened to the Gas Man!!

http://youtu.be/0Cbj2jOozyo

Picked up two bottles from Petrol station opposite Solebre today. €15 a bottle.  Note on side of small Repsol Van parked near to the Gas Mans last "Under Bridge" spot in Tortosa gives other locations to pick up bottles from.

Hi Rob

What Happened to €13:50 for a refill has it been that long since I bought a refill?

wrote on May 6^th, 2011 at 6:56am:

Hi Rob What Happened to €13:50 for a refill has it been that long since I bought a refill?

well nutty ....the garage as to make some profit lol,,,,,and yes nutty i think it is ME GOING MAD  ;D ...thank you ebrorob for the info we didnt think to look on the van ::) now i know its me going mad  ;D ;D ;D

Ours costs 14€, and its delivered.

Can we buy them from you then Tony? Say at 30 centimos above the price you pay? could be a nice little earner!   ;)

Nen is right Stuart,the Garage is just acting as a Repsol agent so there is a commission to pay. :(
Anyway,looks like its going to be cheaper for all of us local to Alfara,if i can get Tony to start selling it  ::)

How do you arrange to get Repsol to deliver to your home, seeing the Repsol office has closed in Tortosa?
any help or assitance in this matter would be much appreciated seeing I can't gad about with my charges. Besides when "him indoors" wheelchair is in and Ma, there isn't room for gas bottles on mass.

This is no wind up I need advice please. Thanks Rosie

Depends where you live.  You can buy direct from the depot in Amposta.  The filling station at the co-operative in Santa Barbara also sells them.

Knowing your situation Rosie I wish I could help but the truth is there are no tricks or ways to arrange for delivery as far as I know.  We just happen to live at the side of a main road and when the Repsol truck comes up to supply the village I stick my canisters out at the side of the road and he stops and changes them.

So, if the Repsol office is closed, how does one renew the contract when it is due ?  Must try and use my Spanish more and ask the lorry driver, if I can get myself understood.

Rosie,
Maybe it would be easier now for you to go to the village, on the day, when the gas delivery man is in Jesus, delivering to the village houses there.
You could probably meet him by the Adjuntament or Hospital?

I couldn't persuade the gas man in Jesus to deliver to my place (1km from the centre of Jesus) as he considered it to be too far into the 'campo'.  Another contender for 'Catalan customer satisfaction obsessed businessman of the year award' me thinks!  (Perhaps we could list more contenders for this prestigious award in a separate thread.)  (Then again it seems a shame to use up so much cyber-space.)

Michael wrote on May 7^th, 2011 at 8:06pm:

I couldn't persuade the gas man in Jesus to deliver to my place (1km from the centre of Jesus) as he considered it to be too far into the 'campo'.  Another contender for 'Catalan customer satisfaction obsessed businessman of the year award' me thinks!  (Perhaps we could list more contenders for this prestigious award in a separate thread.)  (Then again it seems a shame to use up so much cyber-space.)

Quite agree.....we could have one post for ' Utter Jobsworth/Tw&t ' and one for ' All round general Good Egg ' with the latter obviously not intended for any advertising purposes whatsoever.

Thanks Rita will seek him out. Thanks for the advice. But I have seen him coming down Terrer Roig past our streets.

Is Amposta the nearest Repsol office_
I know when they inspected our gas in 2005 they gave us te choice as to whether we wanted home deliveries. Damn, wish I had chosen it way back then.

Rosie :-?

Wonder if the gas man travels up Terre Roig, on his way to Alfara?
Maybe we could find out what day and time of the week?
Heard today that the bottles do cost 15 euros, now.

What happened to gas subsidies? Buy em off Tony!!

If you ever read a local or national paper then you would have heard several weeks ago that all national subsidies were being stopped, and so would have made sure that all your bottles were full.
Never mind its dearer in good old england  :)

cactus jack wrote on May 8^th, 2011 at 11:38pm:

If you ever read a local or national paper then you would have heard several weeks ago that all national subsidies were being stopped, and so would have made sure that all your bottles were full. Never mind its dearer in good old england  :)

I bought a 6kg bottle of gas in the UK 2 weeks ago for my motorhome. it cost £17 (19.50 Euros). the bigger bottles work out a bit cheaper per kg of gas but they won't fit into the gas locker  :(

There is a Repsol agent in Gandesa where we collect our bottles from. Last time we got one it was about 13.5 Euros but that was some time ago. We only run a gas light and two ring cooker off it. :)