Cough! - Latvijas Gāze

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Written by Kārlis Anitens
Drawn by Aivars Baranovs
Consulted by Sandra Ādamsone
Technically implemented by LLC “Aģentūra VB Plus”
Published and funded by JSC “Latvijas Gāze”
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DO NOT USE FIRE
OPEN A WINDOW,
CLOSE THE GAS VALVE
IN CASE OF A GAS LEAK,
DO THE FOLLOWING!
Carefully bend open the staples and remove this poster. Put it in a visible place and be safe!
CALL THE GAS
EMERGENCY SERVICE NUMBER -114,
WAIT OUTSIDE FOR THEM TO ARRIVE
LEAVE THE PREMISES
OR ELECTRIC TOOLS
Help Gasper get
to the emergency service car
Eve
nt
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esponsible
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family!
Never connect gas
appliances on your own! It is
very dangerous.
Well done, Gasper!
You saved us.
But we…
glad the
eat team! I’m
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feet again,
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All ro
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GLU
Why have you
the
ve imagined
Who would ha g for Spade’s
llin
fa
rs
new owne
ghost art!
come today?
You’ll see
in
a moment!
Ha, ha, ha!
at
Spade is gone forever. Wh
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nds
frie
se
the
with
do
shall we
We've got to decide.
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the army ould join
of match
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test arts
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they would never fool
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That day Woody an
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kingdom. The hero
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exci
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st
transportation,
remembered, but
took notes, some just
e knowledgeable
altogether they becam
experts.
become smart too!
to
u
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fo
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tim
s
it’
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me on
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prightly Gaspe ost as old as the
I’m the ever-s
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your stove, bu
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gas was form
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lt of natural
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world
earth as a resu odour.
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th
of
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deepest
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processes. It
ugh a 3,500 kilometre
Natural gas reaches Latvia thro
distance it covers is
The
sia.
Rus
from
long pipeline
nce between two
dista
the
than
eight times longer
and Daugavpils.
beautiful Latvian cities – Liepāja
When I grow
up,
I’ll be a big ga
s pipeline!
h along a highway,
Like cars which rus
pipelines with a
gas flows through
tres per hour.
me
kilo
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of
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spee
ian border, it
As soon as gas crosses the Latv
metering station
passes through a special gas
how much gas has
where it is determined exactly
s further through
flow
gas
the
n
The
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been received
kalns
Inču
the
to
line
the pipe
ility.
Underground Gas Storage Fac
n
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measure
You already know that natural gas is a natural substance. The
Inčukalns Underground Gas Storage Facility is also a gift of
nature, improved with the help of various technical devices. The
underground sandstone layers were formed very long ago at a
depth of 700 metres. Imagine! That is the height of a 250 storey
building. Natural gas is pumped in and out of there with special
pumps. In summer when less gas is used, the Inčukalns
Underground Gas Storage Facility accumulates enough gas for
the whole winter.
When gas is pumped out of Inčukalns storage, it is purified
and dried because underground it gets moist. On the way to
your home it is treated with a special substance – an odorant
– so you can smell the gas should it leak, unburned, into your
home and pose a danger to you. Gas travels to your home
through underground pipelines which are built to reach very
many Latvian towns.
Gas-tig
ht clays
Sandston
e
Gas-tight
rocks
Gas is useful for everything that needs the heat created by its
burning. On the one end of the scale gas is used for such
small things as the boiling of tea, coffee and soup as well as
the baking of bread in your kitchen. On the other end of the
scale it is used to heat cities by means of centralized urban
heating systems, and to heat factories and plants. Even glass,
for instance, is manufactured using gas. Almost any item at
your home has been produced using the heat of gas
combustion because natural gas is an economical and
environment-friendly type of fuel.
,
r too
ecial odou
I have a sp n’t I?
o
d
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There is a gas meter at every apar
tment, house or
factory where natural gas is used
. It measures
how much gas you have consume
d in order to
find out how much you have to pay.
Me?
I’
coun m just
ting…
Some Latvian towns, villages and farms do not have
access to the natural gas pipeline network. This is where
liquefied gas in cylinders comes in handy. Such gas is not
brought to Latvia through pipelines – it arrives by train or
ship. In Latvia it is filled into the bright-red gas cylinders,
which you can buy at specialized gas retailers.
If you want your kitchen to always shine and glitter, equip it
with a gas stove because gas does not generate dust and
soot while burning. And you’ll be able to make food much
more quickly. Gas does not pollute the environment –
neither you, nor plants are harmed by its combustion. And
so, it causes no harm at all to nature.
PROPANE
BUTANE
Be careful when using gas!
are
Always make sure that the stove switches
ied
completely turned off after use. If using liquef
d off as
gas, the switch at the cylinder must be turne
when in
well. Never leave a gas stove unattended
the
uish
exting
may
pot
a
from
h
use. A water splas
the
flame. The unburned gas will then leak into
room and present a danger to you.
den to keep toys and other inappropriate
forbid
It is
used as
items on a gas stove. An oven must not be
.
a shelf or a compartment for storing things
a friend
If you use gas inattentively, it may turn from
, but
into an enemy and harm not only your home
also yourself.
If you are sensible and cautious when using gas,
everything will be fine. If your parents buy a new gas
stove, remind them that only certified technicians are
allowed to connect it to the pipeline. If you ever smell
gas while at home or visiting friends, immediately call
114! This the emergency service number.
GAS EMERGENCY SERVICE
Dear children, parents, teachers!
The heroes and idols of today’s children live in the world of
cartoons and comics.
Children eagerly, and readily, learn good things from their idols.
Inspired by that, we have added in our booklet a few new heroes
and tasked them with teaching the main rules of the safe usage of
natural gas to primary grade school children.
What could be better than turning a school lesson on the safe use
of environmentally friendly fuels into an exciting story which evokes
a smile from both young and adult readers alike?
Pleasant reading!
Yours,