My 'New' Gas Connection in Bangalore
About 3 years ago, I got a new job in Bangalore, moved in with my wife and with a dream to make a small independent living for us. I knew some learning was in way because in my home town I had things already made available to me. But here I would build them from scratch. Getting a house was not much of a struggle but the struggle that I would like to talk about is getting a cooking gas cylinder! As soon as I realized that I need a gas cylinder, I put my research cap on and made a list of all gas agencies near my house. Internet does not let you down on information so two categories appeared in front of me one was the Government Authorized ones like Indane and HP, I had heard about them before and the other category was of private agencies, which had names I had never heard before like 'ELF' . It all started with calling all the gas agencies from the list I made. I did not know the local language but I realized I could almost communicate what I wanted to. Here is how a few conve...