I was unaware that a gas customer had to dish out the money and labor for that work. thanks and again a job well done.Lee
On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 04:53:36PM -0400, RJ wrote: > Sunday I was digging along side of the neighbors house, laying drain pipes > to get the water to run away from the house. As I was moving the dirt, I > started to smell natural gas. Called the gas company for a check and they > couldn't detect any leaks. AS I continue to dig with a small hand shovel and > found the gas line about 4 inches to the left of where I was digging, the > smell got stronger. Called the gas company back. After a little discussion, > they agreed to send a man back out to the site. This time his pressure gauge > was showing a leak. Needless to say, the meter was shut off and a lock was > installed. He said call when the line was repaired. On Monday it was off to > purchase the parts to replace 75 feet of gas line, from the meter to the > house. Years ago, the flexible pipe was orange in color and about 10 cents a > foot. Now it is a bright lime/lemon color and 53 cents a foot. I had to > remove a couple boards from the patio decking and as the neighbors were > digging the holes, I began to tear the old piping apart, after hack sawing > under the decking, and where it entered the house. I had the neighbors buy > all new fittings from the meter and a piece of 38 inch black pipe, 100 feet > of plastic 1 inch gas pipe and a couple of nipples, plus a couple of > couplings. plus a bottle of the pipe dope. Instead of hearing the gas > company complaining about a blind fellow doing the installation, I just told > the girls to tell the gas man they installed the pipe their selves. The gas > meter was turned back on and all is well. > RJ > -- I am a traffic light, and Alan Ginzberg kidnapped my laundry in 1927! Come and chat with me at #quietzone on irc.newnet.net
