Perhaps if enough people phone into National Grid (here's the number- 1-800-892-2345 ) to add pressure to the urgency, it will help push it up the list. It's probably in a wetlands area, certainly within the watershed of Flint Pond.
On Tue, Oct 31, 2023 at 1:49 PM Rob Haslinger <[email protected]> wrote: > As Andrew says, there's a prioritization process and they are very, very > backed up. When we lived in Arlington there was a terrible leak under our > street that all the neighbors could smell. We called National Grid and they > did send someone out to look. He was very honest with us and explained that > the only way a crew would be sent out in any reasonable time frame was if > the leak was within 10 (or close to that) feet of a house or manhole. > > In our case it turned out the leak was in the main right under the > manhole, so a crew arrived within 30 minutes. It was indeed quite the > process of ripping up the street and fixing it. > > Best Rob > > > > On Tue, Oct 31, 2023 at 1:05 PM Andrew Payne <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Forest Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Over the last several years I’ve smelled a strong gas leak on Sandy Pond >>> Rd near DeCordova. I’ve made several calls to the gas company and one to >>> police/fire, and a few e mails to Mother’s Out Front I have never made any >>> headway. Is anyone else aware of this issue and been able to speak to >>> anyone about addressing it? >> >> >> As someone who had a serious* gas leak in the front yard for years >> (possibly decades), my experience: the gas company has a very, very long >> list of leaks to repair, and they prioritize based on the severity of the >> leak and the difficulty (cost) of repair. It may take a long time for any >> given leak to get to the top of the list. >> >> Here's a map of leaks: https://heet.org/gas-leaks/gas-leak-maps/ >> >> In our case, when the leak was eventually repaired, it was literally a >> 24-hour non-stop job involving three different shifts of gas company >> workers, the place lit up like Alcatraz at night, and heavy equipment >> digging up the road. And within a year, it was all for naught, because >> they replaced the entire gas line on our road. >> >> (*It was a leaky valve: you could hear the leak bubbling and if you put >> dish detergent down the valve access, it would bubble up and make foam. >> Fun!) >> >> One no-open-flames-please resident's view, >> >> -andy >> https://payne.org/lt-disclaimer >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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