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Delusions of Adequacy |
Yeah, you can't mess around with that crap. Not that long ago, the gas company overpressurized the supply lines in my home town, resulting in over 80 fires, at least one house fully destroyed and one person killed. And just last week they had another incident. Sure glad I'm not one of their stockholders. I have my own style of humor. I call it Snarkasm. | |||
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Repressed |
Here's the point -----------------------------> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Here's all y'all ----------------------------->  -ShneaSIG Oh, by the way, which one's "Pink?" | |||
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It was a chilly night - not a good night to be sans pants. -ShneaSIG Oh, by the way, which one's "Pink?" | |||
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Natural gas is lighter than air and will float/raise. LP is heavier than air and will sink/fall. Problem is the leak will normally follow the gas lines and end up in a crawlspace or basement. Where it is trapped, until it gets ignited. | |||
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Wouldnt it be prudent to have the Fire Dept. on scene until the leak is located and locked down? That would have solved the identity issue too. End of Earth: 2 Miles Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles | |||
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| Freethinker |
All right: I missed the point. Can you explain it? Section title: “What’s Your Deal!” Section subtitle: “Hacked off? Pitch your bitch!” Topic title: “Midnight pounding on the front door.” Those three elements seemed to clearly indicate that you were hacked off by and were bitching about … the Midnight pounding; no? If not, then what? An inquiring mind would like to know. ► 6.4/93.6 | |||
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| Repressed |
I'll gives ya a lil' hinty: I'm fucking exhausted because I got absolutely no sleep last night and that blows. And there was a gas leak at my house, and that blows. Think you can take it from there? -ShneaSIG Oh, by the way, which one's "Pink?" | |||
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^^^^^^^^^^^ Yep. My brother the firefighter agrees here. They do this sort of stuff all the time. Most departments have Hazmat guys that would be happy to respond. This should be brought to the attention of managment at the gas company. | |||
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| Do No Harm, Do Know Harm |
I would have done the same. Around here a gas leak is a big deal. Fire and police are dispatched first, with even just a concerned citizen calling in to report the smell of gas. If it’s detected evacuations are started, and who knows how long until the gas company actually shows up... Your guy did it backwards lol Knowing what one is talking about is widely admired but not strictly required here. Although sometimes distracting, there is often a certain entertainment value to this easy standard. -JALLEN "All I need is a WAR ON DRUGS reference and I got myself a police thread BINGO." -jljones | |||
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| The success of a solution usually depends upon your point of view |
I'm betting that the police were more then happy that you were sensible and called them to check out the situation. They understand the potential alternative endings better then most of us. “We truly live in a wondrous age of stupid.” - 83v45magna "I think it's important that people understand free speech doesn't mean free from consequences societally or politically or culturally." -Pranjit Kalita, founder and CIO of Birkoa Capital Management | |||
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| Eye on the Silver Lining |
I wouldn’t have liked the midnight wake up, either. At the least, as a previous poster mentioned, yup, courtesy call is in order at any time, but most importantly at night. Agreed that Mngmt should be addressed- why there wasn’t a police or FD presence doesn’t make much sense with the situation and the time frame. It’s serious stuff. Glad your family is safe. __________________________ "Trust, but verify." | |||
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If you could not smell gas in your basement then there was not leak.... actually when you opened the door to the basement you should have been able to smell it if not before that. The mercantile they put in natural gas is some more powerful stuff, true natural gas has no odor by the way. Since the leak was outside your house, why not just turn the gas off down the line and work on it during the day... sounds like the night shift decided they needed to prove their worth to me. My Native American Name: "Runs with Scissors" | |||
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