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Just a quick post before I GDTB. So in case you didn't hear, there's been a pretty strong odor outside of our front lawn. There was a really bad natural gas leak on the public line apparently. We called the company and they came out and said it was fine and someone will fix it in the upcoming months. Later Saturday night, the smell was worse and we could hear the gas gurgling up out of our lawn. The same guy came out again and said it was okay... even though the air in that area of the lawn was 84% natural gas. He said it wasn't too big of a deal and someone would fix it within a couple of months because it wasn't of high priority. Today the gas company came out with a truck and worked on it all day. The two workers said that if this sort of leak MUST be taken care of the day it is discovered. According to the manual the original worker was using, he was supposed to immediately shut off the gas and labeled the case as an EMERGENCY.

So they fixed it tonight, which is a good thing. Apparently, there was enough gas to blow up the entire right side of the house and driveway, and mostly destroy the rest of the house and the next door neighbor's. Maybe a cigarette or a random spark from something rubbing up against the pavement could have incinerated us all. So that's my 'huh' for the week. Just thought I'd throw that out there. And for now, it's go time.