We have no natural gas at the Angry Abode. The line, apparently, hopefully, is flooded with rainwater. It is 56F, and I am cold.
Update: 9:00 p.m. It's now 52F, and a crew of men are driving a backhoe through my front yard. Really, I couldn't be happier.
Update 2: 6:30 a.m. Interior temperature 48F, exterior temperature 27F. There's a big hole in the front yard, but no word yet on the gas line. I fear for my (4'6") cactus.
Update 3: 6:50 p.m. Interior temperature 68F. There's a big muddy hole in my lawn, a giant metal plate in the middle of the street, but I heard some chickadees singing and all's well with the world. It was water in the line -- importantly, the gas company's part of the line, and it looks as if the whole fiasco will not cost us a cent. We did, however, renew our gas line warranty today.
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
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And people wondered why (when we lived in the South) we had a wood-burning stove installed.
Oh, LORD. the joys of an older house! This is why we had a wood burning stove installed....
If the line is capable of being flooded, then you got the better of the two ways of finding out there was something drastically wrong. May it be repaired correctly and quickly.
That reminds me of the ICE STORM we had in Decmber of 2005. Just one week before Christmass.
The weather forcast did give any warning. We had no power for a week and the daily high temp for the next few days was 38-40 degrees.
We have a 30,000 BTU kerosene heater that we used to keep the house from freezing. Enough of the electrical distribution system was destroyed so that you could not drive safely due to failures of all the traffic signals.
Not a happy week in Pinkville.
My advice: pave the hole, fill with water, throw in some goldfish and call it a Feature.
I'm gay, we know about these things.
PS A central fountain in the shape of a peeing cherub would be a darling grace note if you have the funds.
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