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[semperfiona]

Sunday, soraidh called from our house to tell us the Laclede Gas man had been out. Someone from the neighborhood called in an odor of gas. Gas guy checked around, didn't find anything though there was a faint odor in the basement, told her to put the pets upstairs and have us call Laclede when we got back on Tuesday.

So this morning, there was a hangtag on the door: they'd come out again Sunday afternoon and turned off the gas.

So while I was completely crashed out, Tammie called the gas company. Gas man came back again, disassembled the cedar closet to get at the meter and supply pipe, and very quickly discovered that one of our dryers had sprung a seal and was venting gas directly out the dryer vent. The dryer that was working, naturally.

Oh, yeah. We have two dryers (and two washers). The other dryer's dryness sensor has failed sometime in the last month, so if you turn it on it runs until you remember to turn it off again. Overnight, one day, three days, a week.

Gas bill from HELL and two repair bills, here we come. Joy.

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[opalturtle.livejournal.com]

Sometimes utility companies will adjust the bill if there's been a leak. It wouldn't hurt to call and ask, anyway.

[lapis-lazuli615.livejournal.com]

That TOTALLY sucks. BTDT and just recently. And, ya know, when the gas company doesn't bother to replace the meter and fittings for, oh, about 50 years -- I haven't figured out why this is MY fault and I get to pay a $450 gas bill.

So I'm there with you. It's the sucks. :(

But I had SO much fun cuddling with you and Tammie in the back of the Taxi this weekend!!! :)

Laz.