Gas Leak

And no...it wasnt Rodney ;-)

Last night our house started smelling of gas so we had to ring the gas company, turn our mains off and open windows. They werent here to fix it until this morning which I find pretty slack, the man that was meant to do the job rang me sounding a bit sloshed and gave me a number for a gasfitter.

Not to mention one spark could have set the gas off.

They turned up this morning and attached the reader to the meter and it instantly registered as a gas leak. The valve on the gas meter was faulty so it couldnt check for leaks and the valve on the underfloor heater wasnt attached properly so its been leaking for a long time. Judging by the corrosion he guessed at 6mths to a year. Probably accounts for my high gas bill. Hummm...

All fixed now and thanking our lucky stars we are all still alive. Natural gas suffocates very quickly so thank goodness it was only a slow leak.

Never take your lives for granted, it doesnt take much to end them.

Merry Christmas :)