You may have noticed that Columbia Gas worked in our front yard this week. Apparently someone walking past our home (540 Glenmont) smelled gas and reported it (thanks to whoever). The leak was between the street and our house and, per a recent decision from the PUCO, the Company is now responsible for repairs in this section of line whereas previously the home owner was responsible. We are now responsible only for the gas lines within the home.
They shut off our gas supply on a Wednesday and did not repair it until the following Monday (lots of cold showers). They used a backhoe to dig about 4′ -  5′ holes between the street and the sidewalk and again beside the foundation of  the house near the location of the old meter in the basement. They ran plastic pipe through the old pipe and connected it to the new meter on the outside of the house. We had no options on the location of the new meter and thus it shows unattractively from the street. “It must be 3′ away from any window and cannot be far from the entry point of the old pipe so as not to interfere with other utility piping or wiring near the house”. Others expecting the same thing to happen to their property may want to start thinking about the best place to put the new meter under these conditions. It was in before we even knew what was happening.
Also, it seems to be best to have your gas shut off early in the week so it is not off over a weekend – cold showers are tough, even in this weather.

Bob Dusterberg