Μy friends, I really want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart for your kind words. I was honestly feeling exhausted and pretty lousy. The situation is not entirely clear about what was the proper way to handle it. The funny part is, like beyond.omega says, I saw off the corner of my eye that same worker smoking while operating the machine...
Phoenix gas say that if there's a leak inside the house one should not use the cell phone from the house, not even to switch off the tv or other appliances for fear of sparks. In my case, the leak was outside (next to the front door and the garage) but their men did arrive in trucks (4 of them!!!) so who knows about the danger of driving nearby!
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Originally Posted by pbnj
There honestly was no good choice here, except perhaps to run down the street. What if someone else drove by and ignited the gas? It was a pickup truck that was the ignition source for the horrible BP Texas City accident which killed several people. Even "modern" cars can cause explosions, and vehicles are not allowed into processing units at chemical plants or refineries without a special permit.
IMO, if you could hear the gas leak, it is a significant leak, and you need to get the h*** out of there.
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I wanted to comment on this - I thought about running, but my son is 27lbs and the terrain around very steep and all muddy from raining all day long. I don't think I would have got too far running with him in my arms. My husband says he could smell gas from blocks away. As for the sound, it sounded exactly like the shower running when you're about to go in. My throat was burning by the time I got into the driver's seat!