Blame the dog

[stephbg]

So, we might have a gas leak, although I reckon it's probably something unpleasant down a drain. Or the body in the roof space*.



The standard advice is to switch off all gas-burning appliances and then observe the gas meter to see if it changes. Obviously if the meter instantly whirs around, a Bad Thing is in the process of occuring and one should get out of Dodge as quickly as possible without producing sparks.

However, how much downtime is required for an adequate test for leakage? That's not an unreasonable question, surely? Even Mythbusters might get their heads around that variable. Sadly, the gas faults phone person had no idea. We'll give it a couple of hours.

Science. No-one cares about science :-(

(*) Don't worry, it wasn't a Ceiling Squirrel.



EDIT: We have a gas leak of some description. After an hour, the meter had moved a bit. Actually it still might easily be within error range, but someone is coming around tomorrow to check.

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[ariaflame.livejournal.com]

We've got a not nice smell in the shower/first aid/loo adjoining our pool. I put that down however to vandals and may use the shower to give it a good wash down. I've given up on putting the emergency blankets in as they just use them as bloody towels.