Leaky Gas!

When we were wrapping our water heater I kept smelling gas. I only smelled it right around the water heater, so I thought perhaps I had an inefficient pilot light. Long story short, I thought about it all weekend and dreamed of exploding houses, so I finally called our utility people on Monday (they come out for free). The result? They came and found two leaks. They suspect that they have been leaking since our house was built. No wonder we have been having a tough time getting our gas consumption reduced. Moral of the story - if it smells like gas have it checked out. A word of caution, be ready to spend a weekday afternoon at home for a repair person. If the utility finds a big leak they will shut off your gas and won't turn it back on until you have it fixed.