Gas Leak

Yesterday morning, as we were eating our Saturday morning pancakes, we got a phone call from a friend saying that they thought there was a natural gas leak at the terminal at the end of our street. We went outside to investigate. Sure enough, there was a loud hissing sound along with the telltale gas smell. We had heard and smelled it earlier but didn't think much of it because workers come to "blow it off" periodically. But this time, we saw, there were no workers.

Marc called and reported the situation to the gas company. He was the first to do so. 

It wasn't long before the police came knocking on our door asking us to evacuate. We hurriedly hopped in the car - Marc without shoes or his phone, me without a bra, and Cole without extra diapers. We stopped by Al and Shirley's to alert them and then began driving north away from the terminal. 

The police didn't think we were in any real danger but there was no telling how much gas we were inhaling. It was more to be on the safe side. 

We began driving around sublette, stopping to talk to people as we saw them driving around as well. It was fun! I love community stuff, especially with Marc. Cole loved driving around with us and seeing the sights. 

All the volunteer firemen responded along with all the emergency vehicles. It was a big deal!

After about 45 minutes, the emergency personnel were "released" and we were given permission to go back to our houses - we happened to be talking to a fireman when he got the message. West Texas Energy had fixed the leak. 

Marc got what he needed and headed to work. Cole and I got what we needed and headed out to Michelle's house in the country, just to give plenty of time for the gas to dissipate. 

We had a fun morning playing with her kids and Tiffany's too, who had spent the night. We ended up ordering pizza and taking it to the park to eat and Marc got his work done in time to join us!

What a fun-filled, adventure-filled day!