Yesterday we responded to a natural gas leak and it was fairly exciting....for the first 3 hours. We pulled up and witnessed the enormous plume of gas coming from a broken pipe below streetlevel. After CHP was called to shut down Golden State, and prevent the trains from crossing through the cloud, we packed up, pulled a line, and stood by incase of ignition.
Then we stood by some more.
After 8 hours of waiting and watching, the PG & E guys succeded in capping the leak without incident. And as we put all the gear back into place, we decided it was a good thing. Later on, I realized that even though I didn't get any excitement, no one was hurt, either. I can live with that.
Then we stood by some more.
After 8 hours of waiting and watching, the PG & E guys succeded in capping the leak without incident. And as we put all the gear back into place, we decided it was a good thing. Later on, I realized that even though I didn't get any excitement, no one was hurt, either. I can live with that.
sky:
oh shit! 8 hours of standing by is no fun, huh?