Just Pass Me By

A couple of years ago I worked for those people, you call when your wanting to dig. Today I was thinking about a call I had received, I am not sure why I was thinking about this old job. Basically my job was to take information from people who would be digging and then send that out to their utilities, so they could mark their lines. I had received a couple of calls from contractors for methane gas detection I was sometimes surprised where they would be looking for this type of gas.
Methane gas can be found in sewers, well we all know if a sewer backing up there’s already a big problem. Sewers sometimes get clog up and need to be cleaned out, but the workers must now if the methane levels are high or potentially explosive. Methane Gas is highly explosive, it is very similar to natural gas because there is no smell to the gas. This is a orderless gas so things can happen suddenly. Gas Companies put a smell into natural gas to make it smell like rotten eggs, this helps people tell if there is a leak or maybe their pilot light is out.
A Methane gas leak can cause a person to become ill, some symptom are dizziness, nervousness, nausea, headache, and drowsiness. When methane gets to a serious level it can lead to death by suffocation. The Symptoms are very similar to those of CO2 poisoning. Methane gas from the sewer can leak up through your floor drainage pipe. You can wash the area and open windows to help with this problem, if the problem is persistent. If you have a rotten egg smell call your utilities company from a phone not in your house if you are suspecting a natural gas leak.
If you decide to dig to plant a garden it a good idea to call your local call center for digging.