Utilities shutoff in immediate aftermath of disaster

[Oldgringo]

Yes....

[AEA]

All electric.

Same here, with Oil Lamps filled and ready.

[Dadtodabone]

Turn the gas off?
I spent an unseemly amount of ducats to have an "Uninterruptible Supply of Clean Natural Gas" plumbed into the Kohler electricity machine with self testing and starting gizmos, that my wife insisted we have in the event of a "Major Disaster!", to avoid the need for standing in lines for "other fuels" that probably won't be available, because there won't be any electricity to run the pumps, or the gas truck man didn't come to work and the LPG company doesn't have power either, so that's why he didn't come to work, and while WE could just "Camp Out" in the house, now that the grand kids have moved to Texas (not my daughter and SIL, the grand kids)they need to have fresh foods, and a functioning HVAC unit and LIGHT and my new DIL could become pregnant at any time and aren't we concerned about her comfort in that event, and our baby can't be safe in those loft apartments downtown so of course she'll be staying at home too, and think of the laundry that will have to be done, and do I really think the Laundromats will have power and the "Tide" disaster relief truck won't be within 50 mile of our house, do I really want to throw out all that "no cost because we hunt" $100 a pound game in the freezer when it thaws?
Turn the gas off?
Anyone who tries that around here better be armed and have backup!

[Wes]

Turn the gas off?
I spent an unseemly amount of ducats to have an "Uninterruptible Supply of Clean Natural Gas" plumbed into the Kohler electricity machine with self testing and starting gizmos, that my wife insisted we have in the event of a "Major Disaster!", to avoid the need for standing in lines for "other fuels" that probably won't be available, because there won't be any electricity to run the pumps, or the gas truck man didn't come to work and the LPG company doesn't have power either, so that's why he didn't come to work, and while WE could just "Camp Out" in the house, now that the grand kids have moved to Texas (not my daughter and SIL, the grand kids)they need to have fresh foods, and a functioning HVAC unit and LIGHT and my new DIL could become pregnant at any time and aren't we concerned about her comfort in that event, and our baby can't be safe in those loft apartments downtown so of course she'll be staying at home too, and think of the laundry that will have to be done, and do I really think the Laundromats will have power and the "Tide" disaster relief truck won't be within 50 mile of our house, do I really want to throw out all that "no cost because we hunt" $100 a pound game in the freezer when it thaws?
Turn the gas off?
Anyone who tries that around here better be armed and have backup!

LOL!

Yes, please explain ths gas off thing.

[SQLGeek]

When you have lived in earthquake country as long as I have, this stuff is second nature.

Indeed. Did your place have one of those valves with a ball bearing that would shut off when moved with force? Evidently running a bicycle into one of those will also trip the valve.

The reason to shut off the gas supply to your house would be if there was damage at some point past the gas meter and you had a gas leak. As TAM said, this is a common procedure when encountering an earthquake.

[7075-T7]

The reason to shut off the gas supply to your house would be if there was damage at some point past the gas meter and you had a gas leak.

If that happened, this is how I see the events unfolding.

Mr: "Do you smell gas?"
Ms: "yeah, I do"
Mr: "I wonder if we left the stove on"
*walks over to stove*
Mr: "No, they look off, let me test one"
*clickclickclick*
*FWA-BOOM*

[papabear]

5minutes
Yes
Yes.
Preppered
Good reminder for thos who never thought of it.

[Excaliber]

About 1 minute with combination gas / water shutoff tool painted red and kept hanging next to the door from the garage into the house.

Incoming gas line also kept rust free and painted to keep rust from penetrating threaded joints and causing leaks.

[chasfm11]

Turn the gas off?
I spent an unseemly amount of ducats to have an "Uninterruptible Supply of Clean Natural Gas" plumbed into the Kohler electricity machine with self testing and starting gizmos, that my wife insisted we have in the event of a "Major Disaster!", to avoid the need for standing in lines for "other fuels" that probably won't be available, because there won't be any electricity to run the pumps, or the gas truck man didn't come to work and the LPG company doesn't have power either, so that's why he didn't come to work, and while WE could just "Camp Out" in the house, now that the grand kids have moved to Texas (not my daughter and SIL, the grand kids)they need to have fresh foods, and a functioning HVAC unit and LIGHT and my new DIL could become pregnant at any time and aren't we concerned about her comfort in that event, and our baby can't be safe in those loft apartments downtown so of course she'll be staying at home too, and think of the laundry that will have to be done, and do I really think the Laundromats will have power and the "Tide" disaster relief truck won't be within 50 mile of our house, do I really want to throw out all that "no cost because we hunt" $100 a pound game in the freezer when it thaws?
Turn the gas off?
Anyone who tries that around here better be armed and have backup!

I can only hope that Atmos Energy is not your supplier. I considered a NG backup generator, too, but Atmos is so incompetent and so militant that I wasn't going to spend that kind of money on a foolproof solution that had a group of fools feeding it. My stories about dealing with them in real gas emergencies require at least 2 adult beverages.

Like Excaliber, I maintain my gas shutoff so that if I do have to turn it off, it will go. It would take about 1 minute.

[Dadtodabone]

Turn the gas off?
I spent an unseemly amount of ducats to have an "Uninterruptible Supply of Clean Natural Gas" plumbed into the Kohler electricity machine with self testing and starting gizmos, that my wife insisted we have in the event of a "Major Disaster!", to avoid the need for standing in lines for "other fuels" that probably won't be available, because there won't be any electricity to run the pumps, or the gas truck man didn't come to work and the LPG company doesn't have power either, so that's why he didn't come to work, and while WE could just "Camp Out" in the house, now that the grand kids have moved to Texas (not my daughter and SIL, the grand kids)they need to have fresh foods, and a functioning HVAC unit and LIGHT and my new DIL could become pregnant at any time and aren't we concerned about her comfort in that event, and our baby can't be safe in those loft apartments downtown so of course she'll be staying at home too, and think of the laundry that will have to be done, and do I really think the Laundromats will have power and the "Tide" disaster relief truck won't be within 50 mile of our house, do I really want to throw out all that "no cost because we hunt" $100 a pound game in the freezer when it thaws?
Turn the gas off?
Anyone who tries that around here better be armed and have backup!

I can only hope that Atmos Energy is not your supplier. I considered a NG backup generator, too, but Atmos is so incompetent and so militant that I wasn't going to spend that kind of money on a foolproof solution that had a group of fools feeding it. My stories about dealing with them in real gas emergencies require at least 2 adult beverages.

Like Excaliber, I maintain my gas shutoff so that if I do have to turn it off, it will go. It would take about 1 minute.

Centerpoint, good company, gave me $500 off my gas bill when we did the install.