Please call the gas com. (National Grid) immediately when you smell gas.

I used to, and still do if it’s new and very strong, but it’s so common now to have many persistent and slow leaks that I feel like I’d call 10 times every day when I’m out walking, without exaggeration (I walk about 5 miles a day). I hope the municipalities will address it more holistically with the gas companies. Someone recently posted articles about it killing roadside trees, causing respiratory illness and how many hundreds of leaks are in Malden and Melrose, most of which won’t be addressed because they are level 1. It’s disheartening at best.

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