Marcus

While we were at our Houston house in December, I had to call the gas company one day after discovering a leak at our outside gas meter. Marcus, a very pleasant employee from our natural gas provider, CenterPoint Energy, came right over and fixed it. When Jim returned to Texas in January, he detected a gassy stench near the back yard meter one afternoon. After he relayed that information to me I knew that it had to be quite a strong odor because Jim's sense of smell is terrible. Once more, Marcus was summoned to our house to repair a leak in a different pipe on the meter. When Jacob and I arrived in Houston late Saturday night, I was eager to check out the washer and dryer that Jim had recently purchased. I walked into the laundry room and could not believe that I again noticed the very distinct odor of gas. Jacob smelled it, too, but Jim did not. Since it was quite faint, I decided to wait until morning to phone the gas company. The next day, the foul stench still permeated the laundry room, so we notified CenterPoint Energy and Marcus visited our home for the third time. He brought in his gas sniffer wand and found our latest leak fairly quickly. It was located at the spot where the gas line entered our new dryer. Apparently the appliance installer from Sears was supposed to put a chemical sealant ("pipe dope") at the connection, but he did not. Marcus and Jim fixed the problem, and although Marcus is a nice enough guy, we are really hoping that we do not have to call him over to our house again anytime soon.