I'm surprised no one commented that there were no cops in the pictures at that car accident. We were all up on the road discussing lunch plans while the FD and rescue squad did their thing. The only thing we needed was the insurance card out of the glove box and the DL of the driver.
Mad Cat
I was at a residence for an unrelated call when I smelled natural gas in the residence. It wasn't strong but it was there. I called for the FD. FD arrives, smells it, but it's not registering on their meters and the appliances all have pilot lights working, etc. So, the FD calls the gas company. I hang out as it's an older homeowner and I want to make sure she's safe/comfortable before I bail. So I wait for the Elizabethtown Gas dudeman to arrive. While we wait, I play with the dog and the cat at the residence.
Gasman arrives, does his checks, meter doesn't register anything. HVAC was replaced a month ago, so maybe it needs adjustment or it's not installed 100% correctly. Gasman pulls out the gas stove, confirms no leaks in the flex pipe. He goes back downstairs to check the furnace again.
The cat notices the stove looks different and starts sniffing around and rubbing up against the stove and the burners.
The resident asks me what weird stuff I've ever seen on the job...just making conversation while we wait.
Gasman confirms all is well and shoves the stove back against the wall and heads towards the front door where we are standing. All three of us start hearing the cat go ape-shit. Like blood-curdling screams. We immediately start looking around for the dog, thinking the dog is attacking the cat. The dog is in the living room with his head cocked wondering why the cat is screaming bloody murder, just like we are.
I peek into the kitchen and I see the stove rocking back and forth. Holy shit, the cat is behind the stove. I pull the stove out about a foot and the cat comes flying out of the back of the stove and bolts up the stairs, never to be seen by me again.
I'm laughing, the homeowner can't believe it, and the gasman is stumbling over his words trying to apologize to the homeowner. As I left I told the homeowner this story was going into the "weird stuff" category that she was asking about.
Mad Cat
I was at a residence for an unrelated call when I smelled natural gas in the residence. It wasn't strong but it was there. I called for the FD. FD arrives, smells it, but it's not registering on their meters and the appliances all have pilot lights working, etc. So, the FD calls the gas company. I hang out as it's an older homeowner and I want to make sure she's safe/comfortable before I bail. So I wait for the Elizabethtown Gas dudeman to arrive. While we wait, I play with the dog and the cat at the residence.
Gasman arrives, does his checks, meter doesn't register anything. HVAC was replaced a month ago, so maybe it needs adjustment or it's not installed 100% correctly. Gasman pulls out the gas stove, confirms no leaks in the flex pipe. He goes back downstairs to check the furnace again.
The cat notices the stove looks different and starts sniffing around and rubbing up against the stove and the burners.
The resident asks me what weird stuff I've ever seen on the job...just making conversation while we wait.
Gasman confirms all is well and shoves the stove back against the wall and heads towards the front door where we are standing. All three of us start hearing the cat go ape-shit. Like blood-curdling screams. We immediately start looking around for the dog, thinking the dog is attacking the cat. The dog is in the living room with his head cocked wondering why the cat is screaming bloody murder, just like we are.
I peek into the kitchen and I see the stove rocking back and forth. Holy shit, the cat is behind the stove. I pull the stove out about a foot and the cat comes flying out of the back of the stove and bolts up the stairs, never to be seen by me again.
I'm laughing, the homeowner can't believe it, and the gasman is stumbling over his words trying to apologize to the homeowner. As I left I told the homeowner this story was going into the "weird stuff" category that she was asking about.
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