Con Edison investigation closes Manhattan's famous Carnegie Deli
April 25, 2015 by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
New York's famous Carnegie Deli has been closed so utility workers can investigate a possible illegal gas hookup.
A recording at the restaurant's phone number Saturday says it is closed for repairs related to the city's gas utility, Con Edison.
But Con Edison spokesman Bob McGee says utility crews discovered a diverted line after investigating a gas leak. A stop-work order was posted Friday.
Investigators from the city and the Manhattan district attorney's office have stepped up inspections of gas hookups since an explosion in the East Village killed two people on March 26. Authorities believe that blast may have been caused by someone improperly tapping a gas line.
The Carnegie Deli is a popular tourist destination known for its massive pastrami sandwiches and pop culture cameos. Scenes from Woody Allen's "Broadway Danny Rose" were shot there.
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The Principle of Least Interest: He who cares least about a relationship, controls it.
Well, a few months ago, Wayne told me he smelled gas, in the kitchen, when he would open the cabinet, under the gas cook-top.
I couldn't smell it. But, Wayne was sure, he smelled gas.
I called our plumber. I said, "Let's just check this out, to be safe. I think my husband has a hyper sense of smell, because, I don't smell it."
Well, it turned out, that we had a small leak, from the connection from the gas line, to our cook top. The gas would build up, with the cabinet doors shut. Wayne would open them, to grab a frying pan, and he could smell gas.
Wayne has a better sniffer, than I do.
We were so lucky, that I didn't look under that cabinet with even a flash light.
I could have blown us up, sky high.
My plumber gave me some really good information.
If, you ever smell gas. (That scent that they add to it, so you know you have a leak. Any of Our Geeks, who have natural gas, know that smell.)
Open doors, and windows. Don't even flick a light switch, a spark, may cause an explosion.
Get outside, with your people, and pets.
Turn the gas off, at the meter. (He showed me how to do this. It's a quarter turn, of a valve.)
Call your plumber! (I'm so happy I called my plumber first.) If your call the gas company, you will be sorry.
(If your report a leak, to the gas company, and they come out, and find a leak....you will be dead in the water, for three days, minimum. (In Texas.) They will cut off the gas, to your house. They will want to see proof, that the leak was fixed. And then, you'll have to wait for an inspector to come, and check, that the repair is up to code, and you're good to go.)
I saved us hundreds of dollars, by calling my plumber, instead of Atmos Energy.
The gas would build up, with the cabinet doors shut. Wayne would open them, to grab a frying pan, and he could smell gas.
