Well that was Scary - Saturday Afternoon Craziness

My son was over and he and I were down in the office printing some stuff off for him.  DH came running into the office yelling at us to get out.  He was on the phone with 911.

We live in a new neighbourhood, where houses are still being built.  We're on a corner lot.  Across the street from the side of our house is an empty lot, and the developer has just started on it.  The guys were there, digging what will the basement, all day.  We are one of the three houses closest to this lot.

And then they hit the main gas line.  It was loud!  And it smelled.  We grabbed my purse, shoes, the dog and the dog's leash and ran out the back door.  We were coughing  because it was so strong.  We ran a couple of blocks down the street.

Fire trucks came.  Ambulance.  Some police cars.  They blocked off the street.  They finally got it stopped and finally let us back in the house after the fireman checked the inside of our house, because when they first arrived, the readings in our yard were critical.

It still smells.  And I'm still shaking.  But apparently it's safe now to be back.