gauss
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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I had an unsolicited knock on my door today with someone claiming to be from the local natural gas utility. They claimed to be following up on a report of a possible "build over" near the gas meter. She saw no evidence of a 'build over', but had concerns about the near proximity of the gas meter to my furnace intake/exhaust.
She said that she will need to go back to the office to investigate the code/regs, but suggested that a relocation of the incoming gas line and gas meter may be necessary and that I would likely be responsible for relocating the internal gas pipes to match.
The furnace and the gas lines have not been changed in the 15 years that I have lived in the house, other than to have the gas meter replaced by the utility a year ago when gas was leaking.
She was driving what appeared to be a personal vehicle (ie no logos on vehicle, but political stickers on the license plate). I snapped a photo of the license plate for reference.
She said she will call me back once she has had a chance to research the code/regs back at the office.
I asked her if I would be receiving any written notification to this effect from the utility company and she said yes.
I tried to snap a photo of her ID, but I can't find it on my camera now.
At this point, I am having a hard time in deciding if this is legitimate or part of some type of scam.
Has anyone ever heard of such a thing either Scam or Legitimate and how would you authenticate such a person?
I plan to call the utility company, but have not composed exactly yet what to say in order to vet this person.
Any comments?
Thanks
-gauss
She said that she will need to go back to the office to investigate the code/regs, but suggested that a relocation of the incoming gas line and gas meter may be necessary and that I would likely be responsible for relocating the internal gas pipes to match.
The furnace and the gas lines have not been changed in the 15 years that I have lived in the house, other than to have the gas meter replaced by the utility a year ago when gas was leaking.
She was driving what appeared to be a personal vehicle (ie no logos on vehicle, but political stickers on the license plate). I snapped a photo of the license plate for reference.
She said she will call me back once she has had a chance to research the code/regs back at the office.
I asked her if I would be receiving any written notification to this effect from the utility company and she said yes.
I tried to snap a photo of her ID, but I can't find it on my camera now.
At this point, I am having a hard time in deciding if this is legitimate or part of some type of scam.
Has anyone ever heard of such a thing either Scam or Legitimate and how would you authenticate such a person?
I plan to call the utility company, but have not composed exactly yet what to say in order to vet this person.
Any comments?
Thanks
-gauss