Anyone turn the pilot light of their boiler or gas fire off in summer?
It struck me it would cost a lot of gas over the year (and from what I'v= e read it's anything from =A325 to =A390 a year).
Then I found this! "With the pilot off, there are still trace amounts o= f gas molecules in the burner and pilot tubes of your fireplace. The gas= companies add a chemical called Mercaptan to the gas which gives it tha= t lovely odor we all know. Spiders are attracted to the smell of the Mer= captan and will sometimes build webs in the pilot and burner tubes when = the flow of gas is off. So when you go to turn on your fireplace in the = early fall or late summer, it will not work, and you will have to call y= ou local installer to come service the unit. This will cost money."
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Watching his date from the corner of his eye while he poured her a drink= , the young bachelor said, "Say when." She replied, "Right after that drink."