Reply #11: It's actually worse than that.

[RushIsRot]

I have very rocky soil. I bought a miner's pick to help me get past a few of those rocks. I was planting my tomatoes in the same general location I always plant them and encountered something hard. Aha! A pesky rock! I've got just the tool to move it.

I grabbed the pick and gave the object a good whack, then placed one end of the pick beneath it and started prying. That's when I saw the copper pipe and smelled the gas. They could've heard me shouting obscenities in the next county.

I ran to the propane tank, lifted the dome and scared the daylights out of a little wren that was nesting there. I DID find the shut-off valve and got things calmed down rather quickly.

Now I've gotta find a new location for my tomatoes.

Life is full. :-) Thanks for the hug!