I went all-electric about 10 years ago. Gas and water are handled by the same company here. Over time my water meter had disappeared into the ground and they had been estimating it for years (not that they ever admitted that). One day they decided they needed to find the meter and chopped all around in the yard with picks and ended up busting a gas line. They capped it off then told me I would have to have it repaired before they could turn the gas back on. Needless to say, I told them what they could do with it and went out immediately and bought an electric water heater.
