MidAmerican sending out ‘scratch-and-sniff’ for natural gas leak awareness

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REGULARLY SCANS FOR MALWARE. STACEY: SOMETHING SMELLY COULD BE COMING TO YOUR MAILBOX. IF YOU’RE A MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CUSTOMER THE COMPANY IS SENDING OUT BROCHURES ON NATURAL GAS SAFETY WHEN YOU OPEN IT UP YOU’LL NOTICE A SCRATCH AND SNIFF STRIP WHICH SMELLS LIKE NATURAL GAS. MIDAMERICAN SAYS THEY’VE BEEN HANDING OUT SIMILAR SCRATCH AND SNIFF CARDS TO KIDS FOR YE

MidAmerican sending out ‘scratch-and-sniff’ for natural gas leak awareness

MidAmerican Energy customers will be receiving brochures on natural gas safety. But opening up, customers will notice a scratch-and-sniff and sniff strips which smell like natural gas. MidAmerican said they’ve been handing out similar scratch-and-sniff cards to kids for years, but adults could also benefit from this reminder. “There may be adults who haven’t had a natural gas appliance in their house,” said Geoff Greenwood, with MidAmerican Energy. “They may have an electric stove for example, and they just don’t realize it. And this is an opportunity for you to realize this is what natural gas smells like.”Other signs of a natural gas leak may be a cloud or liquid being blown into the air. Also, people may hear a whistling or hissing sound out of an appliance.

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MidAmerican Energy customers will be receiving brochures on natural gas safety. But opening up, customers will notice a scratch-and-sniff and sniff strips which smell like natural gas.

MidAmerican said they’ve been handing out similar scratch-and-sniff cards to kids for years, but adults could also benefit from this reminder.

“There may be adults who haven’t had a natural gas appliance in their house,” said Geoff Greenwood, with MidAmerican Energy. “They may have an electric stove for example, and they just don’t realize it. And this is an opportunity for you to realize this is what natural gas smells like.”

Other signs of a natural gas leak may be a cloud or liquid being blown into the air. Also, people may hear a whistling or hissing sound out of an appliance.