[dmjlambert]

Originally Posted by Chevyland

Right on Gerhard
Looks like you are having so much fun

I had to laugh at your picture of the gas line
At David ‘s house

A little humor, And the back story
I’ve been to Germany quite a few times
Germans typically think they are the best engineers in the world
Gerhard was no different

When we were starting the BBQ for dinner, he asked
‘ where does the gas come from for the BBQ ?’
I said, Americans run it underground from the street
He was dumbfounded
‘ in Germany we have bottles !’
Yea, Gerhard, you are in the USA now

After dinner
I lit the fire pit
Gerhard? ‘How do you light that fire pit ? ‘
Well Gerhard, remember that gas line that runs underground from the street ? We put a T in it and ran it over to that valve

We just laughed and laughed
I think he said something to the effect
“ You American’s are pretty smart ‘

That is funny. I guess we shouldn't brag to our German Engineer that our underground natural gas is regulated by the Texas Railroad Commission, and every year they let the system get a little more decrepit, and every year one or two houses somewhere in the state blow up. The news crew comes by and ask the survivors what it was like and they usually say "well, I was sitting in the living room watching TV and the next thing I know I am on the front lawn with my pants on fire and I don't even know how I got there!" or something like that.