Winter's Magistry- It may be beautiful, but freezing rain collects on power lines weighing them down and causing outages. Trees become a winter wonderland with icicles galore. However, they may eventually break branches and limbs that fall on power lines.

Icicles also form on the eaves of a building or house creating additional hazards. When the weather warms during the day, those icicles begin to drip. If the gas equipment is located under an eave, those melting icicles can drip onto the ground or the gas meter and create back splash onto the relief vents of gas pressure regulators. Unfortunately, temperatures drop and refreeze at night.  Thus, ice forms on the relief vents of gas pressure regulators. Again, this can create a dangerous situation.