Corrosion. It's a gas.

So I procrastinated fortuitously in collecting my trash cans this week and when i finally did stumble up the drive to retrieve them, I found that when my neighbor had mowed her lawn, she had bumped my gas line and the rust that was holding the gas in finally let go. I shut off the gas and started digging.



Here is the problem and the neat compression coupling that connects the galvanized pipe to the plastic pipe in the ground:



And all tied back together after a couple hours and $30 in parts:



That should last much longer than the original as I insulated the pipe and coupling from the worst of the dirt. Since the original lasted about 26 years, I shouldn't have to worry about this for awhile. The mirror connection from the ground to the house on the other hand....