Natural Gas and the Home

I will admit it. This feels like a safe place to say it: I'm a newbie when it comes to natural gas. It makes me feel like a kid, but it's true. Growing up, we never had natural gas at either of the homes we lived in. Everything was run on electricity, so things like pilot lights and gas just never really made sense to me.

Recently, my wife and I moved into our first home, and it's the first time I've had to deal with natural gas as a utility. Embarrassingly enough, I keep forgetting that it's a bill we have to pay and it always sneaks up on me each month.

When we first had it turned on, I didn't know where to look for the pilot light and I was unsure about a few safety things. However, now that things are rolling, I'm feeling much better and it seems as though I know the ropes. I think I let it intimidate me early on but now I know there's nothing to it.

So what about you guys? Who currently has natural gas service in their home?