It has made parking a problem as they have blocked some drives and outside my house they hit the water main so that we had a nice muddy swimming pool to have a dip in. This seems to have affected the telephone line as there is so much noise on the line you can hardly have a chat. My broadband keep switching off, so my supplier has activated my 4G mini hub. It works fairly well.
Sorry to hear about your problems. Yeah, we had new gas lines put in 2-3 years ago. That was a pain. All of the digging and breaking strips of road, etc.
I'd just as soon do away with gas in favor of all electric. But I live in a mild climate so heating is not expensive. These electric oil-filled radiators are terrific in mild climates.