Hissing noise

I heard a loud hissing noise this morning. Gas workers are replacing the pipes in the street and have switched off our gas. There will be no hot water.
Lynettea had the airconditioner on to heat the house, but  she  switched  it  off  when  she  smelt  a gas smell. I will have to curl up and try to keep warm.
I hate noise and construction workers. I would go somewhere else, except I  can't  get  out  and  it  is  too  cold  to  loiter  outside.