We were out of town last week and I got home to discover a PG&E Service Report that showed PG&E had come by and installed a new gas meter all on their own initiative.  I guess that is good.  If PG&E thinks it needs changing, then I definitely want it changed!  The open question is how they did it and figured out to restart my water heater and whatever else needed starting without me being here?  I'm not sure since my old house has two meters from back in the days of WW2 when it was a duplex, but I like it.  The new meter also has the smart meter attached as before.  That smart meter accuracy debate seems to have quieted down.