For winter I turned off the water for the outside spigot at the inside shutoff. The inside shutoff was very hard to turn to the off position. When I turn on at the outside spigot to make sure all the water was drained it is dripping a little every 5 seconds or so. Should I just turn it off at the outside spigot and I will be fine for winter? Should I let it drip? Or is there something else I can do? Thanks!

Hello Everyone, I am a very active DIY'er but don't mess with gas. My wife and I are going to have a hole drilled in our foundation for a wood stove. On the same wall the gas line from the gas meter comes in. My first question is - How can I tell where the gas lines are run or how they are run? What is code? Can they run through the walls or must they be run through the floor and ceiling beams? My second question is - Is the gas line considered a combustible and do I use the 18" clearance from the stove pipe that I would with any other combustible? Not sure on clearance issues. Any help would be great. Thanks