Posted on 05/06/2013 8:47:17 PM PDT by Windflier
The important thing to do is to let your state Senator know how you feel about this issue right away, before this coming Wednesday's vote.
Please don't hesitate to pass this on to fellow Texas patriots who aren't Freepers.
Thank you!
Ping to the Texas list. Smart Meter vote coming up in the Texas Senate!
Thanks fora the ping!
More crap science. If you buy this “health” malarkey, then you should never be within 10 feet of a cellphone.
Health concerns are the least of people's concerns about smart meters, Bob. Mostly, people are concerned about the insidious information gathering and violation of privacy these devices bring.
You bet, AG.
Thanks for the ping.
But I wonder...if your electric company (I’m in a co-op) tells you that they ARE installing smart meters how do you tell them no?
I really think they would pull my service for refusing. Although I have a ton of kerosene lamps..how am I gonna keep the computer running?
Thank you. I just contacted my state senator Dan Patrick.
Berdie, I'm far from an expert on this subject, but from what I've heard, it can be darn near impossible to keep the electric utilities from installing this equipment, which THEY own and monitor, on YOUR private property.
That's one of the central issues this bill seeks to address.
You shouldn't have to accept the installation of a device which collects information of a private nature on you and your family, as a condition of doing business with the provider of an essential service.
Bless you, FRiend.
Not a fan of lawsuits but I think that is how you tell them no. I doubt any contract between you and your electric provider included them having the right to gather detailed information about you and your home. I think it's more like they provide electric power and you pay the bill and that's about where it stops.
That makes sense.
I’ll call my guys tomorrow.
Thanks again!
Uh what information would that be? You use more electricity when you are home and less when you are away at work. You gotta realize that your life is pretty mundane and boring and nobody would really want to analyze it. There are a lot more important issues to be concerned with and the government liberals are probably happy that people are taking the time to concern themselves with this issue.
I thought the same thing, until I started reading a bit about smart meters. They don't call them 'smart' for no reason. They collect a whole lot more metric data about you than you'd be comfortable with, if you knew.
You could install a deep cycle battery system as used in solar, and wind type systems. The batts would be charged off the grid and used to buffer the power used in the house. This makes the smart meter data completely inaccurate and worthless.
I’ve had one on my home for the last two years. No difference. My point is there are a lot bigger fish to fry.
Same here for the last two years. If anything I have been able to monitor my own use and have been able to slightly reduce overall consumption.
So they can’t call their state Senator then move on to the next fish?
You don’t. They will do it anyway. I told them no; and they said tough. It blew my electricity and I, not them (emphasis here) had to pay a 1,000 bucks to get it fixed. It’s quite a scam.
I’ve had one on my home for the last two years. No difference. My point is there are a lot bigger fish to fry.
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They (Atmos) installed the new meter at my house about two years ago, also. I’ve lived here for 27 years and do the bill-averaging payments. I have seen no change in my normal billings with the new meter. .....What kind of new data could they collect with the new meters, other than peak usage times at my house?
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