Iuvenalis
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« on: March 14, 2010, 11:50:AM » |
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"But the naturalists go much further; for, having, in the highest things, entered upon a wholly erroneous course, they are carried headlong to extremes, either by reason of the weakness of human nature, or because God inflicts upon them the just punishment of their pride. Hence it happens that they no longer consider as certain and permanent those things which are fully understood by the natural light of reason..." Pope Leo XIII, Humanum Genus "Tolerance is the last virtue of a depraved society When an immoral society has blatantly and proudly violated all the commandments, it insists upon one last virtue, tolerance for its immorality. It will not tolerate condemnation of its perversions. It creates a whole new world in which only the intolerant critic of intolerable evil is evil." - H. Gibson |
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« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2010, 12:00:PM » |
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No, but there was a very interesting article on smart grids and smart meters in The Economist a bit ago....one of the main power-saving features of these smart meters is the ability for the electric company to cut off power to your home if usage is "excessive". Gee, hope the dialysis machine ain't plugged in......
Granted this isn't all that different from "rolling brownouts" used now by the power companies during peak load times. Still, I think that the idea's being sold to consumers as enabling them to control their power usage better when in truth it's designed to enable the power company to control it better.
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littlerose
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quia quod stultum est Dei sapientius est hominibus
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« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2010, 12:17:PM » |
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No, but there was a very interesting article on smart grids and smart meters in The Economist a bit ago....one of the main power-saving features of these smart meters is the ability for the electric company to cut off power to your home if usage is "excessive". Gee, hope the dialysis machine ain't plugged in......
Granted this isn't all that different from "rolling brownouts" used now by the power companies during peak load times. Still, I think that the idea's being sold to consumers as enabling them to control their power usage better when in truth it's designed to enable the power company to control it better.
who decides what is "excessive"? Is it related to your own history, to your neighborhood average, or what? There are so many variables on electric usage. I don't see how such meters can really be "smart" beyond following a pattern of daily spikes. How do they know if you are running an airconditioner that maybe is not efficient or if you are running some power tools, for example? Meters already measure peak and off-peak usage. This looks like a trojan horse to me. |
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« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2010, 03:22:PM » |
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When the enviro-whackos over-regulate, no one builds power plants anymore. And the "renewable" market is too expensive to use, unless the bankrupt government subsidizes it. So you are left with shortages. Rationing is the next logical conclusion. I expect rationing will be pretty common in California. Denver should be in tough shape in a few years. I read that the power company was going to construct (2) coal fired plants in Western Kansas, but the kooks got it canceled. I think there is now a decent governor in KS again, so maybe the project will be resurrected.
Rationing. That is what this is all about.
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littlerose
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« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2010, 04:53:PM » |
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Well, I just bought a solar garden-lamp to see if I can use it by taking it inside at night More than one way to skin a cat, before it skins us! I'll let you know how the lamp works. It's one of the lttle cheap ones. If it works well, I may spring for a few of the bigger ones. And then try to figure out how to run my crock-pot off one.  |
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« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2010, 06:39:PM » |
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Come summer here in Chi-town, I expect two or three mini-blackout, just like usual. It's fun for me cause I have a cpap machine and a compressor machine that make pure O2 while I sleep. It's so much fun and exciting to wake up gagging and gasping for air, what will they think of next?
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« Reply #6 on: March 14, 2010, 07:29:PM » |
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Not yet. I got a letter the other day from SoCal Edison advising me that they would be installing one of these soon. I know that commercial properties often have tiered rates; I expect to see the same. Apparently the "flex your power" campaign was just another waste of taxpayer dollars. People tend to use electricity during the waking hours, for some unkown reason... I didn't accept the offer to have one of those remote control AC cutouts installed, since I already have my programmable thermostat set to off most of the peak hours. I have considered getting another set of trippers for the timeclock on my pool filter. It does need some circulation during the hot part of the day as the chlorine will dissipate in sunlight, mostly from the upper surface, but there's really no reason it has to run its whole time during daylight. If we get rates based on time of day, it will stop being a consideration and become a fact. |
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Joamy
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« Reply #7 on: March 14, 2010, 08:23:PM » |
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Well, I just bought a solar garden-lamp to see if I can use it by taking it inside at night More than one way to skin a cat, before it skins us! I'll let you know how the lamp works. It's one of the lttle cheap ones. If it works well, I may spring for a few of the bigger ones. And then try to figure out how to run my crock-pot off one. Solar oven might work. http://www.sunoven.com/ I'd try one, but not sure it would do well where I live. |
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I am worried by the Blessed Virgin's messages to little Lucia of Fatima. This persistence of Mary about the dangers which menace the Church is a divine warning against the suicide of altering the faith, in her liturgy, her theology and her soul... I hear all around me innovators who wish to dismantle the Sacred Chapel, destroy the universal flame of the Church, reject her ornaments and make her feel remorse for her historical past. A day will come when the civilized world will deny its God, when the Church will doubt as Peter doubted. She will be tempted to believe that man has become God. In our churches, Christians will search in vain for the red lamp where God awaits them. Like Mary Magdalene, weeping before the empty tomb, they will ask, 'Where have they taken Him?'" --Eugene Cardinal Pacelli, future Pope Pius XII, 1931 Mater Divina Gratiae, ora pro nobis. Mater Boni Consilii, ora pro nobis. "I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, " and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us." (Lord of the Rings - Fellowship of the Ring) www.waffargo.comwww.tiberswimteam2006.com |
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« Reply #8 on: March 15, 2010, 05:37:PM » |
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Come summer here in Chi-town, I expect two or three mini-blackout, just like usual. It's fun for me cause I have a cpap machine and a compressor machine that make pure O2 while I sleep. It's so much fun and exciting to wake up gagging and gasping for air, what will they think of next?
tim
Yeah, they don't code your homes for such devices any more. Why? "Because nowadays every block has one of these people." |
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