wrote:
On Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:32:39 -0500, "Mr. Austerity" "PrintMo.Money "
wrote:

Way Back Jack wrote:
in terms of energy savings, privacy, fire risk, and, most
importantly, health ramifications. Thank You.

Do the math... some customers can get a smart thermostat that
evidently works with the smart meter and bumps the temp setting up a
few degrees. Future smart appliances coming, maybe the fridge
will shut down and the door locks during peak hours. Who knows?
http://www.ogepet.com/programs/smarthours.aspx

Me? I put duct tape around the outer 18 inches of the screen on my
big screen TV. The smaller picture size ought to save a bunch.

I just unplug the refrigerator and freezer on all odd numbered days of
the month. That way my fridge & freezer are only using half as much
electricity. I was thinking about just shutting off the main breaker
for the whole house on all odd numbered days, but I just cant live
without reading all the spam that comes in my email box on a daily
basis.

What did you do this past February 29th? Your fridge would be off two days
in a row!

How did you plan for this situation? What problems did you encounter? Did
you have to buy ice at Walmart?