On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 08:30:06 -0500, "HeyBub" wrote:

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?


Um, do the same thing that you do the other eight other days of *every* year
that have the same issue? ;-)