It's not so smart to have a 'smart meter' - Page 8

Barrie Yates · 18-09-2014, 15:22

Get a small neon bulb, stick it on the end of a non-conductive rod and hold the lamp close to whatever appliance you are concerned about - this is a quick and simple check for electronic radiation, and when compared against the results from a calibrated instrument was reasonably accurate.
If the lamp glows you have a problem with that appliance - if it glows brightly you have a serious problem with that appliance or fixture.

Less · 18-09-2014, 15:29

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If the lamp glows you have a problem with that appliance - if it glows brightly you have a serious problem with that appliance or fixture.

What if...

...like this bloke instead of the neon glowing you do?

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it has been said that I do occasionally glow in the dark - usually after 4 or 5 doses of GlenMorange

Margaret Pilkington · 18-09-2014, 15:56

Then you are toast

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kestrelx · 18-09-2014, 17:04

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Would you like a cell phone mast in your home?
I expect you said 'no'.

If you have any suspicions that the radiation may cause health problems, then 'no' is the best answer.

What will you do when installation becomes compulsory?
Smart meters operate like cell phone masts.

BBC News - Smart meter savings 'uncertain' says audit office
"By 2020, every home in Britain will be fitted with a smart meter - a device that shows exactly how much gas and electricity is being used".

“Smart” Meters: More Radiation Than a Cell Tower | Stop Smart Meters!

One of the next things in the pipeline is for us all to have smart bracelets which enable us to get on trains and buses without buying tickets by cash or credit card etc - well just have a bracelet linked to computer system and pay one lump sum in advance etc. So as you walk past a censor, on a barrier, to get on the bus your bracelet will be scanned to see if you've paid up front for a ticket Already buses in London have stopped allowing any payments by cash, passengers have to have a card which you top up in shops and or use credit card, or a ticket bought from a newsagent or specified shop. Big Brother is on his way and you can't do nothing about it!

Margaret Pilkington · 18-09-2014, 17:07

Nope...won't be having one of those either.

kestrelx · 18-09-2014, 17:10

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Nope...won't be having one of those either.

Not in your life time, but probably in the future everyone will have to have one - everyone will have been brought up with technology and won't know anything different - when the "older generation" are no longer wanting to pay by pennies. Except from heaven that is...

Margaret Pilkington · 18-09-2014, 17:26

You are probably right.....so I am glad I am at the bum end of my existence.
Don't get me wrong I quite like technology......I am(for my age) quite computer literate.
But all these innovations are fine if they don't break down...you only need to have a 'glitch' like the ones which have affected some of the banks(and eBay as recently as Sunday) in the not so distant past....and you are stranded.
These new fangled things also have the power to track your movements...fine if you want to be under even more surveillance than we currently are.
Also how long will it be before the criminal element have found some way to wipe the cash off your wristband or just steal it from you.
Who does it make life easier for...and how do those who promote these things make money from their use?

Barrie Yates · 18-09-2014, 17:35

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Originally Posted by Less

What if...

...like this bloke instead of the neon glowing you do?

Don't need a bulb, a wet finger suffices

Studio25 · 19-09-2014, 00:01

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I stopped opening her links when she put absolute proof that microwave ovens could kill...

But... they can.

Or at least, they would really mess you up if you were at ground level and someone dropped one off the Arndale onto you.

accyman · 19-09-2014, 03:11

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But... they can.

Or at least, they would really mess you up if you were at ground level and someone dropped one off the Arndale onto you.

by the time it got past the 3rd level it would get nicked and weiged in

MargaretR · 19-09-2014, 05:53

He hasn't done a search of my posts to show and prove I said that - I didn't.
It is just another way he tries to provoke anger in people he disagrees with. (poor sod )

Less · 19-09-2014, 07:16

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

He hasn't done a search of my posts to show and prove I said that - I didn't.
It is just another way he tries to provoke anger in people he disagrees with. (poor sod )

No I haven't done a search through your trash, nor am I going to.
You put that link on I have no need to lie and unless you have forgotten or are deliberately avoiding the truth you know that you did.
If you get angry with the truth that is your problem, I don't need you angry, if you are angry tough.

kestrelx · 29-09-2014, 18:17

Apparently smart phones are so easy to bug and hack and probably someone is listening in and/or reading your messages without you knowing it!

Neil · 30-09-2014, 08:35

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Apparently smart phones are so easy to bug and hack and probably someone is listening in and/or reading your messages without you knowing it!

I don't care, so are land line phones. Anyone sad enough to listen to my phone conversations is welcome to

jack preston · 06-10-2014, 21:31

We have a smart meter,no problem.No difference. Waste of money.Just does away with meter readers jobs.Another blow to the working people.