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Texas just keeps getting more & more dystopian Hekate Jun 2021 #1
This will be standard in everywhere in five to ten years. Watch! jimfields33 Jun 2021 #3
Same Here! ProfessorGAC Jun 2021 #53
You can have my thermostat when you pry it from my cold dead hands. Dial H For Hero Jun 2021 #5
You know it. I can't stop laughing, great one appalachiablue Jun 2021 #24
LOL! moonscape Jun 2021 #33
It is, isn't it? Baitball Blogger Jun 2021 #11
Probably more like Dads are sneaking to the thermostat, upping them, and not telling anyone (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2021 #2
"In exchange for an entry into sweepstakes" dalton99a Jun 2021 #4
They have that in AZ AZSkiffyGeek Jun 2021 #13
Someone was outsmarted. n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2021 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author Jim__ Jun 2021 #7
That don't seem right. dchill Jun 2021 #8
Many years ago, I was offered a discount on my electric bill if I allowed them Lisa0825 Jun 2021 #9
Exactly..they gave them a free smart thermostat that cannot be controlled by the home owner PortTack Jun 2021 #12
Move the thermostat to your garage or other warm spot in the house.. PortTack Jun 2021 #10
It's likely wired into the wall like every other thermostat. GoCubsGo Jun 2021 #16
That's an even better solution. Maybe put a table under it with a lamp and a 100 watt incandescent PortTack Jun 2021 #28
That's probably the safest option. GoCubsGo Jun 2021 #48
If Part Of The Networking Described Above... ProfessorGAC Jun 2021 #55
put it in the attic ! that will jack with them !! monkeyman1 Jun 2021 #17
You can build the infrastructure to cope with peak demand . . . Aussie105 Jun 2021 #14
Best post here. They don't want to spend the money. GulfCoast66 Jun 2021 #40
Texas is becoming a third world nation. Maraya1969 Jun 2021 #15
Becoming? Lithos Jun 2021 #20
I live in TX susanr516 Jun 2021 #31
Shithole country HAB911 Jun 2021 #49
Maybe Joe Rogen Can Do An Entire Podcast About It. ruet Jun 2021 #54
I wonder if some have you have been to the 3erd World.. EX500rider Jun 2021 #57
I wonder what the temp is in Casa Cruz? Stinky The Clown Jun 2021 #18
abbott,republican trick ---- lie alot ! monkeyman1 Jun 2021 #19
Had enough yet, Texas? smirkymonkey Jun 2021 #21
I don't trust smart thermostats IronLionZion Jun 2021 #22
Not hard to stop them. CrackityJones75 Jun 2021 #36
I'll bet when you signed up for your electric companies... aggiesal Jun 2021 #23
And I bet there is a huge fine... LiberatedUSA Jun 2021 #51
I wrote my response before watching the video ... aggiesal Jun 2021 #56
You don't have to alter the device to get what you want. Mariana Jun 2021 #58
Nothing worse than waking up at night overheated... WarGamer Jun 2021 #25
Feeling a little dense here. Akacia Jun 2021 #26
uses the ac less NJCher Jun 2021 #29
thanks. Akacia Jun 2021 #30
The GOP's flagship state Blue Owl Jun 2021 #27
I lived in TX for 1 year TheFarseer Jun 2021 #32
When we lived in Phoenix, my husband said that the only way PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2021 #35
Summers in Phoenix can be quite pleasant Retrograde Jun 2021 #43
Assuming you think 98 degrees in that half hour is pleasant. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2021 #44
I've lived in the Deep South my entire life. There is a trick to enjoying it. GulfCoast66 Jun 2021 #41
Part of surviving in the Deep South is that PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2021 #45
I lived near El Paso one summer. JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2021 #47
How 'bout that big gubment, Texas! Mr. Evil Jun 2021 #34
The only thing my thermostat is connected to is the wall. nilram Jun 2021 #37
Well, I do hope it's connected to an HVAC system, otherwise Maru Kitteh Jun 2021 #38
Reminiscent of the plot of "Demon Seed". Evil Home Computer blasts the heat, locks the doors and Marcuse Jun 2021 #39
At least we won't have to hear them bragging about having their own grid. GulfCoast66 Jun 2021 #42
This isn't even on the power companies. This is on the dumbasses. Sympthsical Jun 2021 #46
Exactly. nt Lisa0825 Jun 2021 #50
BWAHAHAHAHA BlueWavePsych Jun 2021 #52
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