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GulfCoast66

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42. At least we won't have to hear them bragging about having their own grid.

Reply to Dial H For Hero (Original post)

Sat Jun 19, 2021, 12:59 AM

Jun 2021

Oh, they still will try. But freeze you ass off in the winter. And sweat it off in the summer. They make themselves targets.

But at least government is not interfering with business!

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'Woke up sweating': Some Texans shocked to find their smart thermostats were raised remotely [View all] Dial H For Hero Jun 2021 OP

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