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MineralMan

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51. Yup. The Luddite Times.

Tue May 21, 2013, 10:07 AM

May 2013

We had one of those smart meters installed in our home. This one was for the water meter, which is located in our basement. Previously, the meter had been connected to a box on the side of the house that the meter reader plugged something into to read the meter. I was there for the installation and had a nice chat with the installer. I specifically asked him about situations where people objected to the things.

He said that there were a few such people and that most of them lived in houses clogged with trash and other signs of someone who had some sort of other issues. He also said that most people didn't give a damn, as long as they didn't have to pay anything to have it installed.

Now, they read the meters from the street.

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