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Stockton Smart Meters Explode After Truck Causes Power Surge
cbslocal.com ^
| March 30, 2015
| Leigh Martinez
Posted on 03/31/2015 6:54:17 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey
STOCKTON (CBS13) — A power surge left thousands without power for most of the day in Stockton after smart meters on their homes exploded on Monday.
The explosions started after a truck crashed into a utility pole, causing a surge around 8:30 a.m. on Monday morning.
(Excerpt) Read more at sacramento.cbslocal.com ...
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: electricity; powersurge; smartmeters
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To: MeshugeMikey
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posted on
03/31/2015 6:56:22 AM PDT
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
(Plea$e $upport Free Republic!)
To: MeshugeMikey
So, the bureaucrats couldn't even figure out, a priori, that power surges can cause explosions in these wunnerful devices?
Figures.
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posted on
03/31/2015 6:56:40 AM PDT
by
SAJ
To: MeshugeMikey
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posted on
03/31/2015 6:57:08 AM PDT
by
null and void
(He who kills a tyrant (i.e. an usurper) to free his country is praised and rewarded ~ Thomas Aquinas)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
The Smart Meters were unavailable...for comment....
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posted on
03/31/2015 6:57:21 AM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: null and void
One of my neighbor just had their smart meter removed and replaces yesterday...
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posted on
03/31/2015 6:58:44 AM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: SAJ
far be it from them to stand on the way of “progress”
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posted on
03/31/2015 6:59:37 AM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: MeshugeMikey
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posted on
03/31/2015 6:59:38 AM PDT
by
Doogle
(( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: MeshugeMikey
Soon someone from the power company will tell you that the smartmeters are whole house surge protectors.
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posted on
03/31/2015 6:59:38 AM PDT
by
Kirkwood
(Zombie Hunter)
To: Kirkwood
I’m sure they’re ready with color brochures that will arrive with the next bill
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posted on
03/31/2015 7:00:45 AM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: MeshugeMikey
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posted on
03/31/2015 7:01:46 AM PDT
by
dila813
To: MeshugeMikey
“We meant for it to do that, so we’ll need to charge you more for that added service.”
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posted on
03/31/2015 7:05:21 AM PDT
by
Kirkwood
(Zombie Hunter)
To: dila813
The “term” Smart Mete... will now have to be reexamined in light...of the event..with any eye towards the utility company Covering its......Liablities among other items...
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posted on
03/31/2015 7:05:55 AM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: Kirkwood
how sadly true..that likelihood
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posted on
03/31/2015 7:06:32 AM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: null and void
One lady said it sounded like a car bomb. LoL!
I kind of doubt that a regular meter could handle 12,000 volts either.
The smart meter blowing up acts like a fusable link, keeping the high voltage from burning down your house.
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posted on
03/31/2015 7:12:18 AM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: MeshugeMikey
If you drop a 10,000 volt wire on the neighborhood 110 volt wires, interesting things will happen to any meter, smart or dumb. I'm surprised a lot of other equipment inside of people's houses didn't explode too.
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posted on
03/31/2015 7:16:44 AM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Darth Obama on 529 plans: I am altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further.)
To: MeshugeMikey
They are now DUMB meters...................
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posted on
03/31/2015 7:17:39 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
It’s not a ‘bug’, it’s a FEATURE!..............
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posted on
03/31/2015 7:18:32 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
To: MeshugeMikey
Its part of the California Green Energy Program, there is tax dollars in those meters along with the related mandates which created rate increases.
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posted on
03/31/2015 7:18:45 AM PDT
by
dila813
To: Kirkwood
“The neighbor across the street, his meter doesn’t look as bad but his receptacles are all blackened.” said Brad Abernathy.
Um, I don’t think so.
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posted on
03/31/2015 7:29:45 AM PDT
by
Excellence
(Marine mom since April 11, 2014)
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