I believe you may owe Mr tgusa an apology. Nowhere in his post did he write that his nephew was installing "smart meters." If the power company is supplying energy they have a right to read the plain, old-fashioned meter. My understanding of Mr tgusa's post was that was what his nephew was doing, just in a pretty rough neighborhood where he needed a little protection.
You wrote to Mr tgusa, "Your ignorance is astounding. Tsk, tsk! In no regard was that called for, now was it?
Glad you guys ‘get it’. Thanks for the support vs. an apparent ‘flame and run away’ poster.