tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310158610197025977.post8586448167538780773..comments2023-04-13T07:18:14.262-07:00Comments on Courierwatch: Dumb stuff about smart metersSteven Ayreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15663818104866997062noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310158610197025977.post-62193658104821648942011-12-08T08:40:49.451-07:002011-12-08T08:40:49.451-07:00Ok, I see. Well anyway, two consecutive sleepless ...Ok, I see. Well anyway, two consecutive sleepless nights for both of us - tinfoil ON the meter. (IS it going IN the house!?) Waaahhh :(Mia Connollynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310158610197025977.post-71931082545324049922011-12-08T06:09:35.750-07:002011-12-08T06:09:35.750-07:00Mia, I'm inferring that you're referring t...Mia, I'm inferring that you're referring to low-<i>frequency</i> EM fields rather than "low-level" (which implies low-power). I've seen the science you're talking about, and it's not bad, but it has nothing to do with the very low-power, high-frequency radiation of smart meters.Steven Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15663818104866997062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310158610197025977.post-21374312690097599142011-12-06T20:32:34.076-07:002011-12-06T20:32:34.076-07:00Ok, my sleep issues aside... (I'm going to sup...Ok, my sleep issues aside... (I'm going to support the many cognitive impairment complaints with my blog here! Bear with me.) So here are some notes from my reading. First, the biological effects of low level emf's are often worse than higher levels when it comes to causing a release of calcium cells on the cell membrane. Membrane leakage can cause damage to dna, including inheritable mutations. (Also, the lower frequency "pulsing" technology apparently causes a stronger biological negative reaction.) Our cells react to low level frequencies because they are close to the levels of our own frequencies. Our bodies treat them as an unknown enemy, like a virus, shutting down cellular functions, and importantly, decreasing the immunity responses. With an exponentially increasing daily lifelong unchecked barrage of this, we don't know what all of the consequences will be. So it seems with industry push, and the indifference of - I guess - the CDC and government to research that is finding red flags, we will just keep adding more signals to the atmosphere. One more thing (and back to the Smart Meter), I read that when your meter sends the intermittent signals, so are all of the meters of your neighbors (to a local - within about 2 miles - hub), so there is an accumulative effect that is much worse than what is looked at safety-wise when one is told the amount of emf radiation from their one meter. I'm not sure if this is the type of system we are on or not?Mia Connollynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310158610197025977.post-18795353785126273852011-12-06T14:58:31.886-07:002011-12-06T14:58:31.886-07:00I'm sorry, Mia, I can't account for your s...I'm sorry, Mia, I can't account for your sleep problems, but given the actual mechanical capabilities of these meters, this effect is just not plausible. You should know that there's also an internal shield in the meter that directs signal away from the house (where it's needed, not as a safety measure). Putting foil on the outside, if it has any effect at all, would most likely direct more energy <i>inward</i>, wouldn't it?<br /><br />Does it not matter that except for 40 milliseconds in an hour, a blip, the meter puts out no signal at all?<br /><br />We've interviewed Karl Maret on my health show. He's pretty much a one-man band on this issue. Talking about EM radiation in general is not the same as talking about the specific capabilities of a specific machine, as I noted in the post. We have to get down in the weeds on this one. <br /><br />Again, radiation from the rocks under your house and the cosmic rays blasting though it is far more energized and chronic than what's coming off the meter.Steven Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15663818104866997062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310158610197025977.post-16641861008756737022011-12-06T14:40:37.344-07:002011-12-06T14:40:37.344-07:00I have to respectfully take up discourse with you ...I have to respectfully take up discourse with you in this issue. Here is a credible and disturbing source of contrary info I found while doing my homework. <br /><br />http://www.smartmeteriq.com/health.html<br /><br />But first, unlike most people, I love APS. My dad retired from APS (I can thank them for a comfortable childhood), and further, I think what they supply for the cost is fabulous. But, a few months ago, they installed the Smart Meter. Tim (who NEVER has any sleep issues) and I started having sleep troubles. I wasn't expecting any issues from the meter, and didn't make any connection. After about a month, Tim said that our troubles had started around the time of the meter installation. (Which is about 10 ft from our bed.) So we decided to cover it with aluminum foil (ha ha I know) and we slept. There were blind tests for me as well, without knowing whether it was covered or not, I would sleep or not. I have other concerns about the increasing disruption of life forms that are completely dependent on magnetic fields. Here is a link to a study from India that links cell phones to the decline in bee population.<br /><br />http://articles.cnn.com/2010-06-30/world/bee.decline.mobile.phones_1_bee-populations-cell-phone-radiation-ofcom?_s=PM:WORLD<br /><br />I also found a lot of information that appears to indicate that appliances may soon be equipped with Smart Meters of their own that will communicate with the outside meter, creating a lot more wireless devices in the home.Mia Connollynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310158610197025977.post-29056636151459732002011-12-06T14:35:04.925-07:002011-12-06T14:35:04.925-07:00No. Keep an eye on them. Tinfoil hats will help de...No. Keep an eye on them. Tinfoil hats will help deflect their orbital mind-control lasers. <br /><br />I don't mean to make fun of anyone who's alarmed by this stuff. American education and media make us in the main extremely challenged by scientific thinking and even basic math. But we have to somehow get past that and stay grounded in the real world. <br /><br />If smart meters caused migraines, for example, wouldn't you think that Europe might have figured that out by now, six or seven years down the line from principle build-out? It's preposterous to imagine that this little thing could have greater and immediate effect compared to all the other stuff already in place, even in the most sensitive people.Steven Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15663818104866997062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310158610197025977.post-88780497104784355992011-12-06T14:09:24.173-07:002011-12-06T14:09:24.173-07:00That being the case, should I simply ignore the bl...That being the case, should I simply ignore the black helicopters that constantly hover over my house ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com