when they installed smart meters there was a way to opt out due to a state law, i opted out. but they still sent a dude around to my neighborhood and i intercepted him as soon as he came into my yard and i was like "whatcha doin buddy?" like that cool guy pauly shore. and he said he was there to "upgrade" my meter - no doubt told to use that word in training as nlp - but i produced my paperwork for opting out and he was like "well, interesting" and just read my meter and left. he comes by once a month to read the meter, sometimes i'm here and i wave at him. i think he knows i single handedly saved somebody's job with that move. i still have a meter with the little wheel. this house is over 100 years old, it was one of the first three 'homes of the future' built in my county once we got electricity in the '20s. it's solid as a rock, *slaps masonry walls with horse hair plaster* no chinese drywall in this baby. and no gay leds either.
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