On Sun, 06 Jan 2008 01:55:51 -0800, jps wrote:

On Sat, 05 Jan 2008 23:45:54 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

From a California blog:

"What should be controversial in the proposed revisions to Title 24 is
the requirement for what is called a “programmable communicating
thermostat” or PCT. Every new home and every change to existing homes’
central heating and air conditioning systems will required to be
fitted with a PCT beginning next year following the issuance of the
revision. Each PCT will be fitted with a “non-removable ” FM receiver
that will allow the power authorities to increase your air
conditioning temperature setpoint or decrease your heater temperature
setpoint to any value they chose. During “price events” those changes
are limited to +/- four degrees F and you would be able to manually
override the changes. During “emergency events” the new setpoints can
be whatever the power authority desires and you would not be able to
alter them."

In other words, the temperature of your home will no longer be yours
and will be overridden by the state of California through its public
and private utility organizations.

All your thermostats are belong to us.

And you find this more reprehensible than say, telling your wife she
has no choice but to carry her baby full term?

Do you think your wife would rather have a say in what happens inside
her body or the temperature of her thermostat.

The thermostat idea is a proposal. The other is something your party
would like to impose on all human females.

American Taliban pointing at controlling thermostats as a problem?

Figures.


--
John H

"It's not a *baby* kicking, beautiful bride, it's just a fetus!"
[A Self-obsessed Hypocrite]