Hick said:
..."stealing" electricity is NEVER a good idea. It not only reflects negatively on all growers, but also provides leo with "another" charge
"when" you do get caught.
On any given day, you can find a headline reading about guys like you..
"Grow-op busted after worker discovers utility theft"... so now the uninformed believe that we are all not only pot smokers, but we are thieves as well.
"Most" of us here, are working, upstanding citizens of the community. Some are little league coaches, volunteer firemen, business owners, nurses, room mothers at school. The list goes on and on. "THAT" is the image that we should make efforts to convey/portray. Not further incriminate the growing community, by showing the world we are also theives.. "IMHO"...
Nothing is going to make the elec. co. report you/turn you in/prosecute you faster, than stealing their product.
WOW!!! interesting the way someone can make something sound good only if it suits them, but if it doesnt, they go to a MORAL high ground and look down their nose at it. Growing and using marijuana in most area's of North America is ILLEGAL, no matter the reason you rationalize it for yourself. Yet, using a device to reduce your powerbill by way of a product that was clearly explained to me before I purchased it that it does not steal or cheat in anyway, it simply is similar to inserting a device to your vehicle to have better petro consumption than the way it was manufactured, is that illegal and looked down upon also? I was sent an email by the sales person over there explaining the technology of this, it is not some bypass, diversion, or cheating item, it keeps them from over charging you because of spikes and surges. For example, when your a/c comes on, there is a huge spike when it comes on, then it goes down to normal consumption, this thing keeps that spike from happening and you from paying for it. For you, "theft" is too much of a disgrace sounding thing, yet for me, it is more of a disgrace to be known for using drugs, do you see how that sounds and how insulting it can be. I personally dont touch the stuff, I grow for my brother who is incapable of doing it for himself, the truth of the matter for either case, I am not injuring anyone or violating anyones rights (U.S. Constitution). I hold my head high because I do not use drugs, nor do I steal. I find it insulting that someone who does not have one or know anything about it will judge me as a theif on a forum based on illegal activity in most area's.
This comment goes to "leafminer" as well, which moral high ground are you on about what is ILLEGAL and ok, and what is ILLEGAL and not ok? I know for a fact that what I installed is not illegal. I dont care if you THINK you can make one for 5 bucks, I am happy for what I paid, because it was explained that there are people out ther that THINK they know how to make this, and they are talking before actually knowing what this thing is, it is not just some peice of metal jammed into that back of a meter or something, that kind of stuff will get someone hurt, killed, or homeless due to fire. I feel safer with this thing on my house for several reasons, I now have less risk of fire in my house because now I dont have spikes going through my house that could cause an electrical fire, I also am not worried about some jerk at the power company that smokes pot at home deciding that I am breaking some law because my consumption is above what he "thinks" it should be and rats me out to Law Enforcement so I get harrassed.
Just my honest opinion, did not expect to get flamed or to flame, or to judge or be judged in a forum like this. Just answered a question that I knew that answer to.
~HTR~
P.S. I also just noticed the post that this is a charade of some sort... I dont get paid by anyone to state my opinion, I am in the security consulting business and have been for over 12 years, I have no need to make sales for some internet site.
