Why I write about Smart Meters
The title for this article describes a question that I have asked myself many times over the past few years. It describes a situation in which knowledge about a wrong in our society is being shut up within the confines of the very people who can fix the problem.
When I was nearing the end of my career, prior to retirement I became aware of certain causes for fire damage that was not being defined, either by the investigation of the fire cause investigation teams, or the fire inspectors from the local fire departments.
The reason I have determined to continue to write about Smart Meter failure can just begin to be defined by the following true-life situations:
1. ) A fire loss took place in Las Vegas, Nevada which was part of my territory and after we reimbursed our insured for the damages, I began an investigation to determine the cause of the fire in case their was a responsible party we could look to for a partial or full recovery for what we paid the insured.
The Fire Cause Investigator, who at this time is also retired supplied the following information to me.
“The new meter has a plastic case, whereas most of the older elector-mechanical meters had glass cases. The plastic cases are clearly subject to melting and burning, as evidenced by the condition of the meter from the ‘HP’ [house panel] section of this panel. All of the indications concerning this loss was that the fire started inside the meter.“ The previous information was supplied by Sky Vision Solutions.
2. ) This second and very tragic story is something that I have remembered each day and it continues to inspire me to stop the Smart Meters.
This article is provided by the Associated Press,
“An electric malfunction started a barn fire that killed 12 horses and injured 11 at an equestrian complex in suburban Palm Beach, investigators said Wednesday.
Palm Beach County fire investigators concluded the blaze at the South Florida Trotting Center was caused by a “catastrophic failure” at the meter, the Palm Beach Post reported. Sparks ignited hay, feed and other combustibles.
Sam Stathis, the center’s owner, told the newspaper that all 11 injured horses were taken to a veterinarian. The fire erupted late Tuesday and burned into the early morning Wednesday.
“We saved 11 horses, and we lost 12,” Stathis told the newspaper. “God be with us.”
Fire officials told the Post that workers were able to get some horses out as the fire spread. The barn’s roof collapsed and hay inside fed the flames.
Stable worker Roman Lopez told WPTV-TV his friend tried to open gates and let horses out, but the thick smoke made it impossible.
“It was just too tough. The roof started to come down. The horses were just on fire. You just freak out. You don’t know which way to go,” he said.”
Later investigation into this tragedy revealed that that on the morning of the fire, the local utility company installed a new smart meter in the yard close to the barn. Sparks were reported as shooting out of the meter setting the barns, the hay and the horses on fire.
These are just two of the reasons I continue to write about the Smart Meter problems.
Respectfully,
Notman Lambe
nwlambe@gmail.co,m