Smart Meter Man Chased Off Property, Cambria, California
Channel: FreeSLOChannel
Date: 2011-12-12

Smart Meter Man Chased Off Property
Kim M.
FreeSLO
December 9, 2011

So I was minding my own business in the privacy of my own home when I heard a knock at the door and, lo and behold, who might it be?

An installer for Wellington Energy, Inc., that's who.

(Wellington is the Pennsylvania-based subcontractor hired by PG&E to install "smart meters" on homes and businesses in San Luis Obispo County and beyond — to the tune of 2.2 billion-with-a-b dollars, which means that they are: capital-S-Serious.)

I have a "No Trespassing" sign prominently displayed on the front of my house so, instead of answering the door, I rushed off to find my video camera (I am an activist, after all, and am highly concerned about the ever-increasing lack of privacy here in America).

By the time I found my camera, the installer (named Kenneth, I would later learn) had already gone around back to install the smart meter on my house. (Doesn't anyone ask permission any more?)

When I opened the door....

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