Ravenwood - 01/10/08 06:00 AM
California lawmakers apparently think their consitutents aren't smart enough to control their own thermostats. So they plan to implement (via the building codes) remote controled thermostats that would be controlled by the state.
According to a proposed new rule, the state would mandate all new construction have a thermostat that the state can operate in emergencies.Whaddayaknow, a whole new black market. How long before people are smuggling thermostats in from Arizona and selling them for a premium?The rule, set to be adopted January 30th, doesn't give you a choice. It's mandatory. In a section on "Programmable Communicating Thermostats" found on page 64 of this document, it states:
"Upon receiving an emergency signal, the PCT (your thermostat) shall respond to commands contained in the emergency signal, including changing the setpoint by any number of degrees or to a specific temperature setpoint. The PCT shall not allow customer changes to thermostat settings during emergency events."
You had to expect this from either California or Massachusetts.
Posted by: BobG at January 10, 2008 7:52 PMMaybe californians aren't smart. Just look what they're doing with their schools:
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The other big losers would be the overall level of achievement demanded in California public elementary and high schools. A recent study by the left-leaning Institute for Democracy, Education and Access at UCLA, the "California Educational Opportunity Report 2007," finds that "California lags behind most other states in providing fundamental learning conditions as well as in student outcomes." In 2005 California ranked 48th among states in the percentage of high-school kids who attend college. Only Mississippi and Arizona rated worse.
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And people are positively amazed when I tell them that I want out of this god-forsaken state as soon as possible. Currently looking like I only have to spend another year or so here in "great" old Kalifornistan... a year too long.
Posted by: Linoge at January 11, 2008 8:24 AMI feel your pain Linoge. I moved out of that cesspool 2 years ago when I retired after living there all of my life except for 4 years when I was stationed elsewhere when I was in the Air Force.
I now live in Wyoming and have no regrets about leaving Kaifornistan behind. I only wish I could've left sooner, a lot sooner!
Posted by: Cactus Jack at January 11, 2008 2:52 PM"How long before people are smuggling thermostats in from Arizona and selling them for a premium?"
They'll make disabling the State control of your thermostat a felony, and then install feedback devices to ensure that your home maintains only its STATE APPROVED temperature. Using auxiliary heating or cooling devices will also be made a felony. Window air conditioners and space heaters of all types will be banned. Possession will be made a felony. Electric blankets will remain a "loophole" for a while, but this is California - who needs a blanket?
Posted by: Kevin Baker at January 11, 2008 5:14 PMIf the thermostat requires a radio signal, someone could just put a Faraday cage around the unit.
This sounds like something Japan might try. And they'd love it!
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