Hi Guys,
This seemingly cavalier attitude that the authorities have toward grow-ops in
the USA is rather surprising and alarming to me at the same time...
Here in The Great White North the police go so far as to use helicopters with
infared sensors to "spot" so-called hot houses from scans while in the air...I
believe there is even a law in place now in Ontario that mandates real estate
agents to disclose to potential buyers whether or not domiciles on the market
were grow-up havens at one time.
Why the feeling of subjugation & helplessness on the part of Americam Hams when
it comes to these things...? Don't you guys have criminal law on your side when
all is said & done...?! I just don't get this...
~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ
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----- Original Message -----
From: "KD7JYK DM09" <kd7jyk@earthlink.net>
To: "RFI RFI" <rfi@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 10:46 PM
Subject: Re: [RFI] Grow Lights
> "Maybe the power company will report sudden grossly abnormal power usage for
> an average home. Who they report to, no one could say....."
>
> I spoke with a utilities investigator about this a couple of years ago. A
> sudden increase in consumption doesn't indicate much, could be a new heater
> or cooling system, change in appliances, electric water heater, stove,
> dryer, whatever... If the meter reader notices other things in conjunction
> with this, a lot of building materials around, but no obvious upgrades,
> excess vehicular traffic, various security measures, lack of improvement to
> the land/house/garage, but consumption increases, et cetera, then it is
> reported to law enforcement for observation.
>
> We had an instance where out power bill went WAY up, more than the usual for
> spring-time irrigation. I suspected an error in the reading of the meter,
> turned out I forgot to turn off the 500W heater in the pump-house!
>
> Kurt
>
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