The following report is from KHOU 11, published on June 17th:
ome neighbors in the Houston area said their homes have been much warmer this week, even while they are running their air conditioners.
Many of them claim someone has been turning up the temperature on their thermostats since the energy shortage began.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas asked Texans to turn up the temperatures on their thermostats this week.
When Deer Park resident Brandon English got home from work on Wednesday, his house was hot.
(My wife) had it cranked it down at 2:30. It takes a long time for this house to get cool when it gets that hot.
Brandon English
English’s wife and their daughters decided to take their afternoon nap earlier in the day.
They’d been asleep long enough that the house had already gotten to 78 degrees. So they woke up sweating.
Brandon’s wife
Without anyone touching it, they said their thermostat was changed while they were sleeping, making their home unbearably hot.
Was my daughter [sic] at the point of overheating. She’s 3 months old. They dehydrate very quickly.
Brandon English
His wife received an alert on her phone soon after that. The family said their thermostat had been changed remotely, raising the temperature of their home during a three-hour “energy saving event.”
The family’s smart thermostat was installed a few years ago as part of a new home security package. Many smart thermostats can be enrolled in a program called “Smart Savers Texas.” It’s operated by a company called EnergyHub.
The agreement states that in exchange for an entry into sweepstakes, electric customers allow them to control their thermostats during periods of high energy demand. EnergyHub’s list of its clients include TXU Energy, CenterPoint and ERCOT.
English said he unenrolled their thermostat as soon as he found out.
I wouldn’t want anybody else controlling my things for me.
A scroll through a Houston Reddit board shows English is not alone. Several others said they found out during this week’s heatwave that their thermostats were being accessed, and turned up, remotely.
English said his smart thermostat is convenient but said it’s not worth it.
If somebody else can manipulate this, I’m not for it.
AUTHOR COMMENTARY
With cybersecurity hacks and grid-down situations becoming more and more prevalent, actions such as these will continue to increase as a sign of what’s to come. We all have become so accustomed to technology we often forget the biblical principle that the “borrower is servant to the lender (Proverbs 22:7),” applies just as much to this as it does to the common example of money and debt.
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[7] Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? [8] Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? [9] For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? [10] Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope. (1 Corinthians 9:7-10).
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Brother Jacob, you need to see this: https://youtu.be/X2eUSL5v6Yg
Crazy…
The first few seconds of the movie seem chillingly prophetic. This verse comes to mind:
Daniel 2:43 KJV
[43] And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
Crazy indeed!
Here’s a link to the full movie: https://www.funimation.com/en/shows/vexille/vexille/
That is chilling and paranoid, but I love it. A cautionary tale to avoid the vaccine at all costs and NEVER take it!
I love it because it’s Real and it makes you think. I’m sick and tired of the ear-tickling fake wholesome pandering baby stuff!
One hour into the movie and I don’t feel like living in this place anymore. Lord Jesus, come quickly!
Morale of the story: don’t take the vaccine!