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| Sometimes we all need a break from meters... Above, James 'Kimo" Rosen picking oranges on a friends farm... This blog also appeared an an opinion article titled; "How about a new name for ‘smart’ meters?" in the January 19, 2012 edition of the Kauai Garden Island news; http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letters-for-thursday-january/article_eb4011dc-426b-11e1-af85-0019bb2963f4.html |
The newest meter that seems to have everyone up in arms is called a smart meter. Why should people be up in arms about a meter that is smart?
It's all in the name, the electric company needs to rename the smart meter, something that is not so intimidating,
I can understand if people were protesting dumb meters, or stupid meters, but why the controversial over something smart?
The controversy is because we feel intimidated by something called 'smart,' now imagine if the electric company had called these 'dakine-meters,' or 'saving money-meters,' or even 'Ohana- meters? '
I have a motion to rename smart meters, 'dakine meters,' my guess is nobody would protest dakine, because dakine is not intimidating, it is dakine! Do I hear a second?
Encore,(Hana Hou!) Happy Martin Luther King Day! Martin Luther King had a dream, I had a dream too....(We aren't going to have peace on earth until Republicans and Democrats can come together for the good of the people, until husbands and wives stop fighting and divorcing, and until friends become more tolerant of each other. If we can't get along with our spouse, significant other or our relatives how can there ever be world Peace.) James "Kimo" Rosen
Editor's note, Dakinetalk guest bloggers do not necessarily represent the opinions of dakinetalk. Guest bloggers are given space to express their beliefs and or opinions. We feel there are many roads and like to give people space to express their thoughts,after-all that's what dakine is...Aloha, James "Kimo" Rosen, Publisher
