Canary In The Coal Mine: hypersensitive

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Friday, September 11, 2015

Update: SEMCO Smart Meters

It took some time, but finally got some information back from David Williams, the Regional Operation Manager at SEMCO Energy, our natural gas provider, regarding the new meters they installed here late last year. This is the email we received on September 8, 2015, from David:

Here is some information I have on the type of automated device that Semco uses to collect meter reads. The device we use is a 100 series ERT that only transmits in very short pulses of 5.86 milliseconds for a total of about 1.5 minutes per day. I would be happy to bring one out to show you. We have had these installed in the Battle Creek area since 1996-97. The original devices were called a 40 series vs the newer 100 series we install today.

David Williams
Regional Operation Manager
SEMCO ENERGY Gas Company
269-660-5501

I did the math, which is taking the 1.5 minutes per day total and dividing that by 5.86 milliseconds. Spread out over 24-hours, what you get is 10.67 pulses at 5.86 millisecond each of man-made microwave radio frequency radiation per minute. Then I responded:

Thank you, David, I thought you had forgotten about me!

Thank you for the information. No wonder! It totally explains why my symptoms returned. With 10.67 pulses per minute, I'm being zapped continuously day and night. And the fact that they are short pulses, explains why it took about 6 months for my symptoms to return.

NO, absolutely do NOT bring any more of those "devices" on this property! Two were installed over 6 months ago, and the installers gave us misinformation, just like you did. They and you said these meters were only "woken-up" once a month, when the meter-reader came by, which is not correct. They send pulses all day long, 24 hours a day, in mini bursts, that disrupts my biology enough to cause adverse health symptoms.

I'm one of those people who can feel them. They are calling us "the canaries in the coal mine." Coal miners used to bring canaries into the mines with them because of the delicate nature of the bird, the canary would succumb to deadly yet undetectable gases before the miners would. They were an early warning sign of trouble.

I am hypersensitive to radio frequencies, they cause me pain and other neurological disruptions. SEMCO's new meters are causing me pain and must be removed. We demand that you/SEMCO remove the two meters that were installed on our property under false pretenses, and replace them with 100% analog meters.

And regarding the information from the manufacturer that you sent. It holds no weight, because it's from the manufacturer.

The fact is that there are no independent, third-party, long-term tests done on these automated devices that PROVE they are safe, while more and more people, every day, are beginning to experience adverse effects from them, and more and more scientists and medical doctors are attesting to the ADVERSE biological and health effects from wireless devices such as the new utility meters.

The fact is that there is an appeal in front of the World Health Organization, signed by over 200 scientists, based upon over 2,000 peer-reviewed and published studies. The Appeal asks the WHO to reevaluate the guidelines based upon the over 2,000 studies that show adverse biological and health effects. https://www.emfscientist.org/

There's also the BioInitiative 2012 Report, published by 29 authors, MDs, PhDs, and other professionals, that conclude that "bioeffects are clearly established." http://www.bioinitiative.org/

I'm sure there are more studies and reports out there about the adverse health effects wireless devices like your new meters have on the human body, not to mention other animals, the birds, and the bees, if you want to keep digging. There's several interesting talks Dr. George L. Carlo gives about the studies he was head of, that clearly proved adverse health effects from wireless devices, and what happened to him after he started reporting these findings. The wireless industry has tried to discredit him for obvious reasons.

Plus the fact that the new chairman of the FCC, Tom Wheeler, has been active in the wireless industry since the 1970's, and now he's in a position to regulate the very industry that has been his bread and butter for over 40 years, explains why the FCC refuses to reevaluate their standards and guidelines. That's what's called the fox guarding the hen house. Good for the fox. Not so good for the hens.

SEMCO has 30 days, until October 9, 2015, to remove the two "automated" devices they installed here under false pretenses, and replace them with 100% analog meters, because the automated devices are making me ill. If SEMCO does not comply, we will arrange to have the devices removed and replaced ourselves. We appreciate your cooperation.

This is a legal notice. Notice to principal is notice to agent and notice to agent is notice to principal. All rights reserved.

It's really interesting, because I get the feeling that David Williams really did not know about the health effects people are having from these new smart meters, nor how they actually pulse all day long.

I haven't heard back from him yet, but will update when I do.

Bless Us All!

[March 11, 2016 Update]:

SEMCO Energy states they have no opt-out.
The Michigan Public Service Commission has been of no help.
The Better Business Bureau has been of no help.
We wrapped the meters in lead sheeting (though I've heard that aluminum works just as well).
I turn all the electric breakers off at night except for the furnace.
These measures have helped tremendously, and most of my severe 'symptoms' have subsided, though, the City of Battle Creek is planning on installing 24 new antennas this summer.

If you want to do something about this situation regarding smart meters, talk to your local government about a no-fee smart meter opt-out with the choice to keep the old, safe and reliable analog meters.

If you live in Michigan, please read this about Utility Meter Choice Legislation, House Bill 4916.

For more information:

Thank you for reading ~ Bless Us All!

Saturday, August 8, 2015

Dear Vice Mayor Gray

The Vice Mayor of Battle Creek questioned my concerns about smart meter/radio transmitting devices, and here is my email response to her:

Dear Vice Mayor Gray,

Towards the end of the August 4, 2015 City Commission meeting, in regards to my concern about smart meter/radio transmitting devices, you said something like, "We had an extensive explanation of that in the past." Perhaps you were referring to the two documents that I was referring to in my public comments, when I said that when the Water Department is questioned about their safety, they send out two documents from the manufacturer which state that these devices are safe. And I said, of course the manufacturer is going to tell you they are safe; they want to sell you their product. The manufacturer's documents hold no weight with me. Independent third party testing is required. And from my research, there is none that prove that these devices are safe.

I personally have adverse reactions from smart meters and most, if not all, radio transmitting devices, and I know of another resident who had a debilitating reaction from a smart meter, and she didn't even know what a smart meter was, nor that one had been installed on her home. Her reaction was more of a "typical" reaction and the health professional asked her if she had a smart meter. I went to her house on Monday and verified that indeed, she did.

The fact is, we really don't know if these smart meter/radio transmitting devices are safe, and preliminary results point to the opposite, except from the manufacturer; the manufacturer is telling us they are safe. But thousands of people world-wide are telling us that they are getting ill from them. Though it appears that those who are hypersensitive are the minority right now.

The following is a partial list of California counties and cities that have either called for a moratorium on smart meter installations, given customers the right to opt out, adopted an ordinance banning smart meters, requested more research on health and safety impacts, and/or who are otherwise opposing smart meters...

The County Board of Supervisors of the following counties:

Humboldt - http://emfsafetynetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/CPUC-Letter.pdf
Lake*** (ban or moratorium on smart meters) - http://emfsafetynetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Lake-County-Smart-Meter-Moratorium-Ordinance.pdf
Marin*** (ban or moratorium on smart meters) - http://emfsafetynetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/marin-urgency-moratorium-adopted-1-4-11.pdf
Mendocino*** (ban or moratorium on smart meters) - http://emfsafetynetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Mendocino.pdf
Monterey - http://emfsafetynetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Monterey-County.pdf
San Louis Obispo - http://emfsafetynetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/SLO-BOS-on-SM-3.8.11.pdf
San Francisco - http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/efile/PM/119424.pdf
Santa Cruz*** (ban or moratorium on smart meters) - http://emfsafetynetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Santa-Cruz-ordinance-and-packet-1-11-11.pdf
Santa Barbara
Sonoma - http://emfsafetynetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Sonoma-County-AB-37-Support-Letter.pdf
Tehama - http://emfsafetynetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Tehama-County.pdf
Ventura - http://www.vcstar.com/news/supervisors-push-for-revising-opt-out-program

And the cities of:

P.S. - I've attached the two documents I was referring to, from the manufacturer of the smart meter/radio transmitting devices, that the Water Department sends out when someone questions the safety, that hold no weight because they are manufacturer documents. If they are not what you were referring to, please let me know. Thank you!

(End of email)

Then, I found another credible source, and sent that to her as well:

Dear Vice Mayor Gray,

I'm sorry if I am overwhelming you with information, but I just found another credible source warning us about smart meter/radio transmitting devices, the American Academy of Environmental Medicine: https://www.aaemonline.org/emf_rf_position.php

Furthermore, the AAEM asks for:

An immediate caution on Smart Meter installation due to potentially harmful RF exposure.
Accommodation for health considerations regarding EMF and RF exposure, including exposure to wireless Smart Meter technology.
Independent studies to further understand the health effects from EMF and RF exposure.
Recognition that electromagnetic hypersensitivity is a growing problem worldwide.
Understanding and control of this electrical environmental bombardment for the protection of society.
Consideration and independent research regarding the quantum effects of EMF and RF on human health.
Use of safer technology, including for Smart Meters, such as hard-wiring, fiber optics or other non-harmful methods of data transmission.

Submitted by: Amy L. Dean, DO, William J. Rea, MD, Cyril W. Smith, PhD, Alvis L. Barrier, MD

(End of that email)

I did heard back from Vice Mayor Gray, and wrote about it here.

We've also heard back from Perry Hart, Utility Administrator at the City of Battle Creek Water Department, who had written to us on July 31, 2015: "Please let me know if we need to remove the existing devices or if this action can be delayed until a policy is developed."

We responded the same day: "...please remove all of the Water Department's radio devices from my property as soon as possible."

October 3, 2015 Update:

Here is Utility Administrator Parry Hart response on August 18, 2015:

The City is considering the development of an opt-out process to accommodate your request to have the current read device removed. Until that process is developed and implemented, providing the Water Division direction on how to uniformly proceed with an opt-out option, we are not able to take action at this time. Thank you for bringing your concerns to the City and for your patience in this request.

(End of that email)

The City of Battle Creek Water Department has not yet removed their radio transmitting devices from the property, and today, October 3, 2015, it's been over two months since we first requested their removal. We have emailed them a few times since August 18, 2015, and a few of the city government employees have read the emails (read-receipt returned), but no one has responded... yet.

May We All Be Blessed!

Friday, August 7, 2015

Canary In The Coal Mine

Domestic canaries have long been known as an animal sentinel for men who worked in coal mines. Before coal miners started bringing canaries into coal mines with them, miners would occasionally succumb to undetectable toxic gases that filled up the coal mine shaft, with no one aware of what was happening.

In the early 1900's, a man named John Scott Haldane, a Scottish physiologist, first proposed bringing canaries, or other warm blooded animals, into coal mines to act as an early warning sign. Canaries, being delicate and sensitive creatures, would show the effects of breathing toxic gases before human beings, and helped save the lives of countless coal miners who took heed of the early warning sign the canary gave with it's life.

Now the term "canary in the coal mine," is being used in reference to people like me, who are hypersensitive to radio frequencies. Are we really the early warning sign that something is amiss? An estimated 3% to 10% of the population are hypersensitive to radio frequencies, and experience mild to debilitating reactions. I've also heard that approximately 35% of the population experience some type of effects, though most don't even realize it.

A few months ago, I became extremely concerned when I learned that the Commissioners of the City of Battle Creek had approved the installation of smart meter/radio transmitting devices by the Water Department, and immediately emailed the Commissioners about my concerns. That didn't get me very far. They sent me two documents from the manufacturer, stating that these devices were safe. Of course the manufacturer is going to tell us that they are safe. I'm looking for independent third-party long-term, peer-reviewed studies, and I don't think they exist.

Having reached a dead end with my initial contact with the City of Battle Creek's Commissioner Helmboldt and City Manager Fleury, I then started making comments during the Battle Creek City Commission meetings, in hopes of educating the Commissioners about these devices. It is my desire that the Commissioners of Battle Creek reconsider their decision to allow the installations of these smart meter/radio transmitting devices that cause harm to some, if not ALL people, not to mention the birds, bees, and other forms of life.

We ALL have a right to not be harmed by utility company's equipment.

In California, the state known for being the first in many health and safety related decisions, dozens of cities and counties have either banned smart meters, or have put a moratorium on their installation, citing, among other things, possible health risks. I've also learned that over 30 municipalities in Michigan (where I'm at) have passed resolutions against smart meters due to concerns about safety, security, and health affects.

The first two posts of my "smart-meter-saga" are on my other blog:
Smart-Meter-Free, Please
Smart Meter - Radio Transmitting Devices

However, I will continue posting my smart meter saga here, until it becomes no longer necessary, or I move to California, or New Mexico, or...

Thank you for reading ~ May We All Be Blessed!