We are gradually becoming a smart(er) house. There’s the Google device upstairs, the Sonos One/Spotify thing downstairs, the light thing over there (points), the other light thing over there (points), and the voice-activated stuff in the car. Now the latest smart thing to arrive in the house is a tracker. It didn’t cost us anything, we bought a new phone direct from Samsung and they gave us the tracker as a thank you.
I was tempted to attach it to our roving spaniel and let him loose in the field, but a tracker wouldn’t help keep him safe. I don’t need to attach it to the non-roving spaniel. It would just tell me she’s upstairs in bed or the other side of the dogflap waiting for us to go into the garden to throw the ball for her. I considered attaching it to our roving cat – the one who frequently disappears for weeks on end – but although it’s a small device, it’s too large to hang it around a cat’s neck.
So it’s attached to the Ninja. I suppose I’d better start using it a bit.
Still won’t have a smart meter in the house though.
Tracker on the Ninja is a good idea, if it’s small enough to hide somewhere.
On the boat might be another idea… in case you get lost at sea 🙂
Smart meter. Yes, I remember that you are anti-smart meter. Couldn’t remember why though, so just had a re-read of your post from last year and saw that I never responded to a question you asked in the comments.
Switching my gas and electricity meter to smart, was completely painless and made only a slight reduction to my bills. Being able to see my usage dynamically, made me more aware of where I was wasting energy (lights being left on, etc). With the recent hike in prices, I’m even more conscious of making savings where I can and so I monitor my usage even more now.
I also switched to a water meter many years ago. It’s not smart, but it halved my water bill instantly, and even now, with two teenagers who spend an inordinate amount of time in the bathroom, I am still paying less than what I was on Rateable Value fifteen years ago.
Tucked away inside the toolset 😁