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Butterfly Kisses - Bob Carlisle

You Better Run - Pat Benatar

I suspect that Congress is waiting for more states to get on board with the idea. Existing federal law dictates that the states can't go it alone permanently. Thus far, only 18 states, two of which suffer two time zones -- Idaho and Oregon, have made it official that they want to standardize...

With a Little Help from My Friends - The Beatles

I'm pretty sure Windows can enable Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 on if they are available. We need to know some specifics about your system beyond "the fact that my system is capable of doing so". If it were truly capable, the change to Windows 11 would likely have been done automatically. Is there...

The Salem Costco is $3.299 and $3.659 -- fully $1.20 less for regular than RP for regular. Costco Santa Rosa is 20 cents/gallon cheaper than RP for both gasoline grades. What's wrong with this picture? This may be a warning to Santa Rosa patrons that they're price is going to take a hop with...

Close To You - Carpenters

Practically (unless your area is subject to ground strikes), it probably doesn't make any difference. That said, the current National Electrical Code (NEC 2023/NFPA 70) dictates that grounding is a building code requirement (where the NEC is incorporated in local codes -- as is commonplace)...

You Don't Know What Love Is - Chet Baker

This is typically not the case if you've cancelled service, as is the case here. You should read at least the first sentence of the OP to set the stage.

That's because they don't want former customers reconnecting themselves thinking they can get something for nothing.

I also assume that is the standard procedure to prevent signal leakage from a cable that may or may not be terminated at the residence. This doesn't remove the Spectrum coax as a possible source of stray incoming current, and that's where this boggles. They did. See the photograph.

As I noted earlier, whenever a cable enters the home, its "ground" part must be earthed. The question remains as to why it was cut, given that the Spectrum cable is still connected.

The "right" thing to do would be to disconnect the red cable from the grounding block and walk away. What does the green plastic tag read?

Earthing is a requirement when the cable is connected, but it may be a liability when the cable isn't connected.