Feb 8, 2009: Wind Farm - Page 2

Aliantha · 02-08-2009, 05:36 PM

Use a shot gun mate.

Shawnee123 · 02-08-2009, 05:37 PM

Eh, I probably couldn't hit the broad side of a...um, bat.

Aliantha · 02-08-2009, 05:37 PM

Actually, we had a neighbour once who used to shoot plenty of them with a .22 rifle...till he tried walking down the main road with it to one of the other neighbours houses to shoot their bats for them.

The police came. Fear ensued. Guns were confiscated. Bats had a party.

WillieO · 02-08-2009, 06:24 PM

It's an old joke, but if we're looking for a lot of wind, why don't we put them suckers up around Washington D.C.? And speaking of politicans, what happened to T. Boone Pickens plan to save on oil consumption and rescue the U.S. economy with wind? We heard pleanty of it proir the election but now? That was one guy I would have voted for.

monster · 02-08-2009, 07:37 PM

hey look, if we zoom in, it's almost like you can see the breeze.........twisting through the twurbines

classicman · 02-08-2009, 06:53 PM

Maybe all his money was with Madoff...

sandypossum · 02-08-2009, 07:44 PM

We had a microbat flying round our lounge room last night. We thought it was a moth for a while - it was smaller than the palm of my hand. It came in through the cat flap, which was uncovered at the time. It would stop occasionally and hang from a shelf or the curtain rails, so we got a good look at it. At least they're easy to get back outside.

sweetwater · 02-08-2009, 07:48 PM

The turbines are generating plenty of electricity here in T.Boone-land, but the infrastructure required to 'pipe' all of it to where it is needed is, for now, lacking. Momentum is building to get it matched to production, but I don't see evidence of progress yet. The landowners around here are paid per post regardless of production. I have heard $2,000 per post per year but have not seen that documented.

Aliantha · 02-08-2009, 07:49 PM

Do microbats carry the lissa virus? I don't know, but I hope you were careful if you had to handle it sandy.

sweetwater · 02-08-2009, 08:20 PM

A little slice of Texas: cotton modules and some of the thousands of wind turbine generators. No people. No blasted birds. No exploded bats. At least, not until one of you talented folk 'shop them in!

classicman · 02-08-2009, 08:32 PM

Then what are all those feathers on the ground from?

Nirvana · 02-08-2009, 08:36 PM

note to self: tell Bruce he is off by one month on two image threads

xoxoxoBruce · 02-08-2009, 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nirvana

note to self: tell Bruce he is off by one month on two image threads

Damn! Uh, well, I, um... wanted to see if youse guys was paying attention, Yeah, that's it, a test. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

classicman · 02-09-2009, 01:14 PM

I can't wait to look over the landscape and see nothing but miles of these beautiful windmills.

Shawnee123 · 02-09-2009, 01:19 PM

I submit they're purtier than oil rigs.

02-08-2009, 05:36 PM	#1
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Use a shot gun mate. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

02-08-2009, 05:37 PM	#2
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Eh, I probably couldn't hit the broad side of a...um, bat. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

02-08-2009, 05:37 PM	#3
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Actually, we had a neighbour once who used to shoot plenty of them with a .22 rifle...till he tried walking down the main road with it to one of the other neighbours houses to shoot their bats for them. The police came. Fear ensued. Guns were confiscated. Bats had a party. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

02-08-2009, 07:37 PM	#5
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	hey look, if we zoom in, it's almost like you can see the breeze.........twisting through the twurbines Attached Images __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-08-2009, 06:53 PM	#6
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Maybe all his money was with Madoff... __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

02-08-2009, 06:24 PM	#4
WillieO perfesionul spel cheker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 70	It's an old joke, but if we're looking for a lot of wind, why don't we put them suckers up around Washington D.C.? And speaking of politicans, what happened to T. Boone Pickens plan to save on oil consumption and rescue the U.S. economy with wind? We heard pleanty of it proir the election but now? That was one guy I would have voted for.

02-08-2009, 07:44 PM	#7
sandypossum tri-continental dag hag Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 247	We had a microbat flying round our lounge room last night. We thought it was a moth for a while - it was smaller than the palm of my hand. It came in through the cat flap, which was uncovered at the time. It would stop occasionally and hang from a shelf or the curtain rails, so we got a good look at it. At least they're easy to get back outside. __________________ you're never too old to have a happy childhood

02-08-2009, 07:48 PM	#8
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	The turbines are generating plenty of electricity here in T.Boone-land, but the infrastructure required to 'pipe' all of it to where it is needed is, for now, lacking. Momentum is building to get it matched to production, but I don't see evidence of progress yet. The landowners around here are paid per post regardless of production. I have heard $2,000 per post per year but have not seen that documented. __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

02-08-2009, 07:49 PM	#9
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Do microbats carry the lissa virus? I don't know, but I hope you were careful if you had to handle it sandy. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

02-08-2009, 08:20 PM	#10
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	A little slice of Texas: cotton modules and some of the thousands of wind turbine generators. No people. No blasted birds. No exploded bats. At least, not until one of you talented folk 'shop them in! __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

02-08-2009, 08:32 PM	#11
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Then what are all those feathers on the ground from? __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

02-08-2009, 08:36 PM	#12
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	note to self: tell Bruce he is off by one month on two image threads __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

02-09-2009, 01:14 PM	#14
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I can't wait to look over the landscape and see nothing but miles of these beautiful windmills. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

02-09-2009, 01:19 PM	#15
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I submit they're purtier than oil rigs. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

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