Re: Foopball Shed Door Closure

x(yz)enophil44@xxxxxxxxxxx said:
> On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:28:07 -0000, Fenny <umrat@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>I heard a very small piece at the end of Jeremy Vine's discussion about
>>energy today. It was the usual rant from someone who thinks that
>>windfarms are an eyesore. Whether they are an eyesore is very much in the
>>eye of the beholder. There are other arguments about whether they are
>>good for the environment or bad for wildlife.
>
> As I understand it, the real promble is noise pollution. I've only ever
> been near a couple, but they certainly make a lot of noise. Offshore
> wind farms are a possibility, though.

One day, if my tuits ever come home, I'l go up to the local wind farm and
Take Measurements of how much noise they make from how far away. Then I'll
go down to the local nuclear power station and do the same.

And I have no idea what I'll find, except that I'll be suprised if the latter
is completely silent. I know for sure it's a hideous eyesore, spoils the
view from dozens of miles away. (Has to be said, I would rather expect that,
kW for kW, wind would involve quite a lot more noise.)

> They don't jaybecks without wind, though, and sometimes the wind isn't
> in the krect direction.

Do waves, and tide, and everything else they can think of, as well. Throw
Zbarl at it they way they have with nukes ... never catch on, will it, you
can't use them for feeling important cos you can kill lots of people with
them as well.

> I've seen a bank of small ones at Blyth, and one will be jaybecksing
> while another one a hundred yards away isn't.

There's a huge amount of cleverness behind deciding exactly where best to
put them - makes a big difference.

--
Richard Robinson
"The whole plan hinged upon the natural curiosity of potatoes" - S. Lem

My email address is at http://www.qualmograph.org.uk/contact.html
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