I am told that they are good for the environment. Now I am not a scientist and do not understand all that. But have you considered how much electricity is used to make those windmills go round and round? How can this be good for the environment?
They also say that these turbines emit a sound that we cannot hear and it is bad for us in the long run. So I now take just short runs to the pub and back; and drive for other journeys whatever the distance.
Also, I read somewhere that these turbines are bad for birds because they perch on the blades and fall off as it goes round.
Some people have suggested that to improve the countryside and beaches the turbines should be built inside caves instead of open spaces. An idea worth trying.
Anyway, the fact is they are building them everywhere. The other day I got up at night and found they built one in our bathroom. I was desperate to go and there it was blocking my way in. By the time I ran to the other room downstairs it was (almost) too late. Another team of engineers were building one there too; but I threw them out in time.
Can any of our bright and intelligent readers explain the benefits of these turbines? I am afraid that if they build so many around the world the whole planet will take off and fly somewhere else instead.
Are they run by electricity? I thought the wind twirled them around. They are an eye sore. I hope they do some good. Probably not, though, is my guess. Definitely don't let strange engineers build them in your house! 😂
ReplyDeleteYes Sandi, they are run by electricity and they switch them on to go round and round on hot days to cool the atmosphere and combat global warming. Some people have them at home hanging from the ceiling or portable small ones. The one's they were building in my bathroom were huge and stuck out of the ceiling and out of the roof.
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Definitely a bad idea!
DeleteThe ones I'm familiar with use no electric power, but I find their huge blades creepy-especially when there's a whole field of them turning at once.
DeleteThey have even put some of these turbines under water, Kathy. They turn round and round and stir the water up to make waves for people to surf on.
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Yes Sandi. Bad idea to build them indoors in peoples' homes. The engineers told me it's cheaper this way.
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Hello Victor: Thery are bad, when they are spinning birds seem to not see the blades, they then are hit and die in flight. They are suppose to last only about twenty years and cost about a million dollars to take down, a total waste of money, we have them in the next county, a few have started to fail after seven years, another waste of money will be spent putting new ones in there place.
ReplyDeleteNow I would like to know who the freeloader was that sat in a think tank and thought these were a good idea.
I guess I will never know who it was.
God has Blessed us with another amazing day
Catherine
I have seen people wear little turbines on hats on their heads, Catherine. They are solar powered and go round and round as people walk along in the street. When there is no sun they work on a battery. The ones on hats are too small to harm birds but they keep flies and mosquitoes away.
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..people love them or hate them, but if you want your lights to go with a snape of a switch, stop being a hater.
ReplyDeleteI like them with tomato ketchup. But have you noticed that the price of burgers has gone up lately, Tom? It's to encourage us to eat veggie burgers. They claim that cows eat grass which is a vegetable of sorts and we eat cows - so veggie burgers do away with the middle man ... or cow. What do you think?
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Wind turbines are such a waste, Victor. Honestly, they do more harm to the environment than good, and do kill hundreds, if not thousands, of birds each year. Let's drill, baby, drill!
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I'd like to see a financial balance between the cost of making the turbine, transporting it to location and erecting it, and maintenance costs versus the amount ($) of electricity each produce. I'm not convinced they pay their way but cost more than they produce.
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What Martha just said! I regard them in the same light as electric cars ... and global warming.
ReplyDeleteThe same argument I made to Martha applies to electric cars. They cost more to manufacture and run than petrol/gas cars.
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It's a real touchy subject, we had a big protest about a new wind farm but it was still built.
ReplyDeleteThey seem to be building them everywhere. God bless, Bill.
DeleteI'm all for trying to use clean energy, but I'm not so sure these are cost effective. Whether or no, they are going up and it won't stop any time soon.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure they're cost effective, Mimi. God bless.
DeleteSomething else that sounded better than they actually are!
ReplyDeleteIf they painted them different colours they would cheer people up - red, blue, yellow, green and so on. God bless, K.
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DeleteI do wonder if they do more harm than good???
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That's my main concern, Jan. God bless you.
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