Can someone explain this?

 

It's been very hot here in the UK - 33*C (92*F) and more.

I was out driving in the country; (because it is easier that riding a skateboard). I noticed on the hills on either side of me many of those so-called windmills or wind turbines. Hundreds of them. It was like a forest of windmills. No doubt there was a real forest here years ago which has now been replaced by these metal trees.

Guess what? None of them were turning round as you'd expect them to.

They were all as still as a dodo. Or as still as a statue, or whatever else is still.

Can you explain to me why in such a hot day the powers-that-be did not turn all these fans on and cool the place a bit?  

What is the point of spending a fortune building these monstrosities everywhere and when you need them most they are not switched on?

And guess what again? When it is windy as it sometimes is over here, all the fans are on. Admittedly, they don't go round very fast, but they are on. And no doubt wasting electricity having them on when we don't need them.

Can anyone explain all this to me?

The windmills of my mind

 

Is it my imagination or are there more and more of these wind turbines being built all over the place? Wherever I drive in the countryside I see them there in the fields like daffodils in Spring. They suddenly appear where previously they were not. We went to the beach the other day and there they were paddling in the water along with the holiday makers.

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.