Far away windmills

[Robbi]

It was a beautiful clear day today and this shot was taken from Northern Ireland looking towards Scotland.

Thats a distance of just over 20 miles and the wind turbines are clearly visible to the naked eye ( just to the left of the boat if you're struggling )

 

[British Red]

the wind turdines are clearly visible to the naked eye

Calling Dr Freud

Oh, and they aren't windmills

This is a windmill - it mills things (this one grinds my flour for me!)


Windmill by British Red, on Flickr

Pedantry aside - great photo and a lovely clear day

 

[Robbi]

oops !

come in doctor, please take a seat

 

[Shewie]

Red just got a typo tidied up before I quoted him

It would've been sweet revenge Robbi

 

[Ecoman]

If you could have seen a wee bit further, I was half way up Goat Fell staring back at you

 

[British Red]

Red just got a typo tidied up before I quoted him

It would've been sweet revenge Robbi

I make loads of them - sadly mine wasn't funny (this time)

 

[Robbi]

Red just got a typo tidied up before I quoted him

It would've been sweet revenge Robbi

there's always next time my friend

 

[brancho]

Holland is covered in not windmills but Wind pumps.

Yes there will be some mills.

 

[tiger stacker]

There does seem to be a few in Ayrshire at the moment.

 

[John Fenna]

Wind turbines - Fugly things that blight the view!
The "typo" was accurate!

 

[rik_uk3]

The turbines would look great in the distance...on fire and falling over...bloody eyesores.

 

[gsfgaz]

These wind farms are everywhere now ,, they are a total scar in the land scape , I hate the sight of them

 

[resnikov]

Got to say I like wind turbines, they look better then power stations. I can see 3 coal fired power stations from my house.
Not starting an argument everyone is entitled to there own opinion.

 

[British Red]

I'm (unusually) going to disagree with John. I like them too. I would far rather have loads of them than one coal fired power station. There are stacks round here - many being local / private use on farms - which is a great thing - far more "resilient" than one big power station.

 

[John Fenna]

I'm (unusually) going to disagree with John. I like them too. I would far rather have loads of them than one coal fired power station. There are stacks round here - many being local / private use on farms - which is a great thing - far more "resilient" than one big power station.

I never said that they were not practical - just Fugly

 

[British Red]

I really don't mind them - I think the helicals are really cool

 

[Midnitehound]

I haven't found many birds that like them, even blonde ones.

Tilting at windmills comes to mind, that is AGW IMHO.

I do like the helical though and BR has got a good point about resilience.

If one goes down it isn't a big problem. Rumour goes that a disgruntled pilot set fire to a tyre around this one.



Wouldn't it be nice if we had our own safe clean cheap power station in the basement, ha, as if TPTB would ever let that tech. become widespread, then there wouldn't be any TPTB!

I suppose in some respects Scotland is lucky to have so much wind, something to do with the diet I gather. okenest:

I think there is clear evidence that windmills have been upsetting birds since Viking times, at least on the IoM.

 

[Midnitehound]

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[Robmc]

It is unfortunate that the places that they work best are the most beautiful and scenic places in the countryside. Progress I suppose.

 

[Ecoman]

I don't mind them. Personally I would rather see thousands of wind turbines than one nuclear power station.