If you ever drive (as I did a couple of years ago) across the panhandle of Texas, you will see vast wind turbine "farms" on both sides of I-40, going off into the distance north and south. It's an incredible display of inefficient, costly, and environmentally damaging "technology." They cost a LOT to manufacture, to transport, to erect, to maintain, and after they have outlived their questionable "usefulness" they are dismantled and put in landfills, because there is absolutely NO recycling these beasts.
No one talks about how many birds these things kill, including hawks and the American Eagle. I was informed at the visitor center that just one of those large "farms" could power a couple of thousand homes, and when I did some quick math and told them that this was grossly inefficient, they went silent and handed me a flyer on the subject.
All that land, in my humble opinion, could be much better used for agriculture and livestock.
So I have NO sympathy for Texas and their man-made energy shortages.
True, but maybe last year's failure to provide adequate power for winter and that hot summer, and the prospects of it happening again, will finally rouse Texans to revolt and start recalling the green poofters who saddled them with that lousy "technology." If civil recourse fails, there is always the late-night lynch mobs that were popular in Texas in the 1800s.
Yeah yeah yeah... it seems to me, that federal restrictions on Texas harvesting its most abundant resource besides toughness is more to blame for the windmills being forced onto our landscape by green agenda companies and more federal subsidies for putting them up. Pluck you and your plucking instrument. Oh and import some more coal for when your dams stop generating the energy you consume for your creature comforts.
I only got nailed 1.5 time and 2 Mexico cash / watch jacks. Wish I could tell you the whole story on the 1. It was bazaar. The .5 was an attempt, we had a dog. We lived in Lakeway, north of B-ville off 77/83 (I think). We were young, in the 80's, no kids, like a 5 year honeymoon. We would not trade our time there for anything. We literally lived on SPI on the weekends for 5 years minus 2-3 weeks of spring break time. We had a small catamaran for a while, we did poorly. Loved the fishing!!! Nice to meet you fren.
You can thank our compromised, Gov. Wheelchair, owned by the Chinese.
The fact it's hot in Texas in the summertime is hardly news but all the local Mockingbird stations are acting like it's news.
Ask the libtard in California that can't charge their electric cars because the thieves are stealing hoses for the copper. Can the USA get any more stupid?
Yeah, the stupid “poofsters” who forced this shit upon Texas can all go eat a bag of dicks. A lot of people haven’t forgotten what happened to us a few years ago during winter, when many of us lost power and water due to ERCOT and their stupid bullshit.
It’s fucking hot, so I’m running the a/c. Now that those asshats have asked for “voluntary conservation” I think that I’ll turn down the temperature a few degrees, because fuck those shitheads.
Coal and nuclear. They can keep that windmill bullshit.
If you ever drive (as I did a couple of years ago) across the panhandle of Texas, you will see vast wind turbine "farms" on both sides of I-40, going off into the distance north and south. It's an incredible display of inefficient, costly, and environmentally damaging "technology." They cost a LOT to manufacture, to transport, to erect, to maintain, and after they have outlived their questionable "usefulness" they are dismantled and put in landfills, because there is absolutely NO recycling these beasts.
No one talks about how many birds these things kill, including hawks and the American Eagle. I was informed at the visitor center that just one of those large "farms" could power a couple of thousand homes, and when I did some quick math and told them that this was grossly inefficient, they went silent and handed me a flyer on the subject.
All that land, in my humble opinion, could be much better used for agriculture and livestock.
So I have NO sympathy for Texas and their man-made energy shortages.
In all fairness, Texans shouldn’t have to suffer cuz of the swamp creatures bent on destroying us.
True, but maybe last year's failure to provide adequate power for winter and that hot summer, and the prospects of it happening again, will finally rouse Texans to revolt and start recalling the green poofters who saddled them with that lousy "technology." If civil recourse fails, there is always the late-night lynch mobs that were popular in Texas in the 1800s.
Up vote for "green poofters." I'm not quite sure what it means but it sounds funny.
English term, look it up. Light in the loafers... nancy boys...and all that.
Ditto. 😂
Sorry to hear that, fren.
PDJT talks about the birds killed by wind turbines, a lot.
Also lots on I -10 Fort Stockton texas area— most are rarely moving because they can’t maintain the crap —stupid idea
Yeah yeah yeah... it seems to me, that federal restrictions on Texas harvesting its most abundant resource besides toughness is more to blame for the windmills being forced onto our landscape by green agenda companies and more federal subsidies for putting them up. Pluck you and your plucking instrument. Oh and import some more coal for when your dams stop generating the energy you consume for your creature comforts.
Wow, touchy!
Your compassion deserved a fitting response
Checking in from Houston: Heat index is now 115 degrees.
It’s not hell but feels like we’re not far from it.
I Iived in Brownsville for 5 years. What you said + "this isn't the bottom of the world but we sure as crap can see it from here". Hot. Hot.
I lived there too! SPI was great in the fall and spring. Summer was just too hot anywhere around there.
How many times did you get robbed there? Me: 7.
I only got nailed 1.5 time and 2 Mexico cash / watch jacks. Wish I could tell you the whole story on the 1. It was bazaar. The .5 was an attempt, we had a dog. We lived in Lakeway, north of B-ville off 77/83 (I think). We were young, in the 80's, no kids, like a 5 year honeymoon. We would not trade our time there for anything. We literally lived on SPI on the weekends for 5 years minus 2-3 weeks of spring break time. We had a small catamaran for a while, we did poorly. Loved the fishing!!! Nice to meet you fren.
The hot weather has been horrible. Being ‘a little older’ it’s uncharacteristic in my mind.
Everyone knows what ‘they’ told us.oddly, I remember my experiences from childhood..
I lived 20+ miles from the city in mostly undeveloped land (Unrecognizable now).
Just remember the crickets 🦗 in July-August in the summer. Started hearing them 3 weeks ago for the first time this year.
And here we are….
Texas, stop taking bribes from the federal government for so-called sustainable energy like massive wind farms and solar panels, and DRILL BABY DRILL!
How dare Texas surrender it's future to federal dollars, when they have it ALL to be energy independent!
That is the result of confiscatory taxes . . . reward poor practices for "free federal $" [there is no such thing, it comes from our pockets].
There IS NO FREE LUNCH, so stop taking federal "free!?!" $ that devastate your own energy-rich state!
SHEESH TEXAS!!
NOPE. NOT. DOING. IT.
Houston suburb here
Article - https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/06/texas-power-grid-asks-customers-cut-electricity-use/
You can thank our compromised, Gov. Wheelchair, owned by the Chinese. The fact it's hot in Texas in the summertime is hardly news but all the local Mockingbird stations are acting like it's news.
and what about the electric cars, they aren't adding to this already strained electrical use? ask a libtard.
Ask the libtard in California that can't charge their electric cars because the thieves are stealing hoses for the copper. Can the USA get any more stupid?
i think it's worldwide stupidity.
Yeah, the stupid “poofsters” who forced this shit upon Texas can all go eat a bag of dicks. A lot of people haven’t forgotten what happened to us a few years ago during winter, when many of us lost power and water due to ERCOT and their stupid bullshit.
It’s fucking hot, so I’m running the a/c. Now that those asshats have asked for “voluntary conservation” I think that I’ll turn down the temperature a few degrees, because fuck those shitheads.
Coal and nuclear. They can keep that windmill bullshit.