Congrats Dallara, Snakebitten and Merchant!

[GrahamD]

Better than capturing farts in a jar.

A big congrats to those Hippy Greenies in Texas. You have always said you guys were a bit "alternate". Now I believe you. Looks like your wind is bigger in Texas too ;D

On Wednesday, March 27th, the largest state in the contiguous United States got almost one-third of its electricity by harnessing the wind. According to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which manages the bulk of the Lone Star State's power grid, a record-breaking 10,296 MW of electricity was whipped up by wind turbines. That's enough to provide 29 percent of the state's power, and to keep the lights on in over 5 million homes.

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/one-third-of-texas-was-running-on-wind-power?utm_source=Outbrain&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=motherboardrss

 

[snakebitten]

Re: Congrats Dallara and Snakebitten!

Lol
Dallara lives in wind turbine paradise. He just might be sittin on the back porch trying to light a cigar with a match that gets blown out by the same wind that powers his WiFi.

What I find amazing is how big the blades are of these monsters. You don't realize how big they are until you meet one being hauled down the road. It's stunning.

 

[Dallara]

Re: Congrats Dallara and Snakebitten!

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Yep! We do live right down here in the middle of "wind farm" country... Though in a way it's not much different than it's always been. After all, windmills have always been a part of the South Texas landscape, only those earlier ones were for water. Now they're for electricity, and a *LOT* bigger! ::025::

But there's still something about the old water windmills that has a stronger, deeper allure...

Just goes to show ya', South Texans have been putting the wind to work for a long, long time!


Dallara





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[snakebitten]

Re: Congrats Dallara and Snakebitten!

South Texas is a misunderstood region of the planet.
Those that dwell there know what an amazing place it is.
Those that don't, couldn't possibly know. Texas is much bigger than than we even brag about.

Example:
Baffin Bay. Sure, avid fishermen have heard of it. But hardly anyone outside of "South Texas" has. But in the 1800's and early 1900's it was a health spa for the wealthy in Chicago and the Northeastern states. They built a railroad that went directly there. Folks would soak in the magical water.

Now? It's barely known outside of it's world class redfish & trout runs. And of course, an outstanding place to eat.....The Kings Inn. Seafood served family style. Avocado salad from avocados grown in the valley. And tarter sauce that nobody I know of has ever been able to get the recipe for. Amazing.

Yea, Dallara lives at the gateway to my favorite place on the planet when it comes to "way of life".

 

[merchant]

Re: Congrats Dallara and Snakebitten!

Texas is much bigger than than we even brag about.

So true. When I moved to Texarkana (Texas, of course - not Arkansas), I was told there are cities in Texas closer to Los Angeles than they are to Texarkana. I did a little digging and it's true. El Paso to LA is 700 miles. El Paso to Texarkana is 730 miles. That's a big state!

 

[AVGeek]

Re: Congrats Dallara and Snakebitten!

So true. When I moved to Texarkana (Texas, of course - not Arkansas), I was told there are cities in Texas closer to Los Angeles than they are to Texarkana. I did a little digging and it's true. El Paso to LA is 700 miles. El Paso to Texarkana is 730 miles. That's a big state!

No kidding! I bought my Tenere from Tony (lotecredneck here) in Longview. Thats only 80 miles west of Shreveport, Louisiana...and just a few miles shy of 1200 miles from Phoenix! ???

 

[Karson]

Better than capturing farts in a jar.

A big congrats to those Hippy Greenies in Texas. You have always said you guys were a bit "alternate". Now I believe you. Looks like your wind is bigger in Texas too ;D

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/one-third-of-texas-was-running-on-wind-power?utm_source=Outbrain&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=motherboardrss

Wonder what the Koch brothers think of all this

 

[snuffcityrider]

We have a butt load of them in north Texas as well. On the one hand they provide lots of gravel roads for me to explore. On the other they are very heavily tax subsidized, and my electric bill went up when I had to switch to a "wind" plan. Oh well, guess there are worse things to spend tax dollars on.

 

[Z06]

Rode through part of Texas yesterday and the wind mills were as far as you could see in every direction.

 

[GrahamD]

Re: Congrats Dallara and Snakebitten!

Just goes to show ya', South Texans have been putting the wind to work for a long, long time!

Dallara

And then you go and wear those aerofoil hats. It's very confusing. They must be tight.

 

[Dallara]

Re: Congrats Dallara and Snakebitten!

And then you go and wear those aerofoil hats. It's very confusing. They must be tight.

It's an art.

But your Aussie military guys wear hats kind of like that, only they button up one side...

Doesn't that make their head pull to one side or spin around in a strong wind? ::013::

Dallara



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