On Sat, 09 Aug 2014 15:06:41 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> On 2014-08-09 12:02 PM, sf wrote:
>
> >> That's a challenging statement, which is worth examining. Often it depends on whose ox is gored.For example an offshore wind farm being opposed by rich residents because they say it would spoil their view. (Yes, it happened!)
> >
> > I'd rather look at wind turbines than off shore oil rigs (I think wind
> > farms are amazing sights anyway). Oil rigs pollute, wind farms don't.
> >
> >
>
> There are wind farms in two towns adjacent to ours and the residents are
> really upset about them. The most recent controversy was about a month
> ago when they okayed on to be erected 2km away from a sky diving venue.
> I have to wonder about that one. They are about 200 m high. I would
> think that if someone was so far off course that they would hit
> something that high 2 km, almost a mile and a half away from their
> landing zone, they were pretty well toast anyway.

Sorry, can't feel sorry for skydivers who can't hit their mark... or
skydivers in general for that matter. I would bet that chances are
greater of them dying from their chute not opening vs hitting a giant
windmill.


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