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Wind turbines in Haskell County
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06/18/18 01:54 PM
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I'm not a fan (no pun intended) of wind turbines but they do make interesting photograph subjects.
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Re: Wind turbines in Haskell County
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06/18/18 03:24 PM
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westtexaswatkins
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Cool pic
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Re: Wind turbines in Haskell County
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06/18/18 03:54 PM
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Stub
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Cool pic
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Re: Wind turbines in Haskell County
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06/18/18 09:56 PM
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, but agree cool pic
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Re: Wind turbines in Haskell County
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06/19/18 12:12 PM
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SnakeWrangler
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Cool pic
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Re: Wind turbines in Haskell County
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06/19/18 01:40 PM
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I hate them...if not for government subsidies, there would not be one anywhere. Adios, Gary
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Re: Wind turbines in Haskell County
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06/19/18 03:30 PM
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BOBO the Clown
kind of a big deal
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I hate them...if not for government subsidies, there would not be one anywhere. Adios, Gary I hate them and 100% agree. With that said it’s hard as an ag production dependent landowner to ignore the monetary gains for such a minute loss of land usage
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Re: Wind turbines in Haskell County
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06/19/18 03:52 PM
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Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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Re: Wind turbines in Haskell County
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06/19/18 04:50 PM
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I hate them...if not for government subsidies, there would not be one anywhere. Adios, Gary Totally agree. Nothing but eyesores......
"You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas".
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Re: Wind turbines in Haskell County
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#7202102
06/19/18 04:59 PM
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I hate them...if not for government subsidies, there would not be one anywhere. Adios, Gary Totally agree. Nothing but eyesores...... Yep. Those turbines in the picture are across our north fence on our neighor's. The company made an offer to us but we rejected it. But no matter where you go on our place you can see those things. Plus, the turbine companies tear up the roads out there like crazy.
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Re: Wind turbines in Haskell County
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#7202221
06/19/18 06:30 PM
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But it is fun to make liberal's heads explode when you can say Texas the US in renewable energy usage.
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Re: Wind turbines in Haskell County
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#7202392
06/19/18 08:31 PM
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colt45-90
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had a test one on one quarter, it was nice to get that check, it right in the corner and did not mess things up to much.
hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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Re: Wind turbines in Haskell County
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06/19/18 11:48 PM
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Dragonuv
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Funny you should post this. I passed them today on the way from Abilene to Munday and thought what a neat picture that would make.
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Re: Wind turbines in Haskell County
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06/20/18 08:29 PM
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That can't be a real picture. There isn't a gigantic crane backed up to any of the broken ones.
Silver spurs and gold tequila keep me hanging on. Pretty girls and old cantinas give me shelter from the storm.
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Re: Wind turbines in Haskell County
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06/20/18 08:37 PM
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That can't be a real picture. There isn't a gigantic crane backed up to any of the broken ones. They were actually working on the fourth one to the left. The thing sounded like it really needed some WD-40.
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Re: Wind turbines in Haskell County
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06/20/18 09:45 PM
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They ruin the night sky too with their infernal blinking red lights.
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Re: Wind turbines in Haskell County
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06/20/18 10:18 PM
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I was driving to Colorado last summer, through the night, up around Amarillo, I think, I started seeing these flashing red lights in the darkness. Had no idea what it was. Sun came up and I saw it was "wind farms." I pulled in to get a bite and gas up and of course it was windy as all get-out up there. I was holding the door for a woman who commented something about the wind. I pointed out to the turbines and said, "Yeah, someone needs to turn off all those damn fans!"
"I have no idea what WW-III will be fought with, but WW-IV will be fought with sticks and stones." A. Einstein
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Re: Wind turbines in Haskell County
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06/21/18 03:48 AM
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Re: Wind turbines in Haskell County
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06/21/18 12:43 PM
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Cool pic
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Re: Wind turbines in Haskell County
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06/27/18 10:38 PM
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I wouldn't want to live next to them. But If they were on my lease I wouldn't care. Renewable energy is the future like it or not. US has provided subsidies to petroleum and coal for 100 years to the tune of 20 billion just last year. That is for a mature industry that shouldn't need it anymore. I understand they look terrible, wish they could put them were nobody could see.
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Re: Wind turbines in Haskell County
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06/30/18 10:06 PM
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Don't like and wouldn't want, but my grandson is a tech working on them and making a hell of a good living.
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Re: Wind turbines in Haskell County
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06/30/18 10:26 PM
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Re: Wind turbines in Haskell County
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#7212697
06/30/18 11:36 PM
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mikei
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Besides the visual impact on our landscape, these things chew up a few birds each year. This is a study from 2014, and I would bet there are quite a few more wind turbines out there today, so this number is probably a bit low. I also read that they find piles of bats under the turbines as well. Wish they would make the blades long enough to whup up on the feral hog population! https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/bus...-cats/15683843/
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Re: Wind turbines in Haskell County
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07/01/18 12:32 AM
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Even without the windmills, that OP picture has an awesome sky.
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