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Picture from earlier today, me & my wife burnt some brush.
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Spotted on FB.
I mean, its not the worst towing thing I've ever seen......
I mean, its not the worst towing thing I've ever seen......
It's like you can see the thought process going down right there.
looks like copper to meSomeGoldDiggers
Were the wind turbines running? Up in northern California where I used to live, they weren't...because they were killing birds. So, they were just sitting there collecting dust.A few more shots from Palm Springs.
It never rains in Southern California - Hey now!
Clearing up a little but getting fuzzier! There are close to 3,000 windmills in the area, most of them were built in the 1980s and some are 300 feet tall.
A Famous BOA building designed by Rudy Baumfeld. It never rains in Southern California. I told you so.
Cruising through the hood. Palm Springs is very nice. Clean streets and sidewalks. No visible police presence. A nice place for the elderly.
On the tram, looking down at Palm Springs and the vast windmill farm - the light-colored area in the valley. It was actually way below freezing and the lens kept fogging up from 50 people breathing around me. We were also rotating along with the gondola floor. I also was wearing only a t-shirt and a windbreaker because I had no idea I was going to end up on Mount Snow. Thought I might end up like Shackelton.
The tram is Swiss Made and there is only a handful of other trams with rotating cabins in the world. This particular tram was featured in several movies and on various tv-series.
Waiting on my custom MacMini Pro to be delivered from China
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Maybe a quarter of them was operating - it wasn't a windy day. Birds getting hit by wind turbine blades is unfortunate but a much larger number of birds hits buildings and towers, windows, powerlines, and vehicles. The number of bird deaths due to windmills should be evaluated in the context of the total number of bird deaths caused by human activity. Look up the numbers. The Altamont windmills are usually running. I drive over the pass every couple of months.
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With wind turbines it's not the total number of birds but rather the disproportionate number of raptors, which breed very slowly and are not represented in any real volume in the other mortality categories.
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That is a good point but the total number does matter. We are still talking about as many as 1 billion birds killed in North America alone by human activity.
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Marshall House. Savannah GA
And then.. South Carolina. Here is Lt. Col. Frank Slade himself (Dad. lol) reliving his days in 'Nam as an active, tough Marine.
There's an USMC Museum there...
And then.. South Carolina. Here is Lt. Col. Frank Slade himself (Dad. lol) reliving his days in 'Nam as an active, tough Marine.
There's an USMC Museum there...
The dog and I went to the mailbox yesterday afternoon. This was parked a few doors down.
I gave the socket a tug, thinking I'd leave it on the hood. It's peened on there but it wiggles, slightly. My guess is the socket was used with an impact wrench.
I gave the socket a tug, thinking I'd leave it on the hood. It's peened on there but it wiggles, slightly. My guess is the socket was used with an impact wrench.
This afternoon, I saw a Robin's Egg Blue one with dark blue "accents" (door handles, etc). Someone put black edge guard on the doors (leading and trailing edge) and hatch. Made the door gaps look like a Chevy from the 1960's.
