But this video didn't make me smile.
Ice throw from turbines is a very serious issue. At least--it is to those who live or work or recreate in the vicinity of wind turbines.
I suppose I should lighten up, hmmm?
Merry Christmas.
Kaz
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Painting by Alice Barnett
Vestas is using an old ploy. Turn your monsters into anthropomorphic darlings, and the public will forget that they are still monsters.
ReplyDeleteScientists can provide the figures and formulas to prove that these damned machines can fling Ice 1,600 feet, or more, 'on the level.'
So, If my home is say, half or three quarters of a mile from the turbines, and the turbines are on the ridgeline 600 to 900 feet in elevation above my home, just what ARE the odds of me being whacked by a piece of ice as I shovel the steps on some cold winter day?
I don't know, but Iberdrola seems more than willing to find out.................
DC
Merry Christmas, DC.
ReplyDeleteYes. Homes (and People) in close proximity to turbine facilities are at risk from ice throw... so it was a little shocking to see the light-hearted nature if this video.
I try not to be stodgy or too sensitive, and I'm certainly not politically correct... but something about this 'feel good' advertisement rubbed me the wrong way. it didn't make me feel good, at all.
I guess it is a personal preference.
Before I knew the vagaries of the wind industry, I would have found it enchanting, I think.
Happy holidays to you.
Kaz