Since they put winter Bynes in near my house it’s actually gotten a lot windier, in fact every time they are spinning the wind is just gusting.
> On Aug 22, 2019, at 5:18 PM, Carl Peterson <cpeter...@portnetworks.com> wrote: > > I believe that mountain lions go downwind to stalk their prey. Is there any > chance that the increased wind caused by the windmills has led to an influx > of mountain lions because their prey is easier to stalk? Somebody should look > into this. > >> On Thu, Aug 22, 2019 at 4:08 PM Carl Peterson <cpeter...@portnetworks.com> >> wrote: >> Thats completely bogus. Windmills don't attract cats. The wind from the >> windmills blows away the smell of predators which causes the mice and birds >> to come out. Its the mice and birds that attract the cats. >> >>> On Thu, Aug 22, 2019 at 4:04 PM Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: >>> Well I hear that windmills attract cats. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> > On Aug 22, 2019, at 2:15 PM, Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > >>> > Based upon what I've read, the danger to birds is way, way overstated. >>> > Probably at least an order of magnitude. Cats are far more dangerous to >>> > birds. >>> > >>> > >>> > bp >>> > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >>> > >>> >> On 8/22/2019 1:10 PM, Robert Andrews wrote: >>> >> You are diving down on a mouse that was disturbed by the tip vortex off >>> >> a 300mph passing blade tip and swap... 300mph _next_ blade tip knocks >>> >> you into oblivion... >>> >> >>> >>> On 08/22/2019 01:01 PM, Mathew Howard wrote: >>> >>> Well, that explains the bats, but what about the raptors? Do they just >>> >>> die from disgust because they think it's an eyesore? >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Aug 21, 2019 at 6:53 PM Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com >>> >>> <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> There is a low pressure zone on the lee side of the blade that >>> >>> apparently is >>> >>> dramatic enough of a pressure change to cause some kind of lung >>> >>> damage to >>> >>> bats. >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> >>> From: Robert Andrews >>> >>> Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 5:27 PM >>> >>> To: af@af.afmug.com <mailto:af@af.afmug.com> >>> >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Reselling Electricity >>> >>> >>> >>> That was back in 2012, and the blades were 75 Meters now blades are >>> >>> exceeding 104 Meters >>> >>> >>> >>> On 08/21/2019 04:23 PM, Robert Andrews wrote: >>> >>> > Ummm blade tip speed is still pretty darn high. Just because >>> >>> it looks >>> >>> > slow doesn't mean that it is... 180Mph... >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> https://gizmodo.com/the-worlds-biggest-wind-turbine-blades-are-so-long-thei-5930272 >>> >>> > >>> >>> > On 08/21/2019 04:13 PM, Bill Prince wrote: >>> >>> >> Not the new giant ones. They move very slowly & the birds & bats >>> >>> just fly >>> >>> >> around them. >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> bp >>> >>> >> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> On 8/21/2019 3:11 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: >>> >>> >>> Wind kills bats and raptors and migratory waterfowl >>> >>> >> >>> >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> -- AF mailing list >>> >>> AF@af.afmug.com <mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> >>> >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- AF mailing list >>> >>> AF@af.afmug.com <mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> >>> >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >>> > >>> > -- >>> > AF mailing list >>> > AF@af.afmug.com >>> > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> AF@af.afmug.com >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> >> -- >> Carl Peterson >> >> PORT NETWORKS >> >> 401 E Pratt St, Ste 2553 >> >> Baltimore, MD 21202 >> >> (410) 637-3707 >> > > > -- > Carl Peterson > > PORT NETWORKS > > 401 E Pratt St, Ste 2553 > > Baltimore, MD 21202 > > (410) 637-3707 > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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