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113-foot blade falls off New York windmill, lands in field
Associated Press ^
| Feb 12, 2016 8:06 AM EST
Posted on 02/12/2016 8:26:17 AM PST by Olog-hai
An energy company says it's trying to determine why a 113-foot-long blade fell off a windmill in central New York. [...]
Town official say they believe a bolt may have failed on the 187-ton windmill, one of 20 located at the Fenner Wind Farm, which was built in 2001 on a hill 15 miles east of Syracuse. ...
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; US: New York
KEYWORDS: fenner; oops; syracuse; turbine; windmill; windpower
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posted on
02/12/2016 8:26:17 AM PST
by
Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
02/12/2016 8:27:16 AM PST
by
Fido969
("The hardest thing in the world to understand is income taxes" - Albert Einstein)
To: Olog-hai
Not a problem. There’s still two more blades on the windmill.
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posted on
02/12/2016 8:28:02 AM PST
by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: Olog-hai
15 years isn’t bad service life.
Althought the failure mode is rather catastrophic, LOL
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posted on
02/12/2016 8:28:41 AM PST
by
nascarnation
(Hillary: the Democrat version of Jeb Bush)
To: Olog-hai
Gravity bites. I mean, chops your arm off.
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posted on
02/12/2016 8:29:29 AM PST
by
Tax-chick
("We have no values in common with Saudi Arabia."~ Daniel Greenfield)
To: Blue Jays
Getting hit by a rogue 113-foot windmill blade would totally ruin your weekend.
On a positive note, one would die helping promote green energy, so there is that small comfort.
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posted on
02/12/2016 8:30:19 AM PST
by
Blue Jays
(Rock Hard, Ride Free)
To: Olog-hai
Chinese Bolt ? Chinese Breezemill ?
To: Olog-hai
15 years and they fall apart.
To: Tax-chick
Big enough to chop your village off.
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posted on
02/12/2016 8:32:56 AM PST
by
PghBaldy
(12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
To: PghBaldy
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posted on
02/12/2016 8:33:43 AM PST
by
Tax-chick
("We have no values in common with Saudi Arabia."~ Daniel Greenfield)
To: Olog-hai
If it had been an accident at a coal mine Odunga and his brownshirts would close it down for an an investigation which would last until bankruptcy was declared. This wind farm won’t miss a beat, after all there are birds of pray to be slaughtered.
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posted on
02/12/2016 8:33:58 AM PST
by
DAC21
(.z)
To: Olog-hai
“A” bolt?!? That’s what holds this thing on? I guess the Unicorn Whizz glue didn’t bond properly. Union Greenies? Geezes. d:^|
To: Olog-hai
Material fatigue. And, extremely poor and negligent maintenance.
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posted on
02/12/2016 8:37:34 AM PST
by
Parmy
To: Olog-hai
Greenie/animal rights sabotage? Windmills chop up the little birdies, you know!
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posted on
02/12/2016 8:38:00 AM PST
by
JimRed
(Is it 1776 yet? TERM LIMITS, now and forever! Build the Wall, NOW!)
To: Olog-hai
How many endangered birds did it hit on the way down?
To: Tax-chick
Gravity bites. I mean, chops your arm off.
A Gravitational Wave took it down. Those waves are everywhere. LOL
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posted on
02/12/2016 8:40:39 AM PST
by
laplata
( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
To: Olog-hai
The deleted my comment, so I posted this:
Dear moderators, why was my comment mentioning the suspect’s name and other reported facts about the case deleted? Is the truth forbidden on NBC4 when it doesn’t fit the narrative?
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posted on
02/12/2016 8:40:48 AM PST
by
Travis McGee
(www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
To: Yo-Yo
And two more bolts, I hope.
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posted on
02/12/2016 8:41:00 AM PST
by
Zarro
(Ben Carson 2016)
To: Travis McGee
Whoops, I crossed threads.
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posted on
02/12/2016 8:41:14 AM PST
by
Travis McGee
(www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
To: Olog-hai
Bolt must have had a 14 year warranty.
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posted on
02/12/2016 8:41:29 AM PST
by
PAR35
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