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De Morgen: Binnenland - Meer ongevallen door windmolens langs autosnelwegen? De Morgen: Domestic - More accidents by windmills along highways?
Vlaams minister voor Mobiliteit Kathleen Van Brempt (sp.a) zal stappen ondernemen om de cel mobiliteit van het Vlaams Gewest deel te laten uitmaken van de interdepartementale werkgroep windenergie. Flemish Minister for Mobility Kathleen Van Brempt (sp.a) will take steps to the cell mobility of the Flemish Region to be part of the interdepartmental workgroup windenergy.
Deze werkgroep adviseert de ministers over het inplanten van windturbines. De vraag tot maatregelen komt van Vlaams parlementslid Jan Verfaillie.This group advises the ministers about the implantation of wind turbines. The demand for action comes from Flemish MP Jan Verfaillie.

The story is that this mr.Verfaillie is also the mayor of a small town where there is an initiative to put up some windmills.
But he is afraid this might be a security-risk for the nearby motorway, hence his question to the minister if indeed there were more car-accidents near windmills ?

The minister of course had no clue so she made this important decision.

The struggle of man against tyranny is the struggle of memory against forgetting.(Kundera)

by Elco B (elcob at scarlet dot be) on Thu May 8th, 2008 at 03:19:36 PM EST
while there are always accidents with any advanced and deployed technology, with windmills it's not an accident.  Reports (albeit anecdotal) coming out of the lowlands indicate that windmills get bored late at night, at least when the the winds have decreased below cut-out... and Particularly the younger windmills, as discussed in a current diary here.  Preliminary investigations have shown alcohol to be involved, though the turbines deny this.  We've begun to see younger turbines moving their yaw bearings below the tower joint, exposing their variously colored "yaw drives."  It is apparently these turbines, the so-called "rebel punks," who are alleged to be the perpetrators.

I understand there are at least two scripts on this theme floating in Hollyweird, one modeled after "Killer Tomatoes."  

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Thu May 8th, 2008 at 03:36:36 PM EST
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that should be:

While there are always accidents with any advanced and deployed technology, with windmills it's not an accident.  Reports (albeit anecdotal) coming out of the lowlands indicate that windmills get bored late at night, at least when the the winds have decreased below cut-out... and tend to go on rampages, attacking anything that moves.  Particularly the younger windmills, as discussed in a current diary here.  Preliminary investigations have shown alcohol to be involved, though the turbines deny this.  We've begun to see younger turbines moving their yaw bearings below the tower joint, exposing their variously colored "yaw drives."  It is apparently these turbines, the so-called "rebel punks," who are alleged to be the perpetrators.

I understand there are at least two scripts on this theme floating in Hollyweird, one modeled after "Killer Tomatoes."  

Preview is your friend.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Thu May 8th, 2008 at 03:41:02 PM EST
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OK...I'll send this report to our MP...LOL.

The struggle of man against tyranny is the struggle of memory against forgetting.(Kundera)
by Elco B (elcob at scarlet dot be) on Thu May 8th, 2008 at 04:12:20 PM EST
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I know we heard this same joke a few months ago. I can't remember the context.

you are the media you consume.

by MillMan (millguy at gmail) on Thu May 8th, 2008 at 04:59:43 PM EST
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