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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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To: Travis McGee
"Whoops, I crossed threads." Well, that's one way to ruin a bolt.
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02/12/2016 4:33:27 PM PST
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NicknamedBob
("I have my books and my poetry to protect me" --- and if that doesn't work, I can always write more.)
To: NicknamedBob
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02/12/2016 4:38:31 PM PST
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Travis McGee
(www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
To: BuffaloJack
"The bird that it hit must have been huge." Maybe it was a roc. "Safe At Any Speed" by Larry Niven.
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02/12/2016 4:41:58 PM PST
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NicknamedBob
("I have my books and my poetry to protect me" --- and if that doesn't work, I can always write more.)
To: Buckeye McFrog
Makes a lot of sense. After 15 years, it is pointless to blame the manufacturer. Maintenance is a necessary fact of life with any capital good, even though often deferred or ignored.
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