[at-l] Windmills on tall buildings

[Jim Bullard]

Unfortunately Amy, when they insist on putting them on the tops of mountains
you get both the wind towers and the power lines.

On Jan 23, 2008 10:28 AM, Amy Skowronek <amy at forinash.net> wrote:

>
> On Jan 23, 2008, at 10:22 AM, Andrew Claus wrote:
>
> >
> > I know I'm in the minority, but wind machines (and power lines, for
> > that matter) don't bother me as much as they do most other hikers.
> > It's a hard-to-loose professional fascination, I guess.  I was
> > frankly surprised at the opposition in the hiking community to a
> > "green" source of energy.  But I understand many more of the
> > factors after reading posts and listening to people.  It's great
> > hikers are getting involved and being heard, and helping affect
> > local decisions.
> >
>
> FWIW they never bothered me either.  I think I'd like them more than
> some of the other scenic interruptions we get now, like the
> electrical power lines marching across the mountains.
>
> I think they should be painted like huge flowers, personally.  :)
>
> -amy
>
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Jim Bullard
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