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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 08:24 PM
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I just heard on the news that one of the blades came off one of the big windmill's and landed 150' from where it came off. Is that one of yours?
Uhhmm,, I don't think so,, I have been home sick the last two days,,,, I'm sure I would have gotten a phone call!!! Now I have to Google it and see who's it was!!


Nope, not mine. That was a Suzlon Turbine in Illinois,,, Mine are Vestas Turbines and I'm in Washington. They are lucky that it didn't get unbalanced and take the whole thing down, like what happened to this one!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nSB1SdVHqQ

Thanks for the heads up though,, I had missed that one!!
 
Old Oct 24, 2008 | 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Snowbunny
Uhhmm,, I don't think so,, I have been home sick the last two days,,,, I'm sure I would have gotten a phone call!!! Now I have to Google it and see who's it was!!


Nope, not mine. That was a Suzlon Turbine in Illinois,,, Mine are Vestas Turbines and I'm in Washington. They are lucky that it didn't get unbalanced and take the whole thing down, like what happened to this one!!

YouTube - Windmill/Wind Turbine Explosion

Thanks for the heads up though,, I had missed that one!!
That vid was a mess. I thought of you as soon as I heard the news.

What does that meke me???????????
 
Old Oct 24, 2008 | 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by miller_feed
That vid was a mess. I thought of you as soon as I heard the news.

What does that meke me???????????
That makes you a Tower Junkie too!!!
 
Old Oct 24, 2008 | 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Snowbunny
That makes you a Tower Junkie too!!!
Give me wings, give me power.
 
Old Oct 24, 2008 | 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by King0581
What ya got on there?

Why does that look like a ford to me? Anywhere from '79 back to a '72(I think). Wiat a minute, gas tank behind the seat wouldnt be any newer than a '74(I think). Somebody help!?
Well on the CD, lots of stuff. All country. Hard to list all of it. Just lemmie know if you'd like a copy.

Here's are a few examples: YouTube - Jamey Johnson - In Color: Video

YouTube - Ray Scott - Crazy like me

That truck could be a Ford..my dad had so many trucks. Come to think of it I know he had a Chevy during that time period but I think it was orange. He also had an International pickup truck that he converted into a log splitter...wish I had that truck. That green truck, yeah it might be a Ford.. I'm don't know the 70's trucks well enough to be able to tell you.
 
Old Oct 24, 2008 | 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by miller_feed
Give me wings, give me power.
No power without the tower!!!
 
Old Oct 24, 2008 | 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by King0581
Why does that look like a ford to me? Anywhere from '79 back to a '72(I think). Wiat a minute, gas tank behind the seat wouldnt be any newer than a '74(I think). Somebody help!?

?
that be a Ford dent side '73 to '79
 
Old Oct 24, 2008 | 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Snowbunny
Uhhmm,, I don't think so,, I have been home sick the last two days,,,, I'm sure I would have gotten a phone call!!! Now I have to Google it and see who's it was!!


Nope, not mine. That was a Suzlon Turbine in Illinois,,, Mine are Vestas Turbines and I'm in Washington. They are lucky that it didn't get unbalanced and take the whole thing down, like what happened to this one!!

YouTube - Windmill/Wind Turbine Explosion

Thanks for the heads up though,, I had missed that one!!
See, now that's very deceiving... Apparently, somebody got a closeup of what really happened:
YouTube - What Really Happened To The Windmill

And, *G@WD* I laughed my **** off when I saw this version...

(a bit offensive, but funny as all hell)
 
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Izzy351
See, now that's very deceiving... Apparently, somebody got a closeup of what really happened:
YouTube - What Really Happened To The Windmill

And, *G@WD* I laughed my **** off when I saw this version...

(a bit offensive, but funny as all hell)
Ha! Ha!! Ha!!! OMG!!! That's awesome!! I never saw that version!!! I thought it was just Vestas' POS Turbine!!!

Who knew that Star Wars sent Flying Minions to destroy our Tower of Power with Light Sabers?!?!?
 
Old Oct 24, 2008 | 10:08 PM
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Okay, so 10+ pages and a glass and a half of wine later, I finally caught up. I had to post that other link. Sorry!! I laughed literally out loud when I saw that...

So, to catch up...

I got a bit busy suddenly at work. We had some last minute testing to get done and I just got home about 45 minutes ago. A good 12 hour day today. And I put almost 500 miles on my truck that I get reimbursed for... So although I started out strong, I had no time today to keep it up.

Horror movies... I love good ones!! Growing up, the two movies that scared the crap outta me were the Amityville Horror (back then, we all thought it was REAL), and Poltergeist. I don't think there have been any movies since that have had that much of an affect on me. Except maybe Face of Death, but did you know a lot of those are FAKE? It's a mix of real & fake stuff, so take it with a grain of salt. I LOVE the Saw series!! Can't wait to see Saw V!! I have Saw through Saw IV on DVD. I also liked the Final Destination movies (I have those, too). But I guess it had to do with me being like 12 when I saw Amitville & Poltergeist being the reason I remember them making such an impression on me.

Snow... You all can have that stuff!! Park my **** on a nice tropical beach someplace with a hot babe next to me and a cold beer in my hand. I grew up in PA and went through the blizzard in '78 (or was it '77??). I hate being cold -- it gets too cold here for me. It was in the low 40s when I got up this morning. YUCK!!!

Last thing -- NICE 'STANG, man!! I sold my Black '84 GT Conv in the mid-90s. I dropped a 351W & C6 Auto in it after mutilating two T5s. Man, those were WIMPY trannys!! Here's me dropping the 351 in mine:




I miss that car sometimes......

EDIT: BTW, the dark stuff on the tranny is where I cleaned the engine. A lot of crud ran off the back & down the tranny. The guy I bought it off of had it stored outside, but all the important stuff was covered. I think it was a little damp still when we were dropping it in, too.
 
Old Oct 24, 2008 | 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Smokin'
Well on the CD, lots of stuff. All country. Hard to list all of it. Just lemmie know if you'd like a copy.

Here's are a few examples: YouTube - Jamey Johnson - In Color: Video

YouTube - Ray Scott - Crazy like me

That truck could be a Ford..my dad had so many trucks. Come to think of it I know he had a Chevy during that time period but I think it was orange. He also had an International pickup truck that he converted into a log splitter...wish I had that truck. That green truck, yeah it might be a Ford.. I'm don't know the 70's trucks well enough to be able to tell you.
Sounds like a good CD, can't wait to get my copy

Originally Posted by Izzy351
See, now that's very deceiving... Apparently, somebody got a closeup of what really happened:
YouTube - What Really Happened To The Windmill

And, *G@WD* I laughed my **** off when I saw this version...

(a bit offensive, but funny as all hell)
That video is too funny

Sounds like you had a busy day, Joe.
 
Old Oct 24, 2008 | 11:27 PM
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Any of you using Yahoo! jukebox?? I've got a problem thats driving me nuts.
 
Old Oct 24, 2008 | 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Izzy351
Okay, so 10+ pages and a glass and a half of wine later, I finally caught up. I had to post that other link. Sorry!! I laughed literally out loud when I saw that...

So, to catch up...

I got a bit busy suddenly at work. We had some last minute testing to get done and I just got home about 45 minutes ago. A good 12 hour day today. And I put almost 500 miles on my truck that I get reimbursed for... So although I started out strong, I had no time today to keep it up.

Horror movies... I love good ones!! Growing up, the two movies that scared the crap outta me were the Amityville Horror (back then, we all thought it was REAL), and Poltergeist. I don't think there have been any movies since that have had that much of an affect on me. Except maybe Face of Death, but did you know a lot of those are FAKE? It's a mix of real & fake stuff, so take it with a grain of salt. I LOVE the Saw series!! Can't wait to see Saw V!! I have Saw through Saw IV on DVD. I also liked the Final Destination movies (I have those, too). But I guess it had to do with me being like 12 when I saw Amitville & Poltergeist being the reason I remember them making such an impression on me.

Snow... You all can have that stuff!! Park my **** on a nice tropical beach someplace with a hot babe next to me and a cold beer in my hand. I grew up in PA and went through the blizzard in '78 (or was it '77??). I hate being cold -- it gets too cold here for me. It was in the low 40s when I got up this morning. YUCK!!!

Last thing -- NICE 'STANG, man!! I sold my Black '84 GT Conv in the mid-90s. I dropped a 351W & C6 Auto in it after mutilating two T5s. Man, those were WIMPY trannys!! Here's me dropping the 351 in mine:




I miss that car sometimes......

EDIT: BTW, the dark stuff on the tranny is where I cleaned the engine. A lot of crud ran off the back & down the tranny. The guy I bought it off of had it stored outside, but all the important stuff was covered. I think it was a little damp still when we were dropping it in, too.

Joe, I can't even start to tell you the cars I have had and sold. 70' cuda, 74' cuda, 70' split bumper Z-28, 79' trans am, 81' Z-28', and lots more.
 
Old Oct 25, 2008 | 12:03 AM
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Wow.....all I can say is wow. I come home from work to my mom, two brothers and one brothers girlfriend sitting around having drunk conversations. This is weird...
 
Old Oct 25, 2008 | 12:38 AM
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Originally Posted by twags6
Wow.....all I can say is wow. I come home from work to my mom, two brothers and one brothers girlfriend sitting around having drunk conversations. This is weird...
Sooooooooo..............you come here for more of the same????

 



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