Like an airplane without wings...
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Yes, I do!!
I'm just like the postman ~ Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds!!
If I need to go up,,, I go up!!
If it's 130* up there, I sweat,,, I sweat a LOT!!!
If it's -5* up there, I shiver! A LOT!! 'Cause now I'm wet from sweating!!! Ha! Ha!! Ha!!!
Here's a link to some pics I took while at work!! Enjoy!
Pictures by TowerJunkie09 - Photobucket
I'm just like the postman ~ Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds!!
If I need to go up,,, I go up!!
If it's 130* up there, I sweat,,, I sweat a LOT!!!
If it's -5* up there, I shiver! A LOT!! 'Cause now I'm wet from sweating!!! Ha! Ha!! Ha!!!
Here's a link to some pics I took while at work!! Enjoy!
Pictures by TowerJunkie09 - Photobucket
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Yeah, you just didn't notice. This one shows a fella coming out of the hub hatch between the blades. I was on top of the next turbine over, about 1,000 feet. This guy is 6'3" tall and looks like a shrimp on here!!! There are also several pics with pick ups at the bases.
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Yeah, took those last year. They call it Rime Ice. It forms when the fog rolls by.
The build-up got to over a foot thick on the blades and made a spectacular show when it went flying after it warmed up!!! Made huge craters in the ground and splattered over 7 feet around!!
Only took out one windshield and one quarter panel,,, People are figuring out to stay away during ice-shed!! lol
The build-up got to over a foot thick on the blades and made a spectacular show when it went flying after it warmed up!!! Made huge craters in the ground and splattered over 7 feet around!!
Only took out one windshield and one quarter panel,,, People are figuring out to stay away during ice-shed!! lol
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Yeah, they're just under 300 feet to the top of the nacelle and almost 400 feet to the tip of the top blade. You can't have a heights issue with this job, that's for sure!! 
And here's our very own Baby Bunny!!!
And here's our very own Baby Bunny!!!
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No, there are no de-icers, and yes, it is a huge issue!! The turbine can detect the imbalance, however, and will shut itself off so there is no damage to the main bearing. Production is lost for days or even weeks at a time, but it's the cheaper alternative!!