Omni, the turbine may generate electricity in 5 MPH winds, but unless it is friggin huge, it can't generate much electricty at those wind speeds. Cause there just IS NOT that much power per square foot in 5mph winds. I mean anything helps the planet, but don't expect a wind generator of the size that can fit on a dome to lower your electricity bill unless you live in area with reasonably high average wind speeds. And even then, the power produced will just barely make a noticable dent - 10%, 20%, 30% if you are really luck. Even small wind turbines that can do better than that generally have to be big enough and high enough to need towers.

JZ, I'm glad your job is off to a good start!

Scrappy, I hope it's something easily fixable.

Glamcookie, Hec, and any other Avatar fans: two more episodes leaked last night!! And they are awesome!! Yes, that's right, all four episodes that will be released on DVD in a week and a half are online, and not a single one will have aired in the United States by the time the DVD comes out. Good show, Nickelodeon. Good show.

This has been a semi-productive Monday so far.

Holy moley this made me blink. Just how long was I asleep? Heh.

Just went to price windows. OMG, the prices make me cry. I feel like we'll be lucky to pay $400 per window. It's the damn wood grilles that we have to have because of the historic district thing, more or less doubles the price!

Much health~ma to Scrappy's FiL.

Omnis, after the fall of civilization, you and I will rebuild with domes and wind turbines. And planetariums. It will be a glorious utopia.

I live in the Land of the West Wind - that's what the town name means. Small wind turbines might make sense on my roof.

Thanks, P-C!!

sending the ma~~~ to scrappy's in laws.

I had thought I was inside for awhile - but DH had told a friend to come over and grab some of our good dirt for his planters. ( in the side yard we have lots of natural mulch from the live oak tree) our friend brought me a Japanese maple in exchange. not a bad deal for either one of us.

Typoboy, ya I know. In my dreams, I have a nice dome in a breezey meadow (no mowing of lawn needed) with lots of sun, with a wind turbine or two and solar panels galore. Still trying to figure out a eco way of flushing that doesn't seem to waste so much water. Ahhh Spaceship Earth.

Omnis, after the fall of civilization, you and I will rebuild with domes and wind turbines. And planetariums. It will be a glorious utopia.

OK, I really should be going to get a hair cut. I just don't want to get off the couch. But NEEED haircut. Oy Vey.

from a job application...

can use heavy equitment, work with peoples, and good with man hands

was it a woman?

wind turbines might make some sense around here to. WE get our 5 pm breeze almost every day - probably in the neighborhood of 5 to 15 miles an hour. I really only the notice the wind when it hits over 25 mph.

My theory of future energy:

the concept of having only one source of energy is dated. We already have a combination of electric and gas in this house. One of the next things we want to do is put in a sweedish firebox. ( no I don't remember the name) It fits in the fire place - and has about 10% of the allowed emmisions of normal fire place. It burns very efficiently and give off a lot of heat fro very little wood. And wood scrapes - we have lots. and DH knows enough about wood that we also know which of his scrapes should not be burned.